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Through the Looking-Glass

On , an E piece was added on c2 (to the right of the black E piece) for the third board.

"Hullo, Alice," said the Rabbit. "This might interest you. I'm playing your game."

"My game? It looks like chess," said Alice.

"Yes, your game is rather like chess, except for one major change. Oh, and, here in Wonderland, we use different symbols for the pieces, but they all move the same as in your game. Which is the same as in chess, of course, except for the change, and two stipulations about it. And the extra one for the king. You'll be able to find all of those elsewhere, I'm sure."

The Rabbit walked over to the first board. "Look here. Black has just checkmated white."

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The Rabbit walked over to the second board. "Let's look at some positions. White to move and win in one."

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"Yes," said Alice. "I've worked out what all the pieces are now."

"How about this third board? Black to move and checkmate in three."

"Isn't this starting position illegal?"

"Quiet."

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E

"I want even more," said Alice.

"Ah," said the Rabbit, "a hungry solver. Try these. White to move and checkmate in two and three respectively."

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C
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A



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"And what's this grid of letters?" asked Alice.

"Oh, that? I'm sure it's nothing important."

Alice looked at the grid, and thought about the squares that all the pieces landed on in both worlds, and all the letters on those squares in this world, and said nothing.

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