Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zwischenzug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zwis-chen-zug
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan.

Example Sentences

"2002, Eric Schiller, Standard Chess Openings, second edition, Cardoza Publishing, New York; Game (132). After 12.g4 Be6; Black's 11th move becomes a zwischenzug to provoke another White pawn weakness."

Etymology

From German Zwischenzug, from zwischen (“between”) + Zug (“move”).

Inflected Forms

zwischenzugs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

intermezzo tenuki

Questions

What does zwischenzug mean?: A tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan.
Where does zwischenzug come from?: From German Zwischenzug, from zwischen (“between”) + Zug (“move”).

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