12 SWISS TIME

♚︎♚︎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, c4, Durbar Hall
♖︎2 · Captain Arjun
Rook, d1, Kitchens
♖︎3 · Colonel Barrington
Rook, h2, Elephant Stables
♘︎4 · Kunwar Vikram
Knight, h6, Monsoon Courtyard
♚︎The victim
Herr Emil Tschudin, watch salesman from La Chaux-de-Fonds. King, h8, Mirror Hall
♔︎You, Inspector Rao
King, h3, Stepwell. Not a suspect.
♙︎Palace guards
g2. Never move, never kill.

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