Zugzwang
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zugzwang, zugzwang-läge
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
Exempel
He felt like he was in zugzwang when he tried to make a decision but knew that whatever choice he made would have a negative outcome.
Han kände sig som om han var i en zugzwang när han försökte fatta ett beslut men visste att vilket val han än gjorde skulle ha en negativ utgång.
In that endgame, the opponent had no good moves left and was in zugzwang, which led to their loss.
I den slutspelssituationen hade motståndaren inga bra drag kvar och var i zugzwang, vilket ledde till deras förlust.
