(1) Prokes Ladislav,Duras Oldrich - Casopis cs. sachistu
white wins, 1921

Ladislav Prokes composed this windmill study together with one of the greatest Czech players, Oldrich Duras.

1.f4+ Kg4 2.Qg3+ Kf5
White uses the mill to get rid of the pawn on e5.

3.Qg5+ Ke4 4.Qxe5+ Kf3 5.Qe3+ Kg4 6.Qg3+ Kf5
Without the black pawn on e5, white has time for a quiet move, threatening mate.

7.f3! Qxd5
[7...Qf6 8.Qg4# ]

8.Qg5+ Ke6 9.Qxg6# 1-0