A Wacky, Wacky Chessboard (That Makes No Sense)
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So yesterday I found this in the mail. A chessboard. But on the squares, things were written. Plaintext version:
LONGLIVE
HAPOTTER
DADDYJAM
ESLIKEST
HEMARAUD
ERSMAPAN
DWOULDLI
KETOSEND
On the back, well:
KR6 KR1 KN7 QB8 QB4 QN5 KB4 QB1; 5C877471, -166128936; KR7 KN3 Q6 Q2 KR6 QB5 Q7 K5 K3
What did they say?
cipher chess checkerboard
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So yesterday I found this in the mail. A chessboard. But on the squares, things were written. Plaintext version:
LONGLIVE
HAPOTTER
DADDYJAM
ESLIKEST
HEMARAUD
ERSMAPAN
DWOULDLI
KETOSEND
On the back, well:
KR6 KR1 KN7 QB8 QB4 QN5 KB4 QB1; 5C877471, -166128936; KR7 KN3 Q6 Q2 KR6 QB5 Q7 K5 K3
What did they say?
cipher chess checkerboard
asked 6 hours ago
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That's... strange. They look like they should be chess notations and directions but they're not. I wonder...
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– North
5 hours ago
2
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@North with the exception of the numbers in the middle, they are in fact old-school chess notation - King's Rook file, 6th row; King's Rook file, 1st row; King's kNight file, 7th row....
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– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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Each notation describes a square (not a piece movement), to elaborate.
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4 hours ago
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So yesterday I found this in the mail. A chessboard. But on the squares, things were written. Plaintext version:
LONGLIVE
HAPOTTER
DADDYJAM
ESLIKEST
HEMARAUD
ERSMAPAN
DWOULDLI
KETOSEND
On the back, well:
KR6 KR1 KN7 QB8 QB4 QN5 KB4 QB1; 5C877471, -166128936; KR7 KN3 Q6 Q2 KR6 QB5 Q7 K5 K3
What did they say?
cipher chess checkerboard
asked 6 hours ago
Tzu LiTzu Li
637
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So yesterday I found this in the mail. A chessboard. But on the squares, things were written. Plaintext version:
LONGLIVE
HAPOTTER
DADDYJAM
ESLIKEST
HEMARAUD
ERSMAPAN
DWOULDLI
KETOSEND
On the back, well:
KR6 KR1 KN7 QB8 QB4 QN5 KB4 QB1; 5C877471, -166128936; KR7 KN3 Q6 Q2 KR6 QB5 Q7 K5 K3
What did they say?
cipher chess checkerboard
cipher chess checkerboard
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Tzu LiTzu Li
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That's... strange. They look like they should be chess notations and directions but they're not. I wonder...
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– North
5 hours ago
2
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@North with the exception of the numbers in the middle, they are in fact old-school chess notation - King's Rook file, 6th row; King's Rook file, 1st row; King's kNight file, 7th row....
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– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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Each notation describes a square (not a piece movement), to elaborate.
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– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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That's... strange. They look like they should be chess notations and directions but they're not. I wonder...
$endgroup$
– North
5 hours ago
2
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@North with the exception of the numbers in the middle, they are in fact old-school chess notation - King's Rook file, 6th row; King's Rook file, 1st row; King's kNight file, 7th row....
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Each notation describes a square (not a piece movement), to elaborate.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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That's... strange. They look like they should be chess notations and directions but they're not. I wonder...
$endgroup$
– North
5 hours ago
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That's... strange. They look like they should be chess notations and directions but they're not. I wonder...
$endgroup$
– North
5 hours ago
2
2
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@North with the exception of the numbers in the middle, they are in fact old-school chess notation - King's Rook file, 6th row; King's Rook file, 1st row; King's kNight file, 7th row....
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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@North with the exception of the numbers in the middle, they are in fact old-school chess notation - King's Rook file, 6th row; King's Rook file, 1st row; King's kNight file, 7th row....
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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Each notation describes a square (not a piece movement), to elaborate.
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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Each notation describes a square (not a piece movement), to elaborate.
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– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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Partial answer:
Well, the plaintext on the chessboard says,
LONG LIVE HA[rry] POTTER DADDY JAMES LIKES THE MARAUDERS MAP AND WOULD LIKE TO SEND
I'm guessing the text on the back is supposed to be like a cipher using chess notations? They're not exactly any ciphers I recognize though... maybe like Kxr6?
Also this quote from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban might help.
"Mr Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business.
Mr Prongs agrees with Mr Moony and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git.
Mr Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a Professor.
Mr Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slime-ball."
answered 5 hours ago
NorthNorth
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Using the text on the board as a map of sorts, and assuming that it's from white's point of view,
KR6--> M; KR1--> D; KN7-->E; QB8--> N; QB4--> M; QN5--> S; KB4--> A; QB1--> T
Resulting in text
"MDENMSAT" for the first part. I'm guessing the letters in the middle are a key of some sort.
Second list:
"RADUMLOKA"
Neither of these are words, but there's a start.
answered 4 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
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Partial answer:
Well, the plaintext on the chessboard says,
LONG LIVE HA[rry] POTTER DADDY JAMES LIKES THE MARAUDERS MAP AND WOULD LIKE TO SEND
I'm guessing the text on the back is supposed to be like a cipher using chess notations? They're not exactly any ciphers I recognize though... maybe like Kxr6?
Also this quote from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban might help.
"Mr Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business.
Mr Prongs agrees with Mr Moony and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git.
Mr Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a Professor.
Mr Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slime-ball."
answered 5 hours ago
NorthNorth
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Partial answer:
Well, the plaintext on the chessboard says,
LONG LIVE HA[rry] POTTER DADDY JAMES LIKES THE MARAUDERS MAP AND WOULD LIKE TO SEND
I'm guessing the text on the back is supposed to be like a cipher using chess notations? They're not exactly any ciphers I recognize though... maybe like Kxr6?
Also this quote from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban might help.
"Mr Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business.
Mr Prongs agrees with Mr Moony and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git.
Mr Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a Professor.
Mr Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slime-ball."
answered 5 hours ago
NorthNorth
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Partial answer:
Well, the plaintext on the chessboard says,
LONG LIVE HA[rry] POTTER DADDY JAMES LIKES THE MARAUDERS MAP AND WOULD LIKE TO SEND
I'm guessing the text on the back is supposed to be like a cipher using chess notations? They're not exactly any ciphers I recognize though... maybe like Kxr6?
Also this quote from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban might help.
"Mr Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business.
Mr Prongs agrees with Mr Moony and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git.
Mr Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a Professor.
Mr Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slime-ball."
answered 5 hours ago
NorthNorth
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Partial answer:
Well, the plaintext on the chessboard says,
LONG LIVE HA[rry] POTTER DADDY JAMES LIKES THE MARAUDERS MAP AND WOULD LIKE TO SEND
I'm guessing the text on the back is supposed to be like a cipher using chess notations? They're not exactly any ciphers I recognize though... maybe like Kxr6?
Also this quote from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban might help.
"Mr Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business.
Mr Prongs agrees with Mr Moony and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git.
Mr Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a Professor.
Mr Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slime-ball."
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Using the text on the board as a map of sorts, and assuming that it's from white's point of view,
KR6--> M; KR1--> D; KN7-->E; QB8--> N; QB4--> M; QN5--> S; KB4--> A; QB1--> T
Resulting in text
"MDENMSAT" for the first part. I'm guessing the letters in the middle are a key of some sort.
Second list:
"RADUMLOKA"
Neither of these are words, but there's a start.
answered 4 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
1,951230
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Using the text on the board as a map of sorts, and assuming that it's from white's point of view,
KR6--> M; KR1--> D; KN7-->E; QB8--> N; QB4--> M; QN5--> S; KB4--> A; QB1--> T
Resulting in text
"MDENMSAT" for the first part. I'm guessing the letters in the middle are a key of some sort.
Second list:
"RADUMLOKA"
Neither of these are words, but there's a start.
answered 4 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
1,951230
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Using the text on the board as a map of sorts, and assuming that it's from white's point of view,
KR6--> M; KR1--> D; KN7-->E; QB8--> N; QB4--> M; QN5--> S; KB4--> A; QB1--> T
Resulting in text
"MDENMSAT" for the first part. I'm guessing the letters in the middle are a key of some sort.
Second list:
"RADUMLOKA"
Neither of these are words, but there's a start.
answered 4 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
1,951230
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Using the text on the board as a map of sorts, and assuming that it's from white's point of view,
KR6--> M; KR1--> D; KN7-->E; QB8--> N; QB4--> M; QN5--> S; KB4--> A; QB1--> T
Resulting in text
"MDENMSAT" for the first part. I'm guessing the letters in the middle are a key of some sort.
Second list:
"RADUMLOKA"
Neither of these are words, but there's a start.
answered 4 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
1,951230
answered 4 hours ago
Brandon_JBrandon_J
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Brandon_JBrandon_J
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That's... strange. They look like they should be chess notations and directions but they're not. I wonder...
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– North
5 hours ago
2
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@North with the exception of the numbers in the middle, they are in fact old-school chess notation - King's Rook file, 6th row; King's Rook file, 1st row; King's kNight file, 7th row....
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– Brandon_J
4 hours ago
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Each notation describes a square (not a piece movement), to elaborate.
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– Brandon_J
4 hours ago