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Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene
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Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (1884-1954) was a Russian player of International Master strength and chess author. He fought and was wounded in both the 1905 Russo-Japanese war and World War I. He also fought for the White forces during the Ru... Read More »
Zugzwang
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Pronounced "tsoog-tsvung", Zugzwang is a German word meaning "obligation to move". The term is used for a position in which whoever has the move would obtain a worse result than if it were the opponent’s turn to play. The term was first ... Read More »
Zukertort, Johannes
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Johannes Zukertort (1842-1888) was a chess master, physician, pianist, magazine editor, music critic, linguist, swordsman and marksman. He was fluent in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Russian, Sa... Read More »
Zwischenzug
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The German word zwischenzug means 'intermediate move', and it is a common tactic that occurs in almost every game of chess. Picture your opponent making a move that directly threatens one of your pieces: after you opponent has done this you are ab... Read More »