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Originally posted by kw72uk
Exactly - I pulled it off this morning and the trees weren't moving at all. 😕
In your case that may be due to insufficient material.

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Originally posted by BLReid
...or in chess, the tactic is referred to as a windmill, a staple in most basic tactics books, the kind that novices typically read.
Ok, now for a little etymology... do you know why this tactic is called a windmill? (and please be precise 🙂 )

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I think it's called the seasaw, though I don't know exactly why. One famous game it appeared in was Torre - Lasker, Moscow 1925. They have it in the database at http://www.chesslive.de in case you want to see (White's 25th move prepares the seasaw combination).

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Originally posted by crazyblue
I think it's called the seasaw, though I don't know exactly why. One famous game it appeared in was Torre - Lasker, Moscow 1925. They have it in the database at http://www.chesslive.de in case you want to see (White's 25th move prepares the seasaw combination).
This particular tactic involving the rook may indeed be called a "seesaw" for obvious reasons... however the tactic called a "windmill", although similar in nature, originally involved a knight, which, instead of moving back and forth between the "pivot" and the other side of the board, moved back and forth from the "pivot" to each of its possible moves in turn, sucking up enemy pieces as it went, thus turning like a windmill. 😀

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I'm thinking it's a Don Quixote thing 🙂

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What in God's name are you all going on about?

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Originally posted by Bowmann
What in God's name are you all going on about?
ummmm, Chess? I'm sure you've heard of it 😛

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Originally posted by Suzianne
ummmm, Chess? I'm sure you've heard of it 😛
Are you single? 🙂

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Originally posted by Bowmann
Are you single? 🙂
lol... of course I am... who could stand such a smartass as me? 🙂

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Originally posted by Suzianne
who could stand such a smartass as me? 🙂
Guess 😉

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Originally posted by Suzianne
lol... of course I am... who could stand such a smartass as me? 🙂

Originally posted by Bowmann
Guess 😉
omg... I think I'm being hit on! 😲

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