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Meaning of zwischenzug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français zwischenzug

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

zwittergent zwitterion zwitterionic zwitterionization zwitterionomer zwittermicin