The cache is not at the published coordinates. The real coordinates can be worked out from the puzzle below.
It is White to move.
Assuming that all of White's pieces, except for their pawns on e7 and h5, have never moved, how many legal moves does the White king have?
let a = the answer
Assuming that Black's last move was to advance their pawn from g7 to g5, how many legal moves does White's pawn on h5 have?
let b = the answer
White can perform a move that allows them in their next two moves to capture the Black rook, regardless of how Black responds. To do this, what are the coordinates of each of the three squares in sequence White must move to (but not the pieces themselves)? Treat the letters a-h as numbers 1-8 and the resulting digits to each of the answers as 2-digit numbers (e.g. if an answer is d5, then this gives the single number 45).
let c = the coordinates of the first move
let d = the coordinates of the second move
let e = the coordinates of the third move
Work out the answer to:
74558+(b*c+a)*(d*d+e*a)
The real coordinates are:
N 54 07.*** W 000 47.***
Fill in the blanks using the digits from the answer to the above maths expression.
As with any puzzle of mine, feel free to message me if you want help with any aspect of this puzzle.
Congratulations to marions27 and cabbagepatchkids for FTF.
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