Chess Glossary : Section Z

Zonal Tournaments
A chess tournament that’s organized into specific geographical zones is referred to as a Zonal Tournament. The aim of these Zonal Tournaments is to find the best players, from each Zone, who will then be eligible compete against the top players from the other Zones, in an Interzonal Tournament.

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Zugzwang
A German name meaning “compulsion to move”; it’s used in chess to refer to a situation where, no matter what move is to be made, it’s a bad one … which makes it remarkably like a career choice for the Chess Glossary Team.

Zwischenschach
Where the “in-between move” – the Zwischenzug – happens to be a Check.

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Zwischenzug
The Chess Glossary Team’s foreign-exchange lad has been bothering the Germans, again. Turns out Zwischenzug (pronounced “Zvishen-zoug“) means to make an “In-between Move“, or “Intermediate Move” – the same as Intermezzo.