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severak 21.1.2019 13:46:09

Slovník obskurních pocitů, které jste už někdy zažili, ale nedokázali pojmenovat

from http://www.eccentricclub.cz/2018/04/slovnik-obskurnich-pocitu-ktere-jste-uz-nekdy-zazili-ale-nedokazali-pojmenovat/


severak 4.4.2018 14:37:13

Zugzwang

Zugzwang (German for "compulsion to move", pronounced [ˈtsuːktsvaŋ]) is a situation found in chess and other games wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move. The fact that the player is compelled to move means that their position will become significantly weaker. A player is said to be "in zugzwang" when any possible move will worsen their position. The term is also used in combinatorial game theory, where it means that it directly changes the outcome of the game from a win to a loss, but the term is used less precisely in games such as chess. Putting the opponent in zugzwang is a common way to help the superior side win a game, and in some cases, it is necessary in order to make the win possible. The term zugzwang was used in German chess literature in 1858 or earlier, and the first known use of the term in English was by World Champion Emanuel Lasker in 1905. The concept of zugzwang was known to players many centuries before the term was coined, appearing in an endgame study...


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