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| zug·zwang [ tsk tsvng ] |
noun (plural zug·zwangs) |
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disadvantageous chess situation: a chess situation in which a player is forced into making a disadvantageous move, especially one that involves the loss of a piece
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transitive verb (past and past participle zug·zwanged, present participle zug·zwang·ing, 3rd person present singular zug·zwangs) |
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force into bad chess position: to force a chess opponent into a disadvantageous situation, especially one that involves the loss of one of the opponent's pieces
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| [Early 20th century. < German, "being forced to move"] |
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