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Windmill — the most devastating discovered check sequence in chess

Learn how a bishop and rook combine to strip an opponent of every piece while the king watches helplessly.

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How the Windmill Turns

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Find windmill patterns in my games

Kingsights scans your real games for discovered attack patterns including windmill setups you may have missed.

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