Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Zugzwang - Chess Tactics

 

ZugZwang Chess Resources

A situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect or A situation in a chess game in which a player is forced to make an undesirable or disadvantageous move.

 Good sized page on this topic with history and examples.


BOOKS (FREE)

Zugzwang - Chess Tactics -9 page PDF )  I Belive this is a chapter from some book.
Chess zugzwang puzzles 1 to 10 -  8 page PDF


ZugZwang Chess Articles 

What is Zugzwang and How Can You Win Chess Games With This Idea - Nice Article (In Depth)
Zugzwang Article - by GM Julio Becerra on Chess.com
Chess Puzzles: The Art of Zugzwang - Article by GM Lubomir Kavalek


Zugzwang in Chess (The Beginner’s Guide) - Chessable Blog Guide (In-Depth)

Zugzwang in Chess: Everything You Need To Know - Article w/ Embedded Video Lesson

Zugzwang: How It Works and Why It Matters in Chess - GM Igor Smirnov

ZugZwang LiChess Studies


Zugzwang Hard and Nice Puzzles - 13 Chapter Interactive Study
Zugzwang.Exercises - 11 Chapter Interactive Study
Paul Morphy zugzwang puzzle variations - 18 Chapter Interactive Study


Game Databases

Collection of 34 Games -  extraordinary examples featuring Zugzwang from Chessgames.com 
Zugzwang Greats !! - 36 Games


Tactics

LiChess ZugZwang Tactics Trainer - 26,262 Puzzles

Zugzang Chess Video Lessons

What is Zugzwang In Chess? 🎓 Beginner Chess Lessons - GM Damian Lemos - 15 Min

What Is "Zugzwang" In Chess? - 5 Min

Chess.com: Endgame Technique; Zugzwang - 4 Min
Chess Endgames: Using Zugzwang!  -8 Min Video (by IM Kostya Kavutskiy)

Saemich vs Nimzovich (1923) - 10 min Video (The Immortal Zugzwang Game)
Alekhine - Nimzowitsch - 11 Min Video (With a Zugzwang Theme) 

Rook vs Pawn Endgame Study - (1928 Reti Endgame Study with Zugzwang)

Most Incredible Zugzwang Of All Time?! - 22Min - IM Danny Rensch


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