As the Turk was lost to fire at the time of this publication, Silas Mitchell felt that there were "no longer any reasons for concealing from the amateurs of chess, the solution to this ancient enigma".
Ketika Turk lenyap dimakan api pada waktu mempublikasikan ini, Silas Mitchell merasa bahwa "tiada lagi alasan untuk menyembunyikan dari para pecatur amatir, penjelasan untuk enigma kuno ini."