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Zugzwang
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zugzwang, zugzwang-situatie
a term in chess used to describe a situation where a player would prefer to pass their turn and make no move, as any move they can make would put them in a weaker position or lead to an eventual loss
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I had to carefully avoid zugzwang, or my opponent would have had an easy checkmate.
Ik moest zorgvuldig zugzwang vermijden, anders had mijn tegenstander een eenvoudige schaakmat gehad.
