Today's Word "Zugzwang"
Position where one is forced to make an undesirable move
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zugzwang \TSOOK-tsvahng\ (noun) - A position where one is forced to make an undesirable move.
"Alan's company suddenly found itself in zugzwang, where every move it made worsened its position against an invisible opponent."
From German Zugzwang, Zug (move) + Zwang (compulsion, obligation).