Situation in which every move is disadvantageous, in chess Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Situation in which every move is disadvantageous, in chess . We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ZUGZWANG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZUGZWANG Situation in which every move is disadvantageous, in chess (8)
91% END ___game (final chess moves) (3) USA Today Sep 14, 2026
91% MATE Game-ending chess move (4) Universal Sep 7, 2026
87% DEMERIT Disadvantage (7) (7) Mirror Quick Aug 20, 2026
83% ATA Words with discount or disadvantage (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 19, 2026
83% CONTEXT Situation in which a word or phrase appears (7) The Times Concise Sep 10, 2026
83% ATOP Situated on (4) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2026
83% SNAGS Difficulties, disadvantages (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 22, 2026
83% CATCH Hidden disadvantage (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 26, 2026
83% KNIGHT Chess piece that moves in an L-shape (6) USA Today Jul 14, 2026
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