1904, in chess, from German Zugzwang, literally "move-compulsion," from Zug "move (in chess), a drawing, pulling, a stretch," from Old High German ziohan "to pull," from [..]

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Position where any move a checkers player makes loses

A German name meaning "compulsion to move"; it's used in chess to refer to a situation where, no matter what move is to be made, it's a bad one ... which makes it remarkably like a career choice for the Chess Glossary Team.

German "forced to move". A position where a player would prefer to pass his move (but of course cannot, as it is illegal) as any move damages his game.

A situation where somebody is forced to act, but would prefer to remain passive. This is most common when a politician does not want to touch some controversial issue, but his/her political opponent [..]

(chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move. ''in figurative uses'' * '''2002''': Carl Friedrich Graumann and Werner Kallmeyer [eds.], ''Perspective and Perspec [..]