[Illustration: chessboard]
_WHITE._
White Pawn (Alice) to play, and win in eleven moves.
1. Alice meets R. Q.
1. R. Q. to K. R. s 4th
2. Alice through Q. s 3d (_by railway_) to 4th (_Tweedledum and Tweedledee_)
2. W. Q. to Q. B. s 4th (_after shawl_)
3. Alice meets W. Q. (_with shawl_)
3. W. Q. to Q.B. s 5th (_becomes sheep_)
4. Alice to Q. s 5th (_shop, river, shop_)
4. W. Q. to K. B. s 8th (_leaves egg on shelf_)
5. Alice to Q. s 6th (_Humpty Dumpty_)
5. W. Q. to Q. B. s 8th (_flying from R. Kt._)
6. Alice to Q. s 7th (_forest_)
6. R. Kt. to K. s 2nd (ch.)
7. W.Kt. takes R.Kt.
7. W. Kt. to K. B s 5th
8. Alice to Q. s 8th (_coronation_)
8. R. Q. to K. s sq. (_examination_)
9. Alice becomes Queen
9. Queens castle
10. Alice castles (_feast_)
10. W.Q. to Q.R. s 6th (_soup_)
11. Alice takes R.Q. & wins
Child of the pure unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder!
Though time be fleet, and I and thou
Are half a life asunder,
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love-gift of a fairy-tale.
I have not seen thy sunny face,
Nor heard thy silver laughter;
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