"Chess Challenge"
by
HawMorFords
While not everyone can play the game, everyone knows
something about the game of chess and has seen a chess set - some
people have even seen those giant chess boards with the life size
pieces. Well, the HawMorFord's Chess Challenge is based on a
similar theme though there is a twist or two.
For a start, the chess board is big - very
big! Take a look at the attached file. Secondly, the
pieces are small - very small!
Challenge Part A - Your first challenge is to take a look
over the board (coordinates provided) and determine which pieces
are on which squares.
To set up the board, you must visit each square on the
board (yes - all 64 of them!). Obviously some squares have
pieces though most are blank. You are looking for labels
(naming the square and the colour and type of piece, if there is
one). All labels have been placed in a uniform
manner.
Challenge Part B - It is white's move and you must find
the 'forced mate' in four moves.
When you have your board setup, you must then solve the
chess problem. Some research may be necessary if you are not
familiar with chess problems but we can say that this is a 'clean'
mate. Some say that it is one of the most beautiful
combinations ever reached in actual play. Not bad considering
the winner of the game was blindfolded !!!
Challenge Part C - Find the cache !
Once you have solved the problem, you must record your
moves. There are a few types of notation used in chess to
record moves and games but with a little research, we're sure you
will settle on the one that is most suited to a GeoCaching
challenge.
Add all of White's moves together - Total of White's moves
= WWWWW
Add all of Black's moves together. Total of Black's
moves = BBBBB
The cache is located at: 38J (46244 +
WWWWW) (67F13B + BBBBB)
