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♚︎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 · Maharani Leela
Queen, d7, Mirror Hall
♖︎2 · Colonel Barrington
Rook, a2, Kitchens
♖︎3 · Captain Arjun
Rook, h2, Elephant Stables
♘︎4 · Mr Rustom Irani
Knight, h1, Elephant Stables
♚︎The victim
Dr Hilde Marbach, lepidopterist from Hamburg. King, a8, Library
♔︎You, Inspector Rao
King, f3, Stepwell. Not a suspect.
♙︎Palace guards
c4. Never move, never kill.

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