Zugzwang

• In fact, here in China, where chess is very popular, chess players might realise that Mr Lenihan is in a position called Zugzwang, which refers to a carefully orchestrated manoeuvre where the victim is left in a position where he has to move, but any move he makes renders him worse off. —  David McWilliams
• Damit wird vollzogen, was Berlusconi bereits vor den Parlamentswahlen im April vergangenen Jahres angekündigt hatte: Unter Zugzwang gesetzt durch die neue Mitte-Links-Partei von Walter Veltroni, sollte auch rechts der Mitte eine neue starke Partei entstehen. —  A New Dark Age Is Dawning
• Adolf Hitler is more often a subject than creator of gallery art, such as this exhibit of photographs of Hitler and artist Marcel Duchamp created by artist Rudolf Herz titled "Zugzwang" as part of the Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery / Recent Art exhibit at the Jewish Museum in 2002. —  NBC Connecticut - Top Stories
• Jakovenko managed to tear down Alekseev's Berlin Wall slowly but surely and especially the pawn ending was very instructive for those who haven't seen the Zugzwang idea in the final position yet. —  ChessVibes
• OED: 'White has struggled bravely and only loses by "Zugzwang".' —  ChessBase News

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