PUZZLES--SOLUTIONS

by Maxwell Lin

Answer 1: Yes. If the knight moves and then returns to its original position in the first two moves it makes, this positioning for the black pawn is possible.

Answer 2: You say “You will free my brother.” If the statement is false, he would have to free your brother, but if it is false, it also means that he won’t free your brother. This is a contradiction, so the answer to this statement can’t be false. And if “You will free my brother” is true, he will have to free you because it was a true statement. And if it is true, he will also free your brother.