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Stockholm City Chess Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/20/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


To solve this puzzle and find the cache you’ll have to see Stockholm city as a virtual chess board. By solving the following chess problem, you'll find the cache in one of the 64 squares.

Let us first define the chess board. The given co-ordinates point to a place in the eastern part of Södermalm and they define square f2. In addition square a3, (on the island ‘Stora Essingen’), is at N59°19.406' E017°59.591'. You see that squares aren't actual squares, but points. The board is placed so that white plays directly from south to north.

The pieces are set on board as follows.
WHITE: Ke5, Rd1, Re1, Bc1, Bf1, b5, d5, e6, g5, h3
BLACK: Kb6, Qa4, Nd6, c5, e7, g6
(King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, kNight and a1/a2/a3=pawns)

Black has to move and will checkmate in second move, disregarding what is white's response to the first move. Your task is to find what is black's first move. The cache is in the square to where black will take his/her piece in that move.

The cache is easy to reach once you've figured out its location. It contains chessmen.

Also check out the other caches in my game series:
Sudoku
Casino Royale
Texas Hold'em
Scrabble

If you go to Helsinki, try to solve the similar Helsinki City Chesspuzzle

Additional Hints (No hints available.)