The most extensive treatment of the chess motif in Carroll's novel is provided in Glen Downey's The Truth About Pawn Promotion: The Development of the Chess Motif in Victorian Fiction.
. 對卡羅的小說中的西洋棋主題最廣泛的討論見於Glen Downey（英语：Glen Downey）的 The Truth About Pawn Promotion: The Development of the Chess Motif in Victorian Fiction。