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The Chess Puzzle

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                       WHITE    RED

               W.Q.  :=  c-1    R.Q.   :=  e-2
               W.K.  :=  c-6    R.K.   :=  e-4
               W.C.  :=  f-1    R.Kt.  :=  g-8
               W.P.  :=  d-2
               W.Kt. :=  f-5

White Pawn (Alice) to play, and win in eleven moves

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 1. Alice meets R.Q. ..............................
 2. Alice through Q.'s 3rd (by railway) ...........
    to Q.'s 4th (Tweedledum
    and Tweedledee) ...............................
 3. Alice meets W.Q. (with shawl) .................
 4. Alice to Q.'s 5th (shop, river, shop) .........
 5. Alice to Q.'s 6th (Humpty Dumpty) .............
 6. Alice to Q.'s 7th (forest) ....................
 7. W.Kt. takes R.Kt. .............................
 8. Alice to Q.'s 8th (coronation) ................
 9. Alice becomes Queen ...........................
10. Alice castles (feast) .........................
11. Alice takes R.Q. & wins .......................

 1. R.Q. to K.R.'s 4th ............................
 2. W.Q. to Q.B.'s 4th (after shawl) ..............
 3. W.Q. to Q.B.'s 5th (becomes sheep) ............
 4. W.Q. to K.B.'s 8th (leaves egg on shelf) ......
 5. W.Q. to W.Q. to Q.B.'s 8th (flying from R.
    Kt.) ..........................................
 6. R.Kt. to K.'s 2nd (ch.) .......................
 7. W.Kt. to K. B.'s 5th ..........................
 8. R.Q. to K.'s sq. (examination) ................
 9. Queens castle .................................
10. W.Q. to Q.R.'s 6th (soup) .....................

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