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Check Mate Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/20/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a micro and it is not at the above co-ordinates.

White to move. Complete the remaining moves on each board to obtain the co-ordinates.
The piece to move is often disguised by a ?
The column is sometimes replaced by an *
The row contains a capital letter for the co-ordinates.

The cache is at N51.9ABCD E0.EFGHJ degrees.

The cache has had to be temporaily moved slightly.
Add 0.00053 to the Northings and subtract 0.00066 from the Eastings.

Game 1...
...
. Qd3 x h7+ Nf8 x h7
. N*H x *7+ Nd8 x f7
. N*A - g6++


Game2 ...
...
. ?*D - h6+ Ng8 x h6
. Bd2 x h6+ Kf8 - g8
. P*E - *7++


Game 3 ...
...
. R*G - *C Kh2 x *J
. ?*B - *F++


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbzrgvzrf n dhrra zhfg or fnpevsvprq. Naq fbzrgvzrf n dhrra tbrf zvffvat. Ercynprq jvgu nabgure zbanepu. Tebhaq yriry oruvaq gur erq qjnes

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)