Through the Looking-Glass · Lewis Carroll

The Chess Game

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

Alice meets R. Q.

Alice Through Q.’s 3rd (by railway) to Q.’s 4th (Tweedledum And Tweedledee)

Alice meets W. Q. (with shawl)

Alice to Q.’s 5th (shop, river, shop)

Alice to Q.’s 6th (Humpty Dumpty)

Alice to Q.’s 7th (forest)

W. Kt. takes R. Kt.

Alice to Q.’s 8th (Coronation)

Alice becomes Queen

Alice Castles (feast)

Alice takes R. Q. and wins

R. Q. to K. R.’s 4th

W. Q. to Q. B.’s 4th (after shawl)

W. Q. to Q. B.’s 5th (becomes sheep)

W. Q. to K. B.’s 8th (leaves egg on shelf)

W. Q. to Q. B.’s 8th (flying from R. Kt.)

R. Kt. to K.’s 2nd (check)

W. Kt. to K. B.’s 5th

R. Q. to K.’s Sq. (Examination)

Queens castle

W. to Q. R.’s 6th (soup)

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