Examples of using "ходов" in a sentence and their english translations:
The match ended in a draw by repetition of moves.
If you play like that, you'll be checkmated in ten moves.
- Maria has a knack for playing chess, she checkmated me in ten moves.
- Maria is a chess whiz, she checkmated me in ten moves.
I'm so terrible at chess, I once got checkmated after only two moves!
A player is said to be in zugzwang when, if it is his turn to play, any move he makes will inevitably lead to the loss of the game.