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#18 - Checkmate Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/21/2025
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves:

1. d4 d5

2. c4

It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.

 

Convert all the letters in the opening into numbers A=1, B=2... Y=25, Z=26 etc..

QUEENSGAMBIT = ABCDEFGHIJKL

 

The cache can be found at :-

N55 (C-D)(G-H). (B-L)(A-E)(J-H-H)

W001 (C-J)(F-A). (C-D)(E-I)(B-F)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnoyr gvrq 3sg hc fznyy gerr.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)