Talk:Windmill (chess)
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fischer[edit]
's game of the century featured a knight-rook windmill, iirc, or is that not a windmill? if it is, should it be mentioned? Cannibalicious! 11:33, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Nimzovich's "Rook Windmill"[edit]
In My System" Nimzovich describes the following position, if I remember right:
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| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
| 8 |        | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
Nimzovich wrote that White wins after 1.Rh7+ Kg8 2.Rfg7+ Kf8 3.Rxc7! threatening 4.Rh8#. Black has no choice but to return with 3...Kg8 in order to avoid mate. White then chops off another Black pawn with 4.Rcg7+ Kf8 5.Rxb7!, and then the knight goes after 5...Kg8 6.Rbg7+ (and not 6.Rxa7?? a1=Q) Kf8 7.Rxa7! Rxa7 8.Rxa7 and White next move captures Black's a-pawn. Normally this is not considered a windmill however.