02 NESSUN DORMA

♚︎Rookie Mate in one · White to play

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White to play.

Try your theories here: you play both sides, Black's replies included. There is no engine and no hint on this page. The testimonies are in the book.

On the board

♕︎1 · Lady Devika
Queen, e5, Monsoon Courtyard
♖︎2 · Captain Arjun
Rook, a5, Monsoon Courtyard
♖︎3 · Colonel Barrington
Rook, e3, Stepwell
♗︎4 · Dr Edmund Hale
Bishop, a4, Durbar Hall
♚︎The victim
Signor Amadeo Ruffini, opera tenor from Naples. King, a8, Library
♔︎You, Inspector Rao
King, h5, Monsoon Courtyard. Not a suspect.
♙︎Palace guards
b6. Never move, never kill.

LLibraryMMirror HallCMonsoon CourtyardDDurbar HallSStepwellKKitchensEElephant Stables