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Originally Posted by RedKey
Alright, solved it.
Spoiler for riddle solution:
I feel bad that I couldn't think of anything from those strings of numbers until I saw the arranged pic from Mr.Q. I really thought some kind of cypher was involved Yeah, I'm not so good at riddles.
I thought the numbers had something to do with bytes, so i divided them in groups of eight like this
...and got stuck. Seeing the chessboard this morning made everything click. Once you get there, finding what mate is being shown is pretty straightforward.
Many thanks to everyone, I don't think I would have been able to move further than the message and fully appreciate the riddle without you!
A well thought riddle indeed, Jan-Poo. Bravo!
(...a trolling elephant? )
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And now the answer to the riddle is obvious. Thinking back, I question not only why I did not think of it before, but also why I did not look at
that place.