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In chess notation, a zugzwang position is sometimes indicated by the symbol "⊙". Zugzwang in Other Contexts

The term appeared in German chess literature in the 19th century, though the concept was known much earlier, even appearing in 9th-century Shatranj studies. Key Aspects and Characteristics zugzwang.rar

The term was notably used as the title for a 2013 episode of Criminal Minds . In chess notation, a zugzwang position is sometimes

It appears in other turn-based games such as Sim, where a player can be trapped into forming a unicolored triangle, forcing a loss. In chess notation

The "Immortal Zugzwang Game" between Friedrich Sämisch and Aron Nimzowitsch in 1923 is a famous example where a player was forced to resign due to being paralyzed by this condition in the middlegame.