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Zugzwang is a chess term. When any move you can make will land you in more trouble, that's a zugzwang. In other words, it is a situation in a chess game in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage. It's from the German for move (zug) and compulsion (zwang). But try saying it aloud. It's glorious. It has a sort of back-and-forth motion to it. Essentially, …

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