English Explanatory Dictionary

Zwickmühle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Zwickmühle Zwickmühles

Etymology

From German Zwickmühle.

Synonyms

windmill seesaw
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