Which sport is the term “zugzwang” associated with?
Chess
'Zugzwang' is a German word meaning 'compulsion to move'. It is a chess term describing a situation in which a player is forced to make a move, and every legal move available worsens their own position.
The term comes from competitive chess theory, especially endgames, where being the side to move can be a disadvantage rather than a benefit.
Kabaddi, shooting and table tennis use their own vocabularies (raid/dor in kabaddi, bullseye in shooting, rally/let in table tennis) and have no concept called 'zugzwang'.
Hence, the answer is Chess.
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