Words of the Day 15/6/10

Zugzwang :  [tsook-tsvahng] 
–noun Chess .
a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.

Origin:
1900–05; < G, equiv. to Zug  move + Zwang  constraint, obligation

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Which Words 010

Sartorius (a)a flat narrow muscle (b)a fruit of fleshy consistency (c)a stone coffin
Tetravalent (a)relating to tetanus (b)having a valency of four (c)having four stamens
Verbose (a)truthful (b)probable (c)wordly

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How do I pronounce it ? and can anyone send an example of a zugzwang.

The relevant Chessopedia article gives this position: (8/8/8/4Kp2/5Pk1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1)

c, b, c?