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Mr. Squares left you his property.

You discover a mysterious chest locked with a seven-letter combination lock.

Looking at the dusty thing, you notice an engraved checkerboard. On the other side of the dusty thing, there are a game's worth of chess moves.

Game Algebraic notation:

1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Be3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nf6 10. a4 a5 11. g4 g5 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bxb7 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qxf2+ 16. Kc1 Qe2 17. Qxe2 Nxa1 18. Bc6+ Nd7 19. Rf1 f6 20. Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qe4 Rf8 22. Qg2 Rxd3 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. Rf5 R8d6 26. Qf1 c5 27. Qe2 Ke6 28. Qb2 Rd1#

Game UCI notation:

e2e4, e7e5, d2d3, d7d5, e4d5, d8d5, c1e3, b8c6, g1f3, f8c5, f1e2, c8g4, e3c5, d5c5, h2h3, g4f3, e2f3, g8f6, a2a4, a7a5, g2g4, g7g5, f1g2, c6d4, b2b3, a8d8, g2b7, d4c2, d1d2, c5f2, e1c1, f2e2, d1e2, c2a1, b7c6, b8d7, f1f1, f7f6, c6d7, d8d7, e2e4, f8f8, d1g2, d7d3, g2c6, e8e7, c6g2, f8d8, f1f5, d8d6, g2f1, c7c5, f1e2, e7e6, b2b2, d3d1

Game interactive board: Chess Stack Exchange Snippet

Intrigued, you re-read the welcome letter you were given.

Hello,

I baked some cookies. Carefully remove all the pieces from the oven. I do not want to walk over any crunchy bits on the kitchen floor.

Keep this as key information.

Bye,

T. Squares

Oh, what a simple man he was.

Find the seven letter English word to open the chest.

Hint:

Moving words in the letter reveal the secret of the chess moves.

Mr. Squares left you his property.

You discover a mysterious chest locked with a seven-letter combination lock.

On the chest, an engraved checkerboard with a game's worth of chess moves:

Game Algebraic notation:

1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Be3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nf6 10. a4 a5 11. g4 g5 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bxb7 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qxf2+ 16. Kc1 Qe2 17. Qxe2 Nxa1 18. Bc6+ Nd7 19. Rf1 f6 20. Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qe4 Rf8 22. Qg2 Rxd3 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. Rf5 R8d6 26. Qf1 c5 27. Qe2 Ke6 28. Qb2 Rd1#

Game UCI notation:

e2e4, e7e5, d2d3, d7d5, e4d5, d8d5, c1e3, b8c6, g1f3, f8c5, f1e2, c8g4, e3c5, d5c5, h2h3, g4f3, e2f3, g8f6, a2a4, a7a5, g2g4, g7g5, f1g2, c6d4, b2b3, a8d8, g2b7, d4c2, d1d2, c5f2, e1c1, f2e2, d1e2, c2a1, b7c6, b8d7, f1f1, f7f6, c6d7, d8d7, e2e4, f8f8, d1g2, d7d3, g2c6, e8e7, c6g2, f8d8, f1f5, d8d6, g2f1, c7c5, f1e2, e7e6, b2b2, d3d1

Game interactive board: Chess Stack Exchange Snippet

Looks like a real game, but at the same time something feels weird.

Intrigued, you re-read the welcome letter you were given.

Hello,

I baked some cookies. Carefully remove all the pieces from the oven. I do not want to walk over any crunchy bits on the kitchen floor.

Keep this as key information.

Bye,

T. Squares

Oh, what a simple man.

Find the seven letter English word to open the chest.

Hint:

Moving words in the letter reveal the secret of the chess moves.

Mr. Squares left you his property.

You discover a mysterious chest locked with a seven-letter combination lock.

Looking at the dusty thing, you notice an engraved checkerboard. On the other side of the dusty thing, there are a game's worth of chess moves.

Game Algebraic notation:

1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Be3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nf6 10. a4 a5 11. g4 g5 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bxb7 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qxf2+ 16. Kc1 Qe2 17. Qxe2 Nxa1 18. Bc6+ Nd7 19. Rf1 f6 20. Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qe4 Rf8 22. Qg2 Rxd3 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. Rf5 R8d6 26. Qf1 c5 27. Qe2 Ke6 28. Qb2 Rd1#

Game UCI notation:

e2e4, e7e5, d2d3, d7d5, e4d5, d8d5, c1e3, b8c6, g1f3, f8c5, f1e2, c8g4, e3c5, d5c5, h2h3, g4f3, e2f3, g8f6, a2a4, a7a5, g2g4, g7g5, f1g2, c6d4, b2b3, a8d8, g2b7, d4c2, d1d2, c5f2, e1c1, f2e2, d1e2, c2a1, b7c6, b8d7, f1f1, f7f6, c6d7, d8d7, e2e4, f8f8, d1g2, d7d3, g2c6, e8e7, c6g2, f8d8, f1f5, d8d6, g2f1, c7c5, f1e2, e7e6, b2b2, d3d1

Game interactive board: Chess Stack Exchange Snippet

Intrigued, you re-read the letter you were given.

Hello,

The keys are under the carpet.

I baked some cookies. Carefully remove all the pieces from the oven. I don't want to walk over any crunchy bits on the kitchen floor.

Bye,

T. Squares

Oh, what a simple man he was.

Find the seven letter English word to open the chest.

Mr. Squares left you his property.

You discover a mysterious chest locked with a seven-letter combination lock.

Looking at the dusty thing, you notice an engraved checkerboard. On the other side of the dusty thing, there are a game's worth of chess moves.

Game Algebraic notation:

1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Be3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nf6 10. a4 a5 11. g4 g5 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bxb7 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qxf2+ 16. Kc1 Qe2 17. Qxe2 Nxa1 18. Bc6+ Nd7 19. Rf1 f6 20. Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qe4 Rf8 22. Qg2 Rxd3 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. Rf5 R8d6 26. Qf1 c5 27. Qe2 Ke6 28. Qb2 Rd1#

Game UCI notation:

e2e4, e7e5, d2d3, d7d5, e4d5, d8d5, c1e3, b8c6, g1f3, f8c5, f1e2, c8g4, e3c5, d5c5, h2h3, g4f3, e2f3, g8f6, a2a4, a7a5, g2g4, g7g5, f1g2, c6d4, b2b3, a8d8, g2b7, d4c2, d1d2, c5f2, e1c1, f2e2, d1e2, c2a1, b7c6, b8d7, f1f1, f7f6, c6d7, d8d7, e2e4, f8f8, d1g2, d7d3, g2c6, e8e7, c6g2, f8d8, f1f5, d8d6, g2f1, c7c5, f1e2, e7e6, b2b2, d3d1

Game interactive board: Chess Stack Exchange Snippet

Intrigued, you re-read the welcome letter you were given.

Hello,

I baked some cookies. Carefully remove all the pieces from the oven. I do not want to walk over any crunchy bits on the kitchen floor.

Keep this as key information.

Bye,

T. Squares

Oh, what a simple man he was.

Find the seven letter English word to open the chest.

Hint:

Moving words in the letter reveal the secret of the chess moves.

Looking at the dusty thing, you notice an engraved checkerboard.

You remember that he was an avid chess player. Going over his chess games notebook, something stands out. There is one game that is different from the rest, almost as if both players worked together to hide something...

Find the seven-letter word as the game unfolds, hidden not in pieces, but in their journey.

Game Algebraic notation:

1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Be3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nf6 10. a4 a5 11. g4 g5 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bxb7 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qxf2+ 16. Kc1 Qe2 17. Qxe2 Nxa1 18. Bc6+ Nd7 19. Rf1 f6 20. Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qe4 Rf8 22. Qg2 Rxd3 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. Rf5 R8d6 26. Qf1 c5 27. Qe2 Ke6 28. Qb2 Rd1#

Game UCI notation:

e2e4, e7e5, d2d3, d7d5, e4d5, d8d5, c1e3, b8c6, g1f3, f8c5, f1e2, c8g4, e3c5, d5c5, h2h3, g4f3, e2f3, g8f6, a2a4, a7a5, g2g4, g7g5, f1g2, c6d4, b2b3, a8d8, g2b7, d4c2, d1d2, c5f2, e1c1, f2e2, d1e2, c2a1, b7c6, b8d7, f1f1, f7f6, c6d7, d8d7, e2e4, f8f8, d1g2, d7d3, g2c6, e8e7, c6g2, f8d8, f1f5, d8d6, g2f1, c7c5, f1e2, e7e6, b2b2, d3d1

Game animated:

Looking at the dusty thing, you notice an engraved checkerboard. On the other side of the dusty thing, there are a game's worth of chess moves.

Game Algebraic notation:

1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Be3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nf6 10. a4 a5 11. g4 g5 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. b3 Rd8 14. Bxb7 Nxc2+ 15. Kd2 Qxf2+ 16. Kc1 Qe2 17. Qxe2 Nxa1 18. Bc6+ Nd7 19. Rf1 f6 20. Bxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qe4 Rf8 22. Qg2 Rxd3 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. Rf5 R8d6 26. Qf1 c5 27. Qe2 Ke6 28. Qb2 Rd1#

Game UCI notation:

e2e4, e7e5, d2d3, d7d5, e4d5, d8d5, c1e3, b8c6, g1f3, f8c5, f1e2, c8g4, e3c5, d5c5, h2h3, g4f3, e2f3, g8f6, a2a4, a7a5, g2g4, g7g5, f1g2, c6d4, b2b3, a8d8, g2b7, d4c2, d1d2, c5f2, e1c1, f2e2, d1e2, c2a1, b7c6, b8d7, f1f1, f7f6, c6d7, d8d7, e2e4, f8f8, d1g2, d7d3, g2c6, e8e7, c6g2, f8d8, f1f5, d8d6, g2f1, c7c5, f1e2, e7e6, b2b2, d3d1

Game interactive board: Chess Stack Exchange Snippet

Intrigued, you re-read the letter you were given.

Hello,

The keys are under the carpet.

I baked some cookies. Carefully remove all the pieces from the oven. I don't want to walk over any crunchy bits on the kitchen floor.

Bye,

T. Squares

Oh, what a simple man he was.

Find the seven letter English word to open the chest.