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	Zugzwang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zugzwang means that one player is put at a disadvantage because he or she has to make a move — the player would like to pass and make no move, but the fact that the player must make a move means being forced into a significantly weaker position.
		Zugzwang most often occurs in the endgame when the number of pieces, and so the number of possible moves, is reduced, and the exact move chosen is often more critical.
		Zugzwang is a mainstay of chess compositions and occurs frequently in endgame studies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zugzwang (1095 words)

	Zugzwang \| Topic Definition \| Find the Meaning and Define the Answer of Zugzwang
		In chess, zugzwang (German for "compulsion to move", IPA: [tsuːg.tsvɑŋ]) occurs when one player is put at a disadvantage because he or she has to make a move - the player would like to pass and make no move, but the fact that they must make one means they are forced into weakening their position.
		Zugzwang typically occurs when all the moves available are "bad" moves, and better moves might be available if the player did not need to move at the current moment.
		The zugzwang theme is extensively used in chess compositions and endgame studies.
	www.thefreeencyclopedia.com /definition/word.aspx?w=Zugzwang (503 words)

	Sensei's Library: Zugzwang
		Zugzwang is a German compound made of the nouns Zug (move) and Zwang (compulsion).
		BenjaminGeiger: I've heard "mutual zugzwang" used as an explanation for seki.
		This became known as the game in which I "zugzwanged Wang." The rest of the game is kind of ugly, but the point is that it is hard to imagine that moving your king into the corner in a quiet position could cause an immediate collapse.
	senseis.xmp.net /?Zugzwang (662 words)

	Zugzwang
		In chess, zugzwang (German for "compulsion to move") occurs when one player is put at a disadvantage because he has to make a move - the player would like to pass and make no move, but the fact that they must make one means they are forced into weakening their position.
		Because this is zugzwang no matter who is to move next, this is an example of mutual or reciprocal zugzwang.
		Whether this is true zugzwang is debatable however, because even if white could pass his move he would still lose after...R5f3 Bxf3 Rxf3, when his queen is again trapped.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/zu/Zugzwang.html (275 words)

	Zugzwang (musical work) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zugzwang is a musical work by Juan Maria Solare.
		It is subtitled "Ffifteen authentic miniatures about the strategy of chess" for quartet: violin (or flute), Saxophone contralto (or clarinet), double bass (or cello) and piano (or synthesiser).
		Its name refers to the concept of zugzwang in chess.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zugzwang_(musical_work) (106 words)

	Zugzwang - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Zugzwang typically occurs when all the moves available are "bad" moves, weakening his position.
		Zugzwang is extremely common in king and pawn endgames, where it is frequently achieved through triangulation.
		According to John Nunn (1999:7), positions of reciprocal zugzwang are surprisingly important in the analysis of endgames.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Zugzwang (630 words)

	Zugzwang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		V šachách, zugzwang (Němec pro “donucení se pohybovat”) nastane když jeden hráč je dán v nevýhodě, protože on musí udělat tah - hráč by rád procházel a dělal žádný pohyb ale fakt že oni musí dělat jednoho znamená, že oni jsou nuceni k oslabování jejich pozice.
		Zugzwang nejvíce často se vyskytuje v endgame když množství kusů, a tak množství možných pohybů, je redukován, a přesný pohyb volený je často více kritický.
		Zda toto je opravdový zugzwang je sporný nicméně, protože dokonce jestliže bílá mohla projít kolem jeho pohybu on by ještě prohrál po...
	wikipedia.infostar.cz /z/zu/zugzwang.html (259 words)

	Zugzwang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mit Zugzwang wird in Spielen, insbesondere Brettspielen, eine Situation bezeichnet, in der es nachteilig ist, einen Zug ausführen zu müssen.
		Zugzwang tritt relativ selten auf, da man in aller Regel mit einem eigenen Zug die eigene Stellung verbessern kann.
		In der Schachkomposition wird Zugzwang als paradoxes Element häufig verwendet.
	www.all2know.com /de/wikipedia/z/zu/zugzwang.html (692 words)

	ICCA Journal, Volume 17: Number 2 (June 1994) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The traditional definition of Zugzwang is based on the won-drawn-lost value of a position on the board.
		Zugzwang occurs when that value for the side-to-move is less favourable than it would have been if his opponent were to move.
		Traditional Zugzwang requires a drastic change in value, such as a winning position being a draw for player A when A is forced to move first.
	supertech.lcs.mit.edu /~heinz/iccaj_db/node8.html (1518 words)

	Zugzwang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Because this is zugzwang no matter who is to move next, this is an example ofmutual or reciprocal zugzwang.
		Mutual zugzwang is a dominant theme in king and pawn endings in the form of opposition - both players attempt toreach a position with the kings "opposing" each other with the opponent to move; the opponent's king must then "step aside"allowing one's own king to occupy a key position.
		Whether this is true zugzwang is debatable however, because even if white could pass his move hewould still lose after...R5f3 Bxf3 Rxf3, when his queen is again trapped.
	www.therfcc.org /zugzwang-131002.html (438 words)

	ChessAssistance.com Detecting zugzwang positions using multipane analysis in Chess Assistant
		Zugzwang is a situation where one side has the compulsion to move, but to do so would be disadvantageous.
		When the weaker side has no active opportunities or any useful moves, or the number of pieces and pawns is reduced and their mobility is restricted, it may create the preconditions for zugzwang.
		A poor evaluation of the position with the weaker side to move is a clear indication of zugzwang, provided that both analytical modules used are approximately equal in strength (and use approximately equal system resources).
	www.chessassistance.com /Articles/031_Detecting_zugzwang.html (658 words)

	The Observer - Zugzwang delivers funk-rock to the dorms - January 30, 2004
		The band members say that they just really liked they way it sounds and the idea that, as one of their fathers explained it, it meant a “lose-lose situation.” They recognize that they are better remembered as “the bands with the z’s” than Zugzwang, but when the band was started, that did not matter.
		Zugzwang was started in November 2002 by some friends at Westlake High School.
		Zugzwang practiced on the weekends and entered into Case’s annual Battle of the Bands.
	www.cwru.edu /orgs/observer/archive/04-01-30/stories/Ente04.html (763 words)

	Zugzwang by Edward Winter
		His introduction, dated 29 August 1929, referred to Zugzwang as the only word left untranslated in the book, ‘partly since it is [sic] become familiar in English chess circles, partly, in fact mainly, because the single word conveys an idea, or complex of ideas, which can only be expressed in English by a circumlocution’.
		‘The opponent’s Zugzwang – the compulsion (as opposed to the right) to make a move – enables a player to win – or draw, as the case may be – a position which he could not otherwise win or draw.
		Just as sacrifices are attractive because possession of material is usually an advantage, the appeal of Zugzwang is that possession of the move is almost invariably desirable.
	www.chesshistory.com /winter/extra/zugzwang.html (2080 words)

	www.myspace.com/zugzwangradio
		zug·zwang (Pronounced: tsook'tsväng') NOUN:A situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make an undesirable or disadvantageous move.
		Zugzwang is a two hour internet radio show playing the best in Goth, Industrial, Synthpop, Noise, and 80s.
		Also, Zugzwang is on the internet so everyone can listen.
	www.myspace.com /zugzwangradio (204 words)

	Oleg's Big Party: The Concept of Zugzwang
		In Zugzwang, all choices are bad moves, so the player would rather not play a move at all (null move).
		Zugzwang typically occurs in the endgame when there are a few pieces left on the board.
		In order to avoid a null loop, a chess engine does not consider a null move if the previous move in the search was also a null move.
	oleg.moltenstudios.com /blog/archives/2005/07/the_concept_of.html (336 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Zugzwang is being put back on the drawing board.
		Most if not all of our old music will be quickly forgotten and Jaymz will be instated as a full guitar player and an integral part to the writing of our new music.
		Zugzwang - One of the few bands whose name cannot be spelled with a set of Scrabble letters.
	filer.case.edu /org/zugzwang (327 words)

	Chess Archives - Endgames (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Being in zugzwang means you would prefer not to have the move.
		Mutual zugzwang (sometimes call reciprocal zugzwang) is when being on the move changes the theoretical result of the game for the worse (ie, if you are on the move you lose while if you were not on the move you could draw or win).
		These positions are quite important in endgame theory, and "getting the opposition" in K and P endgames is an example of maneuvering towards a mutual zugzwang position.
	chess.jaet.org /endings (253 words)

	Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In chess, zugzwang (German for "compulsion to move", IPA:) occurs when one player is put at a disadvantage because he or she has to make a move — the player would like to pass and make no move, but the fact that the player must make one means being forced into a weaker position.
		Whoever is to move in this position loses the game — they must abandon their own pawn, thus allowing their opponent to capture it and go on to promote their own pawn.
		In the diagram on the right is an example of when there is no mutual zugzwang.
	www.wikiworld.biz /zugzwang (454 words)

	Conservatives in Zugzwang position (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		...Analyzing the recent developments shows that the conservatives are in a position similar to the Zugzwang in chess, where the player is unable to make any move without getting checkmate, and yet it is his turn to make a move.
		Distancing from the people, turning to violent and forcing literature, turning a blind eye on social realities and even unstinting support for the pro-violent forces hated by the people are manifestations of the conservatives' behavior in such conditions.
		And perhaps Zugzwang is not the current situation, but rather the remarkable moment when, face to face with the people, no choice of making peace remains.
	www.payvand.com /news/00/apr/1083.html (247 words)

	Aphelion - Zugzwang (DeFocus)
		The four UK producers operating behind the Aphelion moniker temper their deep devotion to Detroit techno with equally high regard for the classic space-music strains of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.
		The sonic sunrise of "Bound" and the pulse-quickening cascades of "Arrest" (Aphelion's first recording) evoke a golden age when the lines between Detroit and London were traveled frequently, with ideas exchanged freely between techno's old guard and its new breed.
		And "Zugzwang" itself strings intertwined melodies with jewel-like electro blips and bleeps, attaining a sound that has its signifiers (Kraftwerk, LFO) yet comes across as fresh and inspired.
	www.fakejazz.com /reviews/2001/aphelion.shtml (242 words)

	Endgame Explorations 4: Zugzwang (Part 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There's nothing exotic about zugzwang in a pawn endgame, but this won't long remain a pawn endgame: the impending promotion of the pawns on a5 and e4 will bring about a queen endgame where if anything White seems a little worse.
		Endgame composers often try to present a mutual zugzwang in the context of "losing the move": White has a choice of entering the crucial zugzwang with either side to move, and purposefully gives up a tempo to force the zugzwang on Black.
		The position after 4 Ke6 is, of course, again a mutual zugzwang, and indeed illustrates a rudimentary progressive zugzwang: a position whose evaluation as a zugzwang hinges on a further zugzwang later in the analysis (here the translation of Diagram 1 arising after 4...
	home.comcast.net /~wdjoyner/chess/Elkies/Elkies04.html (1038 words)

	Jim's Random Notes - Zugzwang and ultimatums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Contemplating the word zugzwang from yesterday's entry, I found a perfect use for the term: when you, through your own actions, put yourself in a position from which you have no good way to extricate yourself.
		All of a sudden the employee is faced with quitting or backing down--neither of which is what he wanted.
		If you don't give the other guy a way out (that is, you force him to select from a group of bad options), he's likely to select the option that affects you the worst just to get back at you for putting him in that position.
	www.mischel.com /diary/2006/05/25-1.htm (242 words)

	The Match
		His plan is to quash their good sportsmanship ways and create an evil chess team.
		The white wizard Lord Elo persuades the Dark Lord Zugzwang to a 3-game chess match to win their release.
		Lord Zugzwang: Lord Elo, you will forget the possibility of a discovered attack against your queen.
	www.rockfordchess.org /rvc/starlight/script.htm (895 words)

	zugzwang - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		zugzwang : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		zugzwang, zugzwang : A Word A Day [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=zugzwang (124 words)

	Zugzwang - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		('Zugzwang': Situation in which a chess player whose turn it is to move cannot do so without losing a piece.)
		So here is the zugzwang in which Mr Bush has landed himself.
		He has no choice but to go ahead with the charade of elections in Iraq next month; not to do so would be to exceed the patience of al Sistani, the senior Shiite cleric, and risk a Shiite insurgency in the south.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /columns/html/20041225T190000-0500_72052_OBS_ZUGZWANG.asp (1461 words)

	AHI: United States: Political zugzwang and the OMB passback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		By tabling a proposal to overhaul the tax code, the Administration has placed many other political players into political zugzwang: whatever they do, the Administration gains.
		zugzwang ("compulsion to move") describes a situation where a position is tenable but any move fatally weakens it.
		As we recently opined, the chances of the mortgage interest tax deduction being eliminated are nearly nil, but David Smith, at the affordable housing institute, reminds us of this key point: Though it may not be eliminated, exactly who, (and what types...
	www.affordablehousinginstitute.org /blogs/us/2005/11/political_zugzw.html (1228 words)

	Zugzwang
		Margao, Dec 1: Margao-based Woman FIDE Master Bhakti Kulkarni (ELO 2062) added another gold medal to her collections at the Commonwealth Chess Championships, which concluded in Mumbai on Thursday.
		Zugzwang is a German word that describes a situation in chess in which a player finds himself in the unfortunate position of having only bad moves available.
		It is also the name of an Internet radio show by Gaithersburg native DJ Kinetiq, a student production summed up in nine words in its intro:...
	www.majicape.com /Gam-Z/Zugzwang.php (559 words)

	ZUGZWANG
		Zugzwang è la parola tedesca che significa "obbligato a muovere".
		Negli scacchi si riferisce alla situazione in cui un giocatore si trova in difficoltÃ perchÃ¨ qualsiasi mossa faccia indebolisce la sua posizione.
		Lo zugzwang si verifica quando non ci sono mosse vantaggiose possibili.
	www.matura.it /enciclopedia/zugzwang.htm (263 words)

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