Solutions for Chapter 1 puzzles

 
1.1
1 ... Ke5 
2 Kc4 Kd6 
3 Kb5 Kc7
4 Ka6 Kb8 
5 Kb6 Kc8 
6 Ka7 and nothing can stop the white king reaching a8.  

If Black had played 
1 ...Kc5, White would play 2 Ke4.
 
If Black played 1 ...Kd6, then 2 Kd4.

Eventually the black king must move to one side 
and the white king will be able to move forward 
toward the other side. Try some variations for yourself.

1.2  White can legally move to any one of six squares: c5, b5, b4, b3, c3 and d3. 
These moves would be recorded as 1 Kc5, 1 Kb5, 1 Kb4 etc.  
The "1" indicates the first move by White from the given position.
The golden rule tells us the king cannot move to the adjacent squares d4 or d5 
because on either it could be captured by the black king.

1.3  No. A chess piece can only capture on a square to which it can legally move. 
A king can only move one square and the queen is two squares away.

1.4  No. The white queen can move to a lot of squares, 
but not to the square occupied by the black queen.

1.5	Yes, the white queen could be captured by either the black king or the black queen. 
The moves would be recorded 
         1...Kxd6 or 1...Qxd6. The "1..." indicates the first move by Black from the given position.