Through the Looking-Glass! Theme of Chess

Whereas the first book - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - has the pack of cards as a theme, the book - Through the Looking-Glass - is based on a game of chess, played on a giant chessboard with fields for squares. Most main characters met in the story are represented by a chess piece, with Alice herself being a pawn. However, the moves described in the 'chess problem' cannot be carried out legally due to a move where white does…

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