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zugzwang

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[ˈtsʊktsvɑːŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage
(e.g: black is in zugzwang)


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Origin:
early 20th century: from German Zug ‘move’ + Zwang ‘compulsion’




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