05 FAIR WEATHER

♚︎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, f6, Monsoon Courtyard
♖︎2 · Colonel Barrington
Rook, c1, Kitchens
♘︎3 · Kunwar Vikram
Knight, c4, Durbar Hall
♘︎4 · Mr Rustom Irani
Knight, d3, Durbar Hall
♚︎The victim
Mr Ignatius Pell, meteorologist from the Simla observatory. King, h8, Mirror Hall
♔︎You, Inspector Rao
King, a2, Kitchens. Not a suspect.

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