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TheCHESS
MYSTERIES
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TheCHESS
MYSTERIES
of
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
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Acknowledgments ix
A Note for the Chess Detective xi
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CONTENTS
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ACKNO2LED,MENTS
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A NOTE .OR
THE CHESS DETECTI8E
Su**oe I "old you "ha" #n "he +ollo
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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
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'ART I
SHERLOCK
HOLMES
at the
CHESS9OARD
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A MATTER
OF DIRECTION
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one early a+"ernoon%
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A RETURN 8ISIT
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A RETURN 8ISIT
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rook 9lack # )##n! "
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A RETURN 8ISIT
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MYCRO.TS
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n#n!1 # "he +ollo
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MYCRO.T S 'RO9LEM
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MYCRO.T S'RO9LEM
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"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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A LITTLE UESTION O. LOCATION
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A LITTLE UESTION O. LOCATION
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A LITTLE UESTION O. LOCATION
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A LITTLE UESTION O. LOCATION
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TO KNO2
THE 'AST
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TO KNO2 THE 'AST
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TO KNO2 THE 'AST
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TO KNO2 THE 'AST
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