The "immortal zugzwang game"
after h4 Rf3, Bxf3...(7mins54secs) Rh2 is not mate (as stated by the commentator)- but after BxR RxB the Queen is again trapped and white must exchange B and Q for 2 Rooks - and black still in a far better postion... very nice game though
senf wrote: "after h4 Rf3, Bxf3...(7mins54secs) Rh2 is not mate (as stated by the commentator)"
What he should have said is not Rh2# but Qh3#, as once the bishop leaves g2 no longer guards h3. It was simple oversight. This game is very instructive and shows the subtle genius of Nimzovich. It's good to go through the final position analysing all White's moves and finding the refutations as. There are some moves that aren't covered completely in jkor's analysis.
Rook h2 is checkmate, the king can't take the rook or move to g2.
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