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simont ([personal profile] simont) wrote 2010-02-08 10:34 am (UTC)

Er, no, sorry. I remember a conversation about zugzwang – possibly in the pub a couple of weeks ago? – because I remember having to explain the concept to somebody involved. But I can't remember anything about what the conversation was.

And I'm not even sure what the opposite of zugzwang might be. If zugzwang is a disadvantage arising from the requirement to make a move when the current situation is better for you than anything you could change it to, the opposite must be ... an advantage arising from the fact that you haven't got to make a move? An advantage arising from the fact that the opponent has to? A disadvantage arising from the fact that you can't make a move when you really want to?

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