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#30 - Checkmate Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/22/2025
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Bird's Opening (or the Dutch Attack) is a chess opening characterised by the move:

1. f4

Named after 19th century English player Henry Bird, Bird's opening is a standard flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening their own kingside. Black may challenge White's plan to control e5 immediately by playing From's Gambit (1...e5); however, the From Gambit is notoriously double-edged and should only be played after significant study.

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

BIRDSOPENING = ABCDEFGHIJKL

 

The cache can be found at:-

N55 (I-K)(F-B). (B-J)(E-C)(H-A)

W001 (E-G)(H-D). (E-I-D)DA

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnoyr gvrq xarr uvtu

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)