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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:

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[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.