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Prompt 083: Win
Holmes leaned back from the table and smiled.
'Checkmate,' he said. 'It appears I win again.'
'It appears so,' said Watson, clearing the board with a sigh. 'Really, Holmes, this is quite intolerable. That is your fifth victory today. What is your secret?'
'It is simplicity itself, my dear Watson. I'm afraid that you are so concentrated on secret methods and stealth tactics that you overlook that which is obvious.'
'And what is that?'
'Perhaps next time,' said Holmes, lighting his pipe, 'you will try taking your mind off the pawns for long enough to pay attention to the queen.'
