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Zugzwang

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Last updated on Sun, 08/05/2007 at 4:38pm.

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 used in a German chess magazine in 1858. Below is the Immortal Zugwang game, where in the final position, any move White makes loses quickly

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by sidwhite - 11 months ago
phoenix,Az United States

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Very interesting

by Wolmir - 11 months ago
Alegrete, RS Brazil

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One must be very good player to do such things.

by bosco - 11 months ago
Nauru

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Practically, every move i make is a zugzwang's move for my opponent ;-)

cool name, innit ?

by eyesallhazy - 10 months ago
NC United States

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The pressure is mostly on white.

by 1red5a - 9 months ago
Cainta Rizal, Philippines

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It was a nice one

by BrooksJ - 9 months ago
Boston United States

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Thanks for posting that. What a great game to review.

by redlab - 8 months ago
Charlottesville, VA United States

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cool article and game. not sure what he means by a 'ghost' though.

by Airforce - 8 months ago
amman Iraq

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good game burt it isn't an easy one !!!!!!!!!!

by lithium11 - 7 months ago
Wellington New Zealand

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I have a lot to learn...
Very interesting, thanks for posting!

by ketchuplover - 6 months ago
West Bend,WI United States

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I believe it's pronounced tsutsung(or something like that

by rajkhilji - 5 months ago
tamilnadu India

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wow ! tat's fantastic.......

by DR_ABBAS - 5 months ago
mallawi city Egypt

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it is avery perfect game

by chessfanforlife - 5 months ago
Toronto Canada

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nice!

by grensley - 4 months ago
Minnesota United States

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whats wrong with f3?

by srn347 - 6 days ago
California United States

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White is in two zugzwangs. The copy strategy zugzwang(zugzwang lite) can be broken, the extra information zugzwang, not so much.

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