10 SUDDEN DEATH

♚︎♚︎Detective Mate in two · 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 · Dr Edmund Hale
Bishop, d8, Mirror Hall
♗︎2 · Pandit Mohan
Bishop, f2, Elephant Stables
♘︎3 · Kunwar Vikram
Knight, c2, Kitchens
♘︎4 · Mr Rustom Irani
Knight, d3, Durbar Hall
♚︎The victim
Mr Hector Beaulieu, ice-hockey promoter from Montreal. King, a5, Monsoon Courtyard
♔︎You, Inspector Rao
King, f7, Mirror Hall. Not a suspect.
♙︎Palace guards
b3, c4, d4. Never move, never kill.

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