Skip to content

#51 - Checkmate Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/23/2025
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


The English Opening is a chess opening that begins with the move:

1. c4

A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases, one of the four most successful of White's twenty possible first moves. White begins the fight for the centre by staking a claim to the d5-square from the wing, in hypermodern style. Although many lines of the English have a distinct character, the opening is often used as a transpositional device in much the same way, though to a lesser extent, as the Zukertort Opening (1.Nf3). In particular, transpositions to the King`s Indian Defence and Queen`s Gambit Declined are common, among others. This allows players to avoid certain responses to 1.d4 if they desire to, such as the Nimzo-Indian and Grunfeld. The opening is considered reliable and flexible.

The two most common independent lines that usually start with 1.c4 are the Symmetrical Variation (1.c4 c5) and the Reversed Sicilian (1.c4 e5). Another notable independent line that does not derive from either of those is the Mikėnas-Carls Variation (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4). Other common independent lines, such as the Neo-Catalan, Anglo-Grünfeld, and Nimzo-English, generally parallel the development of their 1.d4 counterparts well into the game, hence their names. The Botvinnik Sytem (White plays c4, Nc3, d3, e4, g3, Bg2, and Ne2 in some order), which can be played against a variety of Black defenses, is also classified as an English.

 

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

ENGLISHOPENING = ABCDEFGHIJKLMN

 

The cache can be found at:-

N55 (K-M)A. (D-C)EG

W001 (F-I)(H-B). (E-G)GE

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnoyr gvrq 6sg hc, YUF

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)