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Zwickmühle

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From German Zwickmühle.

noun Zwickmühles

uncountable, usually A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
Similar: windmill, seesaw

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@misc{zwickmu_hle_2026,
  title = {Zwickmühle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zwickm%C3%BChle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}