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Solutions To
Problem 1
Possible capturing moves by White = 5:
Qxc6, Qxd7, Qxe5, Bxa7, Rxh1 		Possible checking moves by White = 7:
Qxd7, Qe7, Qe6, Qxe5, Qf8, Nc7, Nf6



Solutions To
Problem 2
Possible capturing moves by Black = 6:
Bxe4, Bxf2, Nxf2, Nxh2, Qxf2, Qxh2 		Possible checking moves by Black = 3:
Bxf2, Qxf2, Qxf3



Solutions To
Problem 3
Possible capturing moves by White = 1:
Nxh4.
White's in check -- no other captures are legal. 		Possible checking moves by White = 0.



Solutions To
Problem 4
Possible capturing moves by Black = 2:
Bxg2, Qxb4 (But not Kxg7.) 		Possible checking moves by Black = 4:
Bxg2, Qd1, Qh2, Re1



Solutions To
Problem 5
Possible capturing moves by White = 3:
g5xf6, Nxf6, Qxh7 		Possible checking moves by White = 3:
Nxf6, Nh6, Qxh7



Solutions To
Problem 6
Possible capturing moves by Black = 2:
Qxb3, Nxe4
(Not Rxd1 -- the rook is pinned.) 		Possible checking moves by Black = 0.



Solutions To
Problem 7
Possible capturing moves by White = 3:
Bxf6, Rxf5, Bxf5 		Possible checking moves by White = 2:
Bb6, Bxf6



Solutions To
Problem 8
Possible capturing moves by Black = 0:
cxd4 is illegal since the pawn is pinned 		Possible checking moves by Black = 2:
Qe3, c5-c4 (with a discovered check)



Solutions To
Problem 9
Possible capturing moves by White = 8:
Nxc3, Qxb7, Qxd4, Qxg6, Bxc7, Bxg3, f2xg3, h2xg3 		Possible checking moves by White = 1:
Qe8



Solutions To
Problem 10
Possible capturing moves by Black = 0.
 		Possible checking moves by Black = 0.
Black has only 1 legal move: Kh8



Solutions To
Problem 11
Possible capturing moves by White = 5:
Nxf7, Qxe6, Qxf6, Qxh7, Rxg7 		Possible checking moves by White = 2:
Qxh7, Rxg7



Solutions To
Problem 12
Possible capturing moves by Black = 2:
Bxf2, Nxd5 		Possible checking moves by Black = 2:
Bb4, Bxf2



Solutions To
Problem 13
Possible capturing moves by White = 1:
f7xe8
(The only capture that gets White out of check.) 		Possible checking moves by White = 0:
(Because White must first get out of check.)



Solutions To
Problem 14
Possible capturing moves by Black = 0:
 		Possible checking moves by Black = 6:
Ne4 (double check); Ne6, Nf7, Nh7, Nh3, Nf3
(Any move by the knight gives a discovered check.)



Solutions To
Problem 15
Possible capturing moves by White = 6:
Nxb4, Nxf6, Qxe5, Qxf6, Qxh7, Rxg7 		Possible checking moves by White = 4:
Ne7, Nxf6, Qxh7, Rxg7



Solutions To
Problem 16
Possible capturing moves by Black = 11:
Bxa3, Bxg3, e6xf5, Rxe3, Rxf5, Rxf2, Rxg3,
Qxf1, Qxf5, Qxg3, Qxh2 		Possible checking moves by Black = 5:
Rxg3, Qxf1, Qg2, Qxg3, Qxh2



Solutions To
Problem 17
Possible capturing moves by White = 6:
f7xe8, f7xg8, Nxe8, Nxg8, Nxh5, Kxh5 		Possible checking moves by White = 4:
f7xe8(with promotion to R or Q is checkmate),
f7xg8(with promotion to R or Q), Nd7, Nh7



Solutions To
Problem 18
Possible capturing moves by Black = 3:
Qxg3, Rxd3, Nxg3 		Possible checking moves by Black = 5:
Qxg3, Nd5-e3, Nf4, Nf5-e3, Nh4



Solutions To
Problem 19
Possible capturing moves by White = 5:
Rxb7, Bxe6, Qxd4, Nxd4, Bxf6
(c3xd4 is NOT a legal move!) 		Possible checking moves by White = 2:
Qa4, Bb5



Solutions To
Problem 20
Possible capturing moves by Black = 3:
Nxa1, Nxf2, h7xg6 		Possible checking moves by Black = 4:
Ne3, Rd1, Nd2, Ng3