Definitions for zugzwang

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zugzwang zug·zwang

Spelling: [tsook-tsvahng]

IPA: /ˈtsukˌtsvɑŋ/

Zugzwang is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in zugzwang (aggnuwzz).

Definitions for zugzwang

noun

1. a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.

Origin of zugzwang

1900-05; German, equivalent to Zug move + Zwang constraint, obligation

Examples for zugzwang

The Belarusian opposition is trapped in a zugzwang: personal casualties are the cost of their political progress.