Frequently the term Zugzwang is applied to very constricted positions, but whether the weaker side moves or not is irrelevant to the constricted side's ultimate demise. Even Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, the so called Immortal Zugzwang Game, probably does not meet an exact definition of Zugzwang rather than just being an extreme bind.

We can call the pattern in this game, Stamma's Musket and yes Zugzwang is another term often misused.

Actually I remember a very casual game I had one evening at the Marshall Chess Club against a young boy of Chinese background in which I had an Alekhine's gun in the position. I of course was quite familiar with the Alekhine vs. Nimzowitsch game. During the game I think it was GM Michael Rohde came by and looked at the game and just smiled, seeing an Alekhine's Gun on the board. As I remember it, although I had a favorable position, the game was not finished because the event I was there for was about to begin, probably one of the Fischer Memorial Blitz Tournaments that I financially sponsored several times at the Marshall. Because I lived outside NY city and no longer worked in the city I usually only visited the Marshall when some special event was scheduled. Now, living in Texas for the last 5 years, regrettably I no longer can be involved in the NY chess scene. Where I live about 30 miles outside Houston there is some school chess activity, but little in the way of master level events, even in Houston itself, but lots more in some other major Texas cities.

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