Zugzwang

The political analyst Nikolai Petrov has described Mr. Putin's predicament using the chess term "zugzwang," in which a player sees only moves that will damage his position, and yet does not have the option of passing. ❋ By ELLEN BARRY (2012)

"zugzwang" chess position, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon said in his weekly letter on Friday. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Black is in zugzwang: any king's move allows 2.h7 and white queens. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2011)

How it tied up Karpov's pieces almost to the point of zugzwang? ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2011)

Kg4 Black is in zugzwang and must lose the pawn on g6. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2011)

To achieve it, black has to use the zugzwang, forcing the rook or the king out of their best defensive set-up. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2011)

When he reached zugzwang, he resisted the urge to upend the chess board. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In chess, such situations are described as zugzwang, or the necessity to move when every decision has negative consequences. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The chess term is zugzwang not zuzwang, and it means that all possible moves make your position worse. ❋ EliRabett (2010)

There may be a ring of partial truth to it but the idea that the government is effectively in zugzwang when it comes to choosing its members is not credible. ❋ Mark Reckons (2009)

If we play the game of Pashtun hearts and minds against the Taliban on this issue we start in zugzwang. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dawg suggests Harper has blundered, the latter calling it a “zugzwang”, a chessical term for when any move an opponent makes will lose the game for him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Playing chess with his opposition, Stephen Harper has blundered into zugzwang--a position in which any moves he now makes will eventually be fatal. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[Zugzwang], [mother fucker]!!! ❋ Mowaaan (2004)

[jeez], [what a] zugzwang! ❋ SaskenarutosakuraLOVE (2019)

The following [URL] contains unnecessary expletives; let's save them for an occasion when they are really fucking necessary: urbandictionary.com/[define.php]?term=[Zugzwang] ❋ 15joegh9[wh9-eqg890 AWFHA[FH9P (2020)

Of course I lost! He knew my game plan from the start. Put me in [zugzwang] after zugzwang till he had me right where he wanted me. I'm in a terrible zugzwang. Can you give me some advice? (as verb/adj) This [year's] bonus has me zugzwanged with [the tax man]. If I declare it, I'll lose the lot. ❋ StaticRabbit (2010)

Dude: So what? Are you going to introduce to her and at least try to get her number? [Shy guy]: I want to, but she's with all her friends, and that's kind of embarrassing. Dude: You know you won't see her again until [summer's] over. Shy guy: Shit, I hate being in [zugzwang]! ❋ PokarFace (2010)

usage I made a [vision board] of our wedding but it was a complete [zugzwang] because when asked if he preferred “big white wedding or [elope]” he chose “antelope”. ❋ California Noire (2020)

Bob was watching his favorite [big-ass] latina-bitches porn when his grandmother suddenly walked into his room, so he stopped masturbating and [turned off] [the porn], yet he was already in zugzwang-cum. ❋ AndyBozac (2017)