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This puzzle is part 24 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.









Dear Puzzling,



By the time you receive this message, I may have already returned from my trip. Today I visited a luxurious mansion built by an important person. I hope your board game skills are not rusty, because you'll need them for today's puzzle!



Wish you were here!

Love, Gladys.








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Across

1. Large inlet

5. Local name for Scotland

9. More delicate

10. A place where a fly is a nuisance

11. An African country or its capital city

15. Less feral

16. A Uruk-hai, for example

18. Native of an Arab state

19. Zilch

20. Precious stone

21. Card below trey

22. Evaluated



Down

1. Perfect is the enemy of —

2. Prefix for -cycle or -brow

3. Short-range network

4. — as a fiddle

5. Arsenals

6. Instead of = in — of

7. Grandmaster Larsen

8. Newspaper piece

12. Outlaw assassinated by coward

13. Members of the clergy

14. Arizona landmark: Horseshoe —

15. Ancient Roman attire

16. Legal obligation

17. Sushi ingredient






Gladys will return in "Thousands and thousands of words".










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    Man, everyone's answers below was each on 9 upvotes. Glad to have upvoted each and awarded three answer badges, hehe. Great puzzle, jafe! Is the series still continuing? (Not that I can solve it :P)
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    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:21






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    @MrPie Thanks! The series has already finished. The last puzzle is number 26. As you may know, the entire series was a result of a comment you made back in April :)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
    Jul 15 at 19:32






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    I remember that! Ahhh, so it was one big meta puzzle! Well, I'm honoured to have inspired you to make such a big puzzle, coming from me who can just pull off a riddle, haha. Fun fact: Gladys series = Less easy grid.
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    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:39




















13












$begingroup$


This puzzle is part 24 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.









Dear Puzzling,



By the time you receive this message, I may have already returned from my trip. Today I visited a luxurious mansion built by an important person. I hope your board game skills are not rusty, because you'll need them for today's puzzle!



Wish you were here!

Love, Gladys.








enter image description here



Across

1. Large inlet

5. Local name for Scotland

9. More delicate

10. A place where a fly is a nuisance

11. An African country or its capital city

15. Less feral

16. A Uruk-hai, for example

18. Native of an Arab state

19. Zilch

20. Precious stone

21. Card below trey

22. Evaluated



Down

1. Perfect is the enemy of —

2. Prefix for -cycle or -brow

3. Short-range network

4. — as a fiddle

5. Arsenals

6. Instead of = in — of

7. Grandmaster Larsen

8. Newspaper piece

12. Outlaw assassinated by coward

13. Members of the clergy

14. Arizona landmark: Horseshoe —

15. Ancient Roman attire

16. Legal obligation

17. Sushi ingredient






Gladys will return in "Thousands and thousands of words".










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  • $begingroup$
    Man, everyone's answers below was each on 9 upvotes. Glad to have upvoted each and awarded three answer badges, hehe. Great puzzle, jafe! Is the series still continuing? (Not that I can solve it :P)
    $endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:21






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @MrPie Thanks! The series has already finished. The last puzzle is number 26. As you may know, the entire series was a result of a comment you made back in April :)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
    Jul 15 at 19:32






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    I remember that! Ahhh, so it was one big meta puzzle! Well, I'm honoured to have inspired you to make such a big puzzle, coming from me who can just pull off a riddle, haha. Fun fact: Gladys series = Less easy grid.
    $endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:39
















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$begingroup$


This puzzle is part 24 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.









Dear Puzzling,



By the time you receive this message, I may have already returned from my trip. Today I visited a luxurious mansion built by an important person. I hope your board game skills are not rusty, because you'll need them for today's puzzle!



Wish you were here!

Love, Gladys.








enter image description here



Across

1. Large inlet

5. Local name for Scotland

9. More delicate

10. A place where a fly is a nuisance

11. An African country or its capital city

15. Less feral

16. A Uruk-hai, for example

18. Native of an Arab state

19. Zilch

20. Precious stone

21. Card below trey

22. Evaluated



Down

1. Perfect is the enemy of —

2. Prefix for -cycle or -brow

3. Short-range network

4. — as a fiddle

5. Arsenals

6. Instead of = in — of

7. Grandmaster Larsen

8. Newspaper piece

12. Outlaw assassinated by coward

13. Members of the clergy

14. Arizona landmark: Horseshoe —

15. Ancient Roman attire

16. Legal obligation

17. Sushi ingredient






Gladys will return in "Thousands and thousands of words".










share|improve this question











$endgroup$




This puzzle is part 24 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.









Dear Puzzling,



By the time you receive this message, I may have already returned from my trip. Today I visited a luxurious mansion built by an important person. I hope your board game skills are not rusty, because you'll need them for today's puzzle!



Wish you were here!

Love, Gladys.








enter image description here



Across

1. Large inlet

5. Local name for Scotland

9. More delicate

10. A place where a fly is a nuisance

11. An African country or its capital city

15. Less feral

16. A Uruk-hai, for example

18. Native of an Arab state

19. Zilch

20. Precious stone

21. Card below trey

22. Evaluated



Down

1. Perfect is the enemy of —

2. Prefix for -cycle or -brow

3. Short-range network

4. — as a fiddle

5. Arsenals

6. Instead of = in — of

7. Grandmaster Larsen

8. Newspaper piece

12. Outlaw assassinated by coward

13. Members of the clergy

14. Arizona landmark: Horseshoe —

15. Ancient Roman attire

16. Legal obligation

17. Sushi ingredient






Gladys will return in "Thousands and thousands of words".







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  • $begingroup$
    Man, everyone's answers below was each on 9 upvotes. Glad to have upvoted each and awarded three answer badges, hehe. Great puzzle, jafe! Is the series still continuing? (Not that I can solve it :P)
    $endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:21






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @MrPie Thanks! The series has already finished. The last puzzle is number 26. As you may know, the entire series was a result of a comment you made back in April :)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
    Jul 15 at 19:32






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    I remember that! Ahhh, so it was one big meta puzzle! Well, I'm honoured to have inspired you to make such a big puzzle, coming from me who can just pull off a riddle, haha. Fun fact: Gladys series = Less easy grid.
    $endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:39




















  • $begingroup$
    Man, everyone's answers below was each on 9 upvotes. Glad to have upvoted each and awarded three answer badges, hehe. Great puzzle, jafe! Is the series still continuing? (Not that I can solve it :P)
    $endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:21






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @MrPie Thanks! The series has already finished. The last puzzle is number 26. As you may know, the entire series was a result of a comment you made back in April :)
    $endgroup$
    – jafe
    Jul 15 at 19:32






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    I remember that! Ahhh, so it was one big meta puzzle! Well, I'm honoured to have inspired you to make such a big puzzle, coming from me who can just pull off a riddle, haha. Fun fact: Gladys series = Less easy grid.
    $endgroup$
    – Mr Pie
    Jul 15 at 19:39


















$begingroup$
Man, everyone's answers below was each on 9 upvotes. Glad to have upvoted each and awarded three answer badges, hehe. Great puzzle, jafe! Is the series still continuing? (Not that I can solve it :P)
$endgroup$
– Mr Pie
Jul 15 at 19:21




$begingroup$
Man, everyone's answers below was each on 9 upvotes. Glad to have upvoted each and awarded three answer badges, hehe. Great puzzle, jafe! Is the series still continuing? (Not that I can solve it :P)
$endgroup$
– Mr Pie
Jul 15 at 19:21




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1




$begingroup$
@MrPie Thanks! The series has already finished. The last puzzle is number 26. As you may know, the entire series was a result of a comment you made back in April :)
$endgroup$
– jafe
Jul 15 at 19:32




$begingroup$
@MrPie Thanks! The series has already finished. The last puzzle is number 26. As you may know, the entire series was a result of a comment you made back in April :)
$endgroup$
– jafe
Jul 15 at 19:32




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$begingroup$
I remember that! Ahhh, so it was one big meta puzzle! Well, I'm honoured to have inspired you to make such a big puzzle, coming from me who can just pull off a riddle, haha. Fun fact: Gladys series = Less easy grid.
$endgroup$
– Mr Pie
Jul 15 at 19:39






$begingroup$
I remember that! Ahhh, so it was one big meta puzzle! Well, I'm honoured to have inspired you to make such a big puzzle, coming from me who can just pull off a riddle, haha. Fun fact: Gladys series = Less easy grid.
$endgroup$
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Once again, I feel like I’m swooping in and snatching the answer, using the excellent solutions already provided by @Glorfindel for the chess puzzles and @Jay for the crossword. Thanks to you both!



If we:




Only use white’s moves for the chess solutions per @Glorfindel’s answer, and then map them accordingly according to @Jay’s crossword, we get Tjong a Fie which is a luxurious mansion in North Sumatra, Indonesia.




Specifically:




a4: T

b5: J

a6: O

b7: N

a8: G



c7: A



d8: F

f7: I

g7: E







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    Partial answer with the crossword




    ..abcdefgh
    .
    8 gulfalba
    7 onairier
    6 ointment
    5 djibouti
    4 tamerorc
    3 omaninil
    2 gemdeuce
    1 assessed




    Using the answer from Glorfindel to try and find the code




    a4 T

    c5 I

    b5 J

    d6 T

    a6 O

    c7 A

    b7 N

    c8 L

    a8 G

    c7 A

    d8 F

    d8 F

    f7 I

    h8 A

    g7 E







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      Partial answer with solutions for the chess problems:




      Top left: white to move mates in 5, with 1. Rxa4+ Kc5 2. Rb5+ Kd6 3. Ra6+ Kc7 (or Kd7 or Ke7) 4. Rb7+ Kc8 (or Kd8 or Ke8 or Kf8) 5. Ra8#

      Top right: white to move mates in 1, with 1. Nxc7# (so-called 'smothered mate')

      Bottom left: white to move mates in 3, with 1. Rd8+ Qxd8 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Qxg7#




      (no-computers; these were easy enough to figure out without Stockfish)



      Note that




      for every problem, the first move is to a square which has a number in the bottom right diagram (a4 = 15, c7 = 9, d8 = 4). I'm not sure if this is relevant, though.







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        Once again, I feel like I’m swooping in and snatching the answer, using the excellent solutions already provided by @Glorfindel for the chess puzzles and @Jay for the crossword. Thanks to you both!



        If we:




        Only use white’s moves for the chess solutions per @Glorfindel’s answer, and then map them accordingly according to @Jay’s crossword, we get Tjong a Fie which is a luxurious mansion in North Sumatra, Indonesia.




        Specifically:




        a4: T

        b5: J

        a6: O

        b7: N

        a8: G



        c7: A



        d8: F

        f7: I

        g7: E







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          $begingroup$

          Once again, I feel like I’m swooping in and snatching the answer, using the excellent solutions already provided by @Glorfindel for the chess puzzles and @Jay for the crossword. Thanks to you both!



          If we:




          Only use white’s moves for the chess solutions per @Glorfindel’s answer, and then map them accordingly according to @Jay’s crossword, we get Tjong a Fie which is a luxurious mansion in North Sumatra, Indonesia.




          Specifically:




          a4: T

          b5: J

          a6: O

          b7: N

          a8: G



          c7: A



          d8: F

          f7: I

          g7: E







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            $begingroup$

            Once again, I feel like I’m swooping in and snatching the answer, using the excellent solutions already provided by @Glorfindel for the chess puzzles and @Jay for the crossword. Thanks to you both!



            If we:




            Only use white’s moves for the chess solutions per @Glorfindel’s answer, and then map them accordingly according to @Jay’s crossword, we get Tjong a Fie which is a luxurious mansion in North Sumatra, Indonesia.




            Specifically:




            a4: T

            b5: J

            a6: O

            b7: N

            a8: G



            c7: A



            d8: F

            f7: I

            g7: E







            share|improve this answer









            $endgroup$



            Once again, I feel like I’m swooping in and snatching the answer, using the excellent solutions already provided by @Glorfindel for the chess puzzles and @Jay for the crossword. Thanks to you both!



            If we:




            Only use white’s moves for the chess solutions per @Glorfindel’s answer, and then map them accordingly according to @Jay’s crossword, we get Tjong a Fie which is a luxurious mansion in North Sumatra, Indonesia.




            Specifically:




            a4: T

            b5: J

            a6: O

            b7: N

            a8: G



            c7: A



            d8: F

            f7: I

            g7: E








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            answered May 27 at 10:09









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                Partial answer with the crossword




                ..abcdefgh
                .
                8 gulfalba
                7 onairier
                6 ointment
                5 djibouti
                4 tamerorc
                3 omaninil
                2 gemdeuce
                1 assessed




                Using the answer from Glorfindel to try and find the code




                a4 T

                c5 I

                b5 J

                d6 T

                a6 O

                c7 A

                b7 N

                c8 L

                a8 G

                c7 A

                d8 F

                d8 F

                f7 I

                h8 A

                g7 E







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                  10














                  $begingroup$

                  Partial answer with the crossword




                  ..abcdefgh
                  .
                  8 gulfalba
                  7 onairier
                  6 ointment
                  5 djibouti
                  4 tamerorc
                  3 omaninil
                  2 gemdeuce
                  1 assessed




                  Using the answer from Glorfindel to try and find the code




                  a4 T

                  c5 I

                  b5 J

                  d6 T

                  a6 O

                  c7 A

                  b7 N

                  c8 L

                  a8 G

                  c7 A

                  d8 F

                  d8 F

                  f7 I

                  h8 A

                  g7 E







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                    10














                    10










                    10







                    $begingroup$

                    Partial answer with the crossword




                    ..abcdefgh
                    .
                    8 gulfalba
                    7 onairier
                    6 ointment
                    5 djibouti
                    4 tamerorc
                    3 omaninil
                    2 gemdeuce
                    1 assessed




                    Using the answer from Glorfindel to try and find the code




                    a4 T

                    c5 I

                    b5 J

                    d6 T

                    a6 O

                    c7 A

                    b7 N

                    c8 L

                    a8 G

                    c7 A

                    d8 F

                    d8 F

                    f7 I

                    h8 A

                    g7 E







                    share|improve this answer









                    $endgroup$



                    Partial answer with the crossword




                    ..abcdefgh
                    .
                    8 gulfalba
                    7 onairier
                    6 ointment
                    5 djibouti
                    4 tamerorc
                    3 omaninil
                    2 gemdeuce
                    1 assessed




                    Using the answer from Glorfindel to try and find the code




                    a4 T

                    c5 I

                    b5 J

                    d6 T

                    a6 O

                    c7 A

                    b7 N

                    c8 L

                    a8 G

                    c7 A

                    d8 F

                    d8 F

                    f7 I

                    h8 A

                    g7 E








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                    answered May 27 at 9:20









                    JayJay

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                        10














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                        Partial answer with solutions for the chess problems:




                        Top left: white to move mates in 5, with 1. Rxa4+ Kc5 2. Rb5+ Kd6 3. Ra6+ Kc7 (or Kd7 or Ke7) 4. Rb7+ Kc8 (or Kd8 or Ke8 or Kf8) 5. Ra8#

                        Top right: white to move mates in 1, with 1. Nxc7# (so-called 'smothered mate')

                        Bottom left: white to move mates in 3, with 1. Rd8+ Qxd8 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Qxg7#




                        (no-computers; these were easy enough to figure out without Stockfish)



                        Note that




                        for every problem, the first move is to a square which has a number in the bottom right diagram (a4 = 15, c7 = 9, d8 = 4). I'm not sure if this is relevant, though.







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                          $begingroup$

                          Partial answer with solutions for the chess problems:




                          Top left: white to move mates in 5, with 1. Rxa4+ Kc5 2. Rb5+ Kd6 3. Ra6+ Kc7 (or Kd7 or Ke7) 4. Rb7+ Kc8 (or Kd8 or Ke8 or Kf8) 5. Ra8#

                          Top right: white to move mates in 1, with 1. Nxc7# (so-called 'smothered mate')

                          Bottom left: white to move mates in 3, with 1. Rd8+ Qxd8 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Qxg7#




                          (no-computers; these were easy enough to figure out without Stockfish)



                          Note that




                          for every problem, the first move is to a square which has a number in the bottom right diagram (a4 = 15, c7 = 9, d8 = 4). I'm not sure if this is relevant, though.







                          share|improve this answer











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                            $begingroup$

                            Partial answer with solutions for the chess problems:




                            Top left: white to move mates in 5, with 1. Rxa4+ Kc5 2. Rb5+ Kd6 3. Ra6+ Kc7 (or Kd7 or Ke7) 4. Rb7+ Kc8 (or Kd8 or Ke8 or Kf8) 5. Ra8#

                            Top right: white to move mates in 1, with 1. Nxc7# (so-called 'smothered mate')

                            Bottom left: white to move mates in 3, with 1. Rd8+ Qxd8 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Qxg7#




                            (no-computers; these were easy enough to figure out without Stockfish)



                            Note that




                            for every problem, the first move is to a square which has a number in the bottom right diagram (a4 = 15, c7 = 9, d8 = 4). I'm not sure if this is relevant, though.







                            share|improve this answer











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                            Partial answer with solutions for the chess problems:




                            Top left: white to move mates in 5, with 1. Rxa4+ Kc5 2. Rb5+ Kd6 3. Ra6+ Kc7 (or Kd7 or Ke7) 4. Rb7+ Kc8 (or Kd8 or Ke8 or Kf8) 5. Ra8#

                            Top right: white to move mates in 1, with 1. Nxc7# (so-called 'smothered mate')

                            Bottom left: white to move mates in 3, with 1. Rd8+ Qxd8 2. Qxf7+ Kh8 3. Qxg7#




                            (no-computers; these were easy enough to figure out without Stockfish)



                            Note that




                            for every problem, the first move is to a square which has a number in the bottom right diagram (a4 = 15, c7 = 9, d8 = 4). I'm not sure if this is relevant, though.








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