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TheCHESS

MYSTERIES

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SHERLOCKHOLMES


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TheCHESS

MYSTERIES

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SHERLOCK

HOLMES

by

RAYMONDSMULLYAN

HUTCHINSONLondon Melbourne Sydney Auckland Johannebur!


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ToMy Wife 9LANCHE

and to the Memory

of My Brother EMILE

and of My Dear Friend

THEODORESHEDLO8SKY


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CONTE

NTS

Acknowledgments ix

A Note for the Chess Detective xi

art !" SHERLOCK HOLMES at the CHESS9OARD #

AMATTERO.DIRECTION $

ADELI,HT.UL8ARIATION #%

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ALITTLEUESTIONO.LOCATION

TOKNO2THE'AST &)

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CONTENTS

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ACKNO2LED,MENTS

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A NOTE .OR

THE CHESS DETECTI8E

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A NOTE .OR THE CHESS DETECTI8E

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)o"ed b#ho*% &A+"er all1 a *a


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A NOTE .OR THE CHESS DETECTI8E

"#)e he reache 'ar" II1 and


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'ART I

SHERLOCK

HOLMES

at the

CHESS9OARD


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A MATTER

OF DIRECTION

2ha" abou" a "roll "o "he che clubG Hol)e re)arked

one early a+"ernoon%

2hy1 Hol)e I cr#ed #n a)a/e)en"% I d#d no" knolist1


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A RETURN 8ISIT

No *eek#n!1 *ro)#ed Hol)e


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A RETURN 8ISIT

black 0uare1 #n"ead o+ a


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A RETURN 8ISIT

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rook 9lack # )##n! "


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Here # "he analy# "ha" Hol)e *roB#ded u


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A RETURN 8ISIT

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)u" haBe )oBed "o le" #" #n &"he *a


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MYCRO.TS

'RO9LEM

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n#n!1 # "he +ollo


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MYCRO.T S 'RO9LEM

The *#ece ca*"ured on h4 # no" "he 2h#"e 0ueen &


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MYCRO.T S'RO9LEM

"he rook on h3 # *ro)o"ed1 and 2h#"e can ca"le only on

"he 0ueen #de% I+ a *ro)o"ed *#ece


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A LITTLE UESTION

O. LOCATION

Ano"her "roll "o "he che clubG Hol)e aked )e o)e

day la"er%

2hy1 cer"a#nly1 I re*l#ed1 del#!h"ed


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A LITTLE UESTION O. LOCATION

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"he )a""er o+ under*ro)o"#on1 you yourel+


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Thu 2h#"e la" )oBe


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# 2h#"e )oBe and "here haBe been no under*ro)o"#on%

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)oBe


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TO KNO2

THE 'AST

I" # a cur#ou "h#n!1 re)arked Hol)e "o )e a +e< eBe6

n#n! la"er1 "ha" "o kno< "he *a"1 one )u" o)e"#)e +#r"

kno< "he +u"ure%

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cally en#!)a"#c re)ark% Can you be a b#" )ore *ec#+#c1Hol)eG

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TO KNO2 THE 'AST

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TO KNO2 THE 'AST

eB#dence1


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TO KNO2 THE 'AST

O+ coure no"1 re*l#ed Hol)e% Tha" ha**en "o be

)o" #rreleBan"% A a )a""er o+ +ac"1 I )yel+ d#d no" kno

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