Zugzwang and tempo

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Recap: means being forced to move when every move makes your position worse. Fischer against Taimanov, second game of their 1971 match. Black is to move: if the king moves, the knight is lost, and if the knight moves, the h-pawn walks forward. After two moves each, the white king reaches g6 and Black is in zugzwang again. White won.