Zwischenzug

I always thought that Zwischenzug referred to the situation where the player about to move has all his / her pieces tied up protecting things but, because it is their move, the position is ruined because the only moves available seriously weaken the position. But, my latests Chess books define it differently viz: making a move to sort out a minor threat whilst a more important threat is challenged by the next move.

What is Zwiscenzug and what is the name of the situation I have referred to above>

Zwiscenzug means whoever moves loses the game like two kings about to take a pawn say a pawn is on e4 and on e5 and whites king is on f5 and blacks king is on d4 whoever moves first will lose the game

Agreed - I always believed this. But, later chess books define it as something else - so do Chess websites.

You mean zugzwang, compulsion to move. Zwischenzug is the in-between move between a capture and re-capture.

Originally posted by Deltaway
You mean zugzwang, compulsion to move. Zwischenzug is the in-between move between a capture and re-capture.

What deltaway said. youre confused.

Originally posted by Menso
What deltaway said. youre confused.

who cares how you spell it all sounds the same

Originally posted by kmac27
who cares how you spell it all sounds the same

Originally posted by kmac27
who cares how you spell it all sounds the same

Iwas talking to theoriginal poster asp.

Originally posted by Menso
Iwas talking to theoriginal poster asp.

Agreed, I've got zugzwang mikxed up with zwischenzug. Amazing, really, 'cos I speak German!

Originally posted by kmac27
who cares how you spell it all sounds the same