The Immortal Zugzwang Game

Friedrich Saemisch vs Aron Nimzowitsch
Copenhagen (1923)
Queen’s Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation Nimzowitsch Line (E18)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d5
8. Ne5 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rc1 b5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13.
Nxc6 Bxc6 14. h3 Qd7 15. Kh2 Nh5 16. Bd2 f5 17. Qd1 (17. Nb1)
17… b4 18. Nb1 Bb5 19. Rg1 (19. Qb3 {1}) 19… Bd6 20. e4 fxe4 (20… Nf6 21.
e5) 21. Qxh5 Rxf2 22. Qg5 Raf8 23. Kh1 (23. Bf4 R8xf4 24. gxf4 Bxf4+) 23…
R8f5 24. Qe3 Bd3 25. Rce1 h6
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