Heidi Tandy's Interpretation of the Game

This is another interpretation of the Game, by Heidi Tandy (heidi8@cris.com). It has a lot in common with mine, but there are several important differences.

NOTE: This is from 20 years ago, before The Fire was published.

Mireille's story

Black:
King: Napoleon
Queen: Mireille (before her: the Abbess of Montglane)
Bishops:
1. Corday
2. Talleyrand
Knights:
1. Alexander of Russia
2. Shahin
Rooks:
1. Charlot the falcon
2. Catherine the Great
Pawns:
1. Valentine
2. David
3. Charlot (Mireille's son)
4. Mme. de Staël
5. Elisa (Napoleon's sister)
6. Napoleon's mother
7. Courtiade (Talleyrand's servant)
8. Benjamin Franklin

White:
King: Marat
Queen: Catherine Grand
Bishops:
1. ?
2. ?
Knights:
1. Philidor
2. Paul of Russia
Rooks:
1. Robespierre
2. George Washington (who refused to meet with Talleyrand)
Pawns:
1. Simonne (Marat's wife)
2. Boswell
3. Wordsworth
4. Blake
5. Zubov
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?

Catherine's story

Black:
King: Harry (before him: Mordecai)
Queen: Catherine (before her: the 200-year-old Mireille)
Bishops:
1. Kamel
2. ?
Knights:
1. Solarin
2. ?
Rooks:
1. Nim
2. Wahad (Michel)
Pawns:
1. Lily
2. Thérèse
3. Valerie
4. Fiske
5. Carioca the dog
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?

White:
King: El-Marad
Queen: Blanche
Bishops:
1. ?
2. ?
Knights:
1. Llewellyn
2. ?
Rooks:
1. Sharrif
2. Khaddafi
Pawns:
1. Saul
2. Hermanold
3. Brodski
4. Achmet
5. The cab driver in Algiers
6. Petard (Catherine's French boss)
7. ?
8. ?

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