Terms Starting with Z

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How to think at the board: candidate moves, calculation, and the habits that stop blunders.

Compulsion to move. A position where one must make a move but any move worsens the situation

Zwischenzug

Also known as: Intermezzo
Tactics

A German tactical term meaning "in-between move." An unexpected move that temporarily interrupts the normal flow of moves to disrupt the opponent's plans. A technique that creates favorable developments by deliberately inserting a different move

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