Chapter 10: The See-Saw
An illustration from The Libro de los Juegos (13th century CE) that shows a game of chess between a Muslim and a Christian. (Monasterio de El Escorial, Spain)

Chapter 10: The See-Saw

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I am reading How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler. I am blogging to create supporting puzzles in studying the content.

Perhaps a more modern term for this tactic that occurs when one player takes advantage of a restricted king to deliver multiple checks and discovered checks in sequence is windmill.

43) Using the same repeated discovered check, wr can completely clear out the seventh rank.

44) wq can wait while the second rank is cleared out.
45) Correct play with wb makes a Trojan horse out of a hanging wq

Chapter 9: Taimanov's Knight Check | Chapter 11: Petrosian Draw