361.--THE MONSTROSITY.

White Black,

1. P to KB 4 P to QB 3

2. K to B 2 Q to R 4

3. K to K 3 K to Q sq

4. P to B 5 K to B 2

5. Q to K sq K to Kt 3

6. Q to Kt 3 Kt to QR 3

7. Q to Kt 8 P to KR 4

8. Kt to KB 3 R to R 3

9. Kt to K 5 R to Kt 3

10. Q takes B R to Kt 6, ch

11. P takes R K to Kt 4

12. R to R 4 P to B 3

13. R to Q 4 P takes Kt

14. P to QKt 4 P takes R, ch

15. K to B 4 P to R 5

16. Q to K 8 P to R 6

17. Kt to B 3, ch P takes Kt

18. B to R 3 P to R 7

19. R to Kt sq P to R 8 (Q)

20. R to Kt 2 P takes R

21. K to Kt 5 Q to KKt 8

22. Q to R 5 K to R 5

23. P to Kt 5 R to B sq

24. P to Kt 6 R to B 2

25. P takes R P to Kt 8 (B)

26. P to B 8 (R) Q to B 2

27. B to Q 6 Kt to Kt 5

28. K to Kt 6 K to R 6

29. R to R 8 K to Kt 7

30. P to R 4 Q (Kt 8) to Kt 3

31. P to R 5 K to B 8

32. P takes Q K to Q 8

33. P takes Q K to K 8

34. K to B 7 Kt to KR 3, ch

35. K to K 8 B to R 7

36. P to B 6 B to Kt sq

37. P to B 7 K takes B

38. P to B 8 (B) Kt to Q 4

39. B to Kt 8 Kt to B 3, ch

40. K to Q 8 Kt to K sq

41. P takes Kt (R) Kt to B 2, ch

42. K to B 7 Kt to Q sq

43. Q to B 7, ch K to Kt 8

And the position is reached.

The order of the moves is immaterial, and this order may be greatly

varied. But, although many attempts have been made, nobody has succeeded

in reducing the number of my moves.

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