{"id":2046,"date":"2022-06-14T07:03:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T05:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2022-06-14T17:12:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T15:12:26","slug":"zugzwang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessily.com\/glossary\/zugzwang\/","title":{"rendered":"Zugzwang in Chess: Examples & Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since you aren’t allowed to skip moves in chess, situations can arise, in which every move a player could make, worsens their position. This is called being in zugzwang<\/em>; German for “compulsion to move<\/strong>“. Let’s find out more about zugzwang in this guide!<\/p>\n The strict definition of the word zugzwang<\/strong> is “a situation found in chess, wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because of their obligation<\/strong> to make a move”. It’s quite hard to imagine such a position, so let’s look at a very simple example:<\/p>\nWhat is Zugwang?<\/h1>\n