Devilry

A few years ago there was an unusual painting of a chess game in a museum. In the painting, a young boy sat on one side of the board and the devil sat on the other side. The boy had a defeated look on his face. The devil had a smile on his. On the chess board, the pieces were arranged in such a way that it looked as if the devil had the boy in checkmate. One day along came a famous chess master who was intrigued by the painting. He studied the chess board. After a while, he ordered someone to bring him a chess board and to set it up just like it was in the painting. Then he said, “I think I can save that boy.”

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