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Zugzwang!
Compiled by YouRang
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Games that feature zugzwang. One player would be okay, except that it is his/her turn to move! Unfortunately, there are no acceptable moves.

Tal cleverly uses his bishop to lock up his opponent's rook
Tal vs S Saeed, 1985 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 58 moves, 1-0

White gets locked away in "The Tomb Game"
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971 
(E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

See Radjabov's deperate situation after move 60.
Radjabov vs Topalov, 2003 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

Wacky game with rook sacrifices boils down to zugzwang
O Ekebjaerg vs G Timmerman, 1991 
(C27) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 0-1

41. b4!, and Anand has tied Van Wely into a knot
Anand vs Van Wely, 1997 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

Clever king retreat leaves the white rook with no place to go.
Karpov vs G Needleman, 2005 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 96 moves, 0-1

After 38. e6!, black's bishop is frozen; K must retreat & lose.
Aronian vs Svidler, 2006 
(D80) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0

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