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And here's more. An article by Larry Kaufman points to yet another nice example from Fischer, this one played against Daniel Collins in a simul in 1964:

[FEN ""]
[White "Bobby Fischer"]
[Black "Daniel Collins"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Nxd3 Nd7
8. Bf4 Qb6 9.Nf3 f6 10.O-O O-O-O 11.a4 Re8 12.a5 Qd8 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 h5
15. h4 g4 16.Nd2 Nh6 17.Nc4 Nf5 18.a6 b5 19.Na5 Qb6 20.Nc5 Nxg3 21.Re6 Nb8
22. fxg3 Rd8 23.c3 Rd6 24.Qe2 Rxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kc7 26.b4

In the final position given here (which isn't the final position of the full game), note that:

• The black queen has no safe squares.

• ... Nxa6 allows Qd7+ and impending doom.

• ... f5 allows Qe5+, forking the king and rook.

• A rook move allows Qg8 and the bishop is lost.

• A bishop move allows Qxe7+.

• Black wasn't actually in Zugzwang yet, as he could have safely played 26. ... Kd8, but after 27. Nab7+ Kc7 (... Ke6 28. Nd6+ Kd8 29. Qc8#) 28. Kh2 the Zugzwang would be in full effect.

And here's more. An article by Larry Kaufman points to yet another nice example from Fischer, this one played against Daniel Collins in a simul in 1964:

[FEN ""]
[White "Bobby Fischer"]
[Black "Daniel Collins"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Nxd3 Nd7
8. Bf4 Qb6 9.Nf3 f6 10.O-O O-O-O 11.a4 Re8 12.a5 Qd8 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 h5
15. h4 g4 16.Nd2 Nh6 17.Nc4 Nf5 18.a6 b5 19.Na5 Qb6 20.Nc5 Nxg3 21.Re6 Nb8
22. fxg3 Rd8 23.c3 Rd6 24.Qe2 Rxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kc7 26.b4

In the final position given here (which isn't the final position of the full game), note that:

• The black queen has no safe squares.

• ... Nxa6 allows Qd7+ and impending doom.

• ... f5 allows Qe5+, forking the king and rook.

• A rook move allows Qg8 and the bishop is lost.

• A bishop move allows Qxe7+.

• Black wasn't actually in Zugzwang yet, as he could have safely played 26. ... Kd8, but after 27. Nab7+ Kc7 (... Ke8 28. Nd6+ Kd8 29. Qc8#) 28. Kh2 the Zugzwang would be in full effect.

And here's more. An article by Larry Kaufman points to yet another nice example from Fischer, this one played against Daniel Collins in a simul in 1964. After the moves

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Nxd3 Nd7
8. Bf4 Qb6 9.Nf3 f6 10.O-O O-O-O 11.a4 Re8 12.a5 Qd8 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 h5
15. h4 g4 16.Nd2 Nh6 17.Nc4 Nf5 18.a6 b5 19.Na5 Qb6 20.Nc5 Nxg3 21.Re6 Nb8
22. fxg3 Rd8 23.c3 Rd6 24.Qe2 Rxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kc7 26.b4

we reach the following picturesque position:

• The black queen has no safe squares.

• ... Nxa6 allows Qd7+ and impending doom.

• ... f5 allows Qe5+, forking the king and rook.

• A rook move allows Qg8 and the bishop is lost.

• A bishop move allows Qxe7+.

• Black wasn't actually in Zugzwang yet, as he could have safely played 26. ... Kd8, but after 27. Nab7+ Kc7 (... Ke6 28. Nd6+ Kd8 29. Qc8#) 28. Kh2 the Zugzwang would be in full effect.

And here's more. An article by Larry Kaufman points to yet another nice example from Fischer, this one played against Daniel Collins in a simul in 1964:

[FEN ""]
[White "Bobby Fischer"]
[Black "Daniel Collins"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Nxd3 Nd7
8. Bf4 Qb6 9.Nf3 f6 10.O-O O-O-O 11.a4 Re8 12.a5 Qd8 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 h5
15. h4 g4 16.Nd2 Nh6 17.Nc4 Nf5 18.a6 b5 19.Na5 Qb6 20.Nc5 Nxg3 21.Re6 Nb8
22. fxg3 Rd8 23.c3 Rd6 24.Qe2 Rxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kc7 26.b4

In the final position given here (which isn't the final position of the full game), note that:

• The black queen has no safe squares.

• ... Nxa6 allows Qd7+ and impending doom.

• ... f5 allows Qe5+, forking the king and rook.

• A rook move allows Qg8 and the bishop is lost.

• A bishop move allows Qxe7+.

• Black wasn't actually in Zugzwang yet, as he could have safely played 26. ... Kd8, but after 27. Nab7+ Kc7 (... Ke6 28. Nd6+ Kd8 29. Qc8#) 28. Kh2 the Zugzwang would be in full effect.

And here's more. An article by Larry Kaufman points to yet another nice example from Fischer, this one played against Daniel Collins in a simul in 1964. After the moves

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Nxd3 Nd7 8. Bf4 Qb6 9.Nf3 f6 10.O-O O-O-O 11.a4 Re8 12.a5 Qd8 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 h5 15. h4 g4 16.Nd2 Nh6 17.Nc4 Nf5 18.a6 b5 19.Na5 Qb6 20.Nc5 Nxg3 21.Re6 Nb8 22. fxg3 Rd8 23.c3 Rd6 24.Qe2 Rxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kc7 26.b4

we reach the following picturesque position:

• The black queen has no safe squares.

• ... Nxa6 allows Qd7+ and impending doom.

• ... f5 allows Qe5+, forking the king and rook.

• A rook move allows Qg8 and the bishop is lost.

• A bishop move allows Qxe7+.

• Black wasn't actually in Zugzwang yet, as he could have safely played 26. ... Kd8, but after 27. Nab7+ Kc7 28. Kh2 the Zugzwang would be in full effect.

And here's more. An article by Larry Kaufman points to yet another nice example from Fischer, this one played against Daniel Collins in a simul in 1964. After the moves

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Nxd3 Nd7
8. Bf4 Qb6 9.Nf3 f6 10.O-O O-O-O 11.a4 Re8 12.a5 Qd8 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 h5
15. h4 g4 16.Nd2 Nh6 17.Nc4 Nf5 18.a6 b5 19.Na5 Qb6 20.Nc5 Nxg3 21.Re6 Nb8
22. fxg3 Rd8 23.c3 Rd6 24.Qe2 Rxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kc7 26.b4

we reach the following picturesque position:

• The black queen has no safe squares.

• ... Nxa6 allows Qd7+ and impending doom.

• ... f5 allows Qe5+, forking the king and rook.

• A rook move allows Qg8 and the bishop is lost.

• A bishop move allows Qxe7+.

• Black wasn't actually in Zugzwang yet, as he could have safely played 26. ... Kd8, but after 27. Nab7+ Kc7 (... Ke6 28. Nd6+ Kd8 29. Qc8#) 28. Kh2 the Zugzwang would be in full effect.