An intriguing new book of original chess problems

Follow detective and chess analyst par excellence Sherlock Holmes and his intrepid assistant Watson as they employ retrograde chess analysis to answer questions about the history of each of the 70 chess games they encounter while exploring The Chameleon Chess Club. In each problem, Holmes and Watson meet the players, inquire about their rules, examine present board positions, and deduce what occurred in the game’s past:

What was the last move?

What piece was captured on square f5?

Was the missing Knight captured on the 18th or 19th move of the game?

Can Black castle? (Is it Black's move? Is she in check? Have her King and one Rook remained unmoved?)

What color is that piece?

For an added challenge, try to identify the famous players drawn from the worlds of science, literature, mathematics, and history.

This book of dazzlingly ingenious chess problems, will capture the imagination of chess buffs, logic puzzle devotees, or even Sherlock Holmes fans looking for new adventures.