11 THROWING IN THE SPONGE

♚︎♚︎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 · Lady Devika
Queen, g5, Monsoon Courtyard
♖︎2 · Colonel Barrington
Rook, d1, Kitchens
♗︎3 · Dr Edmund Hale
Bishop, f4, Stepwell
♘︎4 · Mr Rustom Irani
Knight, c1, Kitchens
♚︎The victim
Mr Stavros Kalogeropoulos, sponge merchant from Kalymnos. King, h1, Elephant Stables
♔︎You, Inspector Rao
King, d8, Mirror Hall. Not a suspect.
♙︎Palace guards
b3, g6. Never move, never kill.

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