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		darklajid on Sept 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Hardest chess problem in the world? I'm sorry for derailing this, but a) I didn't know that 'Zugzwang' is a word that is used in English, ever b) That pronounciation reminded me of watching the 'Grimm' TV Series, where everything is German based and the actors talk .. just like that

zornthewise on Sept 19, 2015 [–]

It's a specific term in chess like castling or checkmate.

darklajid on Sept 19, 2015 | [–]

I haven't played for ages, but I know the meaning of the word bot in Chess and in general.

It was news to me that this word is used outside of Germany. Looking over localized Chess terms they're either German or French. Interesting export.

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