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One Knight in Banchoff Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/5/2006
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me

One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me

We felt the dog friendly Banchoff park needed a cache or two. Given coordinates are for the recommended parking. Hours are 8 AM to 1/2 hour after sunset.

To solve the puzzle, you must first play a little chess, then based on the resulting game board layout, answer a few questions.

Play the following 10 chess moves (white starts), then answer the questions below.

1. d4, f5;
2. e4, f5xe4; 
3. Nc3, Nf6; 
4. Bg5, e6; 
5. NxP/e4, Be7;
6. BxN/f6, BxB/f6; 
7. Nf3, 0-0; 
8. Bd3, b6; 
9. Ne5, Bb7; 
10. Qh5, Qe7;
Final Coordinates are at: N40 16.ABC W074 50.DEF.

A. How many empty squares in row 1?
B. How many white pawns on the board out of starting position?
C. How many black pawns in row 5?
D. How many pieces in column b?
E. How many empty squares in columns g and h?
F. How many total pieces in rows 3, 4, 5, and 6?

You can play around with an online chess board here in case you don't have a board handy at home.

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Additional Hints (No hints available.)