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zugzwang

noun

NAmE//ˈzʊɡzwɑŋ//

, NAmE//ˈtsuktsvɑŋ//

[uncountable] (from German)

(in chess) a situation in which a player is forced to move a piece into a bad position, especially one from which the piece will be lost

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