A classic column from my favorite Nixon Administration speechwriter explains zugzwang to non-chessplayers by quoting GM Arthur Bisguier: ''When standing in a traffic island, with cars going in both directions, one is most assuredly in Zugzwang.''
Hat tip to former USCF Executive Director / Facebook friend Al Lawrence.
Also: Zugzwang does not rhyme with "bug thang." But in standard English usage (contra Safire), use the lower case.
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