# Chess Key

**Category:** Cryptography

**Points:** 200

## Description

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\<sup>Created By: \<code>@syyntax\</code>\</sup>

Looks like DEADFACE compromised a machine and left this cryptic calling card:

```
checkmate. nZ3ipU8_yy3p5_hvyKi0
```

One of our other analysts also found this image that we believe is tied to this calling card.

[Download PNG](https://deadface.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/2026/challenges/crypto/crypto05/chesskey.png)(821KB)\<br>
\<sup>SHA256: `583450106b366b832250ee0dc30d57a055b27772387801d6dc77db9515cd354b`\</sup>

Use this image and any information you can find in GhostTown to reveal the flag.

Submit the flag as `deadface{flag-text}`.

## Services

- [https://deadface.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com](https://deadface.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com)