ZUGZWANG


Meaning of ZUGZWANG in English

/tsoohk"tsvahng'/ , n. Chess.

a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.

[ 1900-05; Zug move + Zwang constraint, obligation ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .