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The Chess Puzzle

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE

White

Red

PIECES PAWNS PAWNS PIECES
Tweedledee Daisy Daisy Humpty Dumpty
Unicorn Haigha Massenger Carpenter
Sheep Oyster Oyster Walrus
W. Queen "Lily" Tiger-lily R. Queen
W. King Fawn Rose R. King
Aged man Oyster Oyster Crow
W. Knight Hatta Frog R. Knight
Tweedledum Daisy Daisy Lion

White Pawn (Alice) to play, and win in eleven moves

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 1. Alice meets R.Q. ..............................
 2. Alice through Q.'s 3rd (by railway) ...........
    to Q.'s 4th (Tweedledum
    and Tweedledee) ...............................
 3. Alice meets W.Q. (with shawl) .................
 4. Alice to Q.'s 5th (shop, river, shop) .........
 5. Alice to Q.'s 6th (Humpty Dumpty) .............
 6. Alice to Q.'s 7th (forest) ....................
 7. W.Kt. takes R.Kt. .............................
 8. Alice to Q.'s 8th (coronation) ................
 9. Alice becomes Queen ...........................
10. Alice castles (feast) .........................
11. Alice takes R.Q. & wins .......................

 1. R.Q. to K.R.'s 4th ............................
 2. W.Q. to Q.B.'s 4th (after shawl) ..............
 3. W.Q. to Q.B.'s 5th (becomes sheep) ............
 4. W.Q. to K.B.'s 8th (leaves egg on shelf) ......
 5. W.Q. to W.Q. to Q.B.'s 8th (flying from R.
    Kt.) ..........................................
 6. R.Kt. to K.'s 2nd (ch.) .......................
 7. W.Kt. to K. B.'s 5th ..........................
 8. R.Q. to K.'s sq. (examination) ................
 9. Queens castle .................................
10. W.Q. to Q.R.'s 6th (soup) .....................

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