23 CULTURAL EXCHANGE

Chief Inspector Mate in two · White to playBlack’s last move: g7-g5

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White to play.

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On the board

1 · Mrs. Lorraine Whitcomb
Queen, h5, Casino Floor
2 · Mr. Hal Brannigan
Rook, d4, Wedding Chapel
3 · Colonel Gennady Volkov
Rook, d8, Sky Lounge
4 · Ms. Kay Holloway
Knight, e6, Press Room
5 · Agent Hargrove
Pawn, f5, Casino Floor. The agent beside Black’s last move: may take en passant on the first move only
The victim
Mr. Pavel Sorokin, cultural attaché at the Soviet embassy. King, h8, Sky Lounge
You, Special Agent Ruth Calder
King, a6, Tournament Hall. Not a suspect.
The security agents
e2, g2, e3. Never move, never kill.

The hotel

SSky LoungeTTournament HallPPress RoomCCasino FloorWWedding ChapelDDinerRCount RoomGParking Garage

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