1641 Emerald Robinson ✝️ … You can see how the Hunter Biden laptop has placed the entire corporate media into checkmate: they can either report the story and destroy their preferred candidate or remain silent and destroy their remaining credibility. (twitter.com) VERY FAKE NEWS posted 178 days ago by YourDaddyKnowsBest 178 days ago by YourDaddyKnowsBest +1642 / -1 32 comments share 32 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (32) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 3 ▼ – brother_seamus 3 points 177 days ago +3 / -0 Actually, chess term here is zugzwang, not checkmate. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – residue69 2 points 177 days ago +2 / -0 one player is put at a disadvantage because of their obligation to make a move; in other words, the fact that the player is compelled to move means that their position will become significantly weaker. A player is said to be "in zugzwang" when any possible move will worsen their position. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – brother_seamus 2 points 177 days ago +2 / -0 It's a good word, even outside of chess puzzles. It comes up a lot, actually. permalink parent save report block reply
Actually, chess term here is zugzwang, not checkmate.
It's a good word, even outside of chess puzzles. It comes up a lot, actually.