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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
Where are our German-speaking friends?
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I don't speak German - but in chess the German word 'zugzwang' is used for a situation where one is obliged to move, but whatever you do will only make things worse (you'd really like to pass but the rules of the game forbid it).
Another German word used in chess is zwischenzug. Typically, a player may analyze a sequence of tactical moves ('I take that, he takes this, I take that, he takes this ....') overlooking a move somewhere in the sequence where the opponent doesn't 'take this', but interposes an 'in-between' move (zwischenzug) first, negating the benefits of the tactical sequence originally envisaged.