zugzwang /ˈzəɡˌzwaNG, , ˈzəɡˌzwæŋ 
, ˈtso͞oɡˌtsvaNG, ˈtsuɡˌtsvæŋ / ▸ noun Chess a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage: black is in zugzwang.
– ORIGIN early 20th century : from German Zug ‘move’ + Zwang ‘compulsion’.
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