Dramatis Personae and chessboard
Note: The list of dramatis personae only appeared in early editions of the book. Carroll later removed it, when he replaced his preface in 1896.
(As arranged before commencement of game)
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| WHITE | RED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieces | Pawns | Pawns | Pieces | |
| Tweedledee | Daisy | Daisy | Humpty Dumpty | |
| Unicorn | Haigha | Messenger | Carpenter | |
| Sheep | Oyster | Oyster | Walrus | |
| W. Queen | ‘Lily’ | Tiger-lily | R. Queen | |
| W. King | Fawn | Rose | R. King | |
| Aged man | Oyster | Oyster | Crow | |
| W. Knight | Hatta | Frog | R. Knight | |
| Tweedledum | Daisy | Daisy | Lion |
White Pawn (Alice) to play, and win in eleven moves
| Page | Page | |||
| 1. Alice meets R.Q. | 211 | 1. R.Q. to K.R.’s 4th | 215 | |
| 2. Alice through Q.’s 3rd (by railway) | 220 | 2. W.Q. to Q.B.’s 4th (after shawl) | 251 | |
| to Q.’s 4th (Tweedledum and Tweedledee) | 232 | |||
| 3. Alice meets W.Q. (with shawl) | 251 | 3. W.Q. to Q.B.’s 5th (becomes sheep) | 258 | |
| 4. Alice to Q.’s 5th (shop, river, shop) | 258 | 4. W.Q. to K.B.’s 8th (leaves egg on shelf) | 266 | |
| 5. Alice to Q.’s 6th (Humpty Dumpty) | 267 | 5. W.Q. to Q.B.’s 8th (flying from R.Kt.) | 292 | |
| 6. Alice to Q.’s 7th (forest) | 284 | 6. R.Kt. to K.’s 2nd (ch.) | 299 | |
| 7. W.Kt. takes R.Kt. | 300 | 7. W.Kt. to K. B.’s 5th | 316 | |
| 8. Alice to Q.’s 8th (coronation) | 317 | 8. R.Q. to K.’s sq. (examination) | 320 | |
| 9. Alice becomes Queen | 319 | 9. Queens castle | 329 | |
| 10. Alice castles (feast) | 332 | 10. W.Q. to Q.R.’s 6th (soup) | 332 | |
| 11. Alice takes R.Q. & wins | 341 |