Zwickmühle

noun

A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.

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windmillseesaw
OriginGerman Zwickmühle →
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Meanings

nounZwickmühle (usually uncountable, plural Zwickmühles)

plural Zwickmühles

  1. uncountableusuallyboard gamesA tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.

    Synonyms: windmill, seesaw

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.

Similar
windmillseesaw
Also see
seesawwindmill

Origin

  1. GermanZwickmühle
  2. EnglishZwickmühle

From German Zwickmühle.

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Zwickmühle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwickm%C3%BChle

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“Zwickmühle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwickm%C3%BChle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zwickmühle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zwickm%C3%BChle.

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