
Windmill Tactic
In this week's chess tactic we explore the chess tactic known as the windmill. In chess, a windmill is a tactic in which a combination of discovered checks and regular checks, usually by a rook and a bishop
, often forcing the opposing king
to move back and forth between two squares, resulting in massive amounts of material being lost. This tactic is also sometimes referred to as a see-saw.
In our example found below, black is at huge material disadvantage. However beginning with capturing
at b2 giving check to the white's king
, the black king
is force to flee to a8! White is now poised to activate the windmill tactic! Can you execute a series of moves for white resulting in white gaining the material advantage? Now can you see the reason why this tactic is sometimes called the see-saw tactic
Comment with your moves below. Best wishes and as always, "Think 1st, Move Later!"