#10 · The Immortal Zugzwang Game

Copenhagen · 1923 · vs Friedrich Sämisch
You are Aron Nimzowitsch.
1886–1935 · The Hypermodern Prophet · Meet the Legend

Copenhagen, 1923. You are Aron Nimzowitsch, prophet of prophylaxis, playing Black. No mate is coming and you will finish a piece down for two pawns — yet after your final quiet move, White has a full board of pieces and not a single move that doesn't lose. Resignation by suffocation: the Immortal Zugzwang.

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