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That’s what it means in chess. When in zugzwang, you’re in a position where anything you do makes things worse. You would like to make “no move”, but “no move
by seanhunter 6mo ago
That’s what it means in chess. When in zugzwang, you’re in a position where anything you do makes things worse. You would like to make “no move”, but “no move”[1] isn’t an option, so you are forced to do something.
[1] In chess, unlike say go, you can’t pass your move. You have to do something.
- layer8 6mo agoThe corresponding meaning in chess is that you are forced to move a specific peace that you’d normally prefer not to move. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988365 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47988365.