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Rules of Chess: Pawns FAQ. Rules of promotion and movement of pawns explained.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Anonymous wrote on Fri, Jun 21, 2002 08:23 PM UTC:Good ★★★★I have a question in regards to the en-passant move. Let's say that the white pawn takes a double step from the second row to the fourth row on its first move, and the black pawn in turn does the same to where they are now diagonal to one another. If the white pawn then chooses to move one additional square forward (to the fifth row), can the black pawn perform the en-passant and move to the square on the fourth row behind the white pawn and take the white pawn?
Anonymous wrote on Sat, Jun 22, 2002 01:13 PM UTC:No, en passant can only happen after the opponent's pawn make its initial two-square move.
Robert Walker wrote on Mon, Aug 12, 2002 03:07 PM UTC:I have a question regarding <i>en passant</i>. I have heard that each player may only capture <i>en passant</i> once per game. This would seem to be supported by the wording the <a href='http://www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/reference/html/i.2.e.html' target='_NEW'>chess glossary</a> at IBM's site on the Kasparov/Deep Blue match: "<b>En passant:</b> (In passing) A special pawn capture which can only be effected once by each side in a game...." But I had always heard before that you may capture <i>en passant</i>, even if you have already done so before in the game (with different pawns, of course).
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I understand that once an <i>en passant</i> move becomes
available, you must either do it that turn or pass up the opportunity to capture that pawn via <i>en passant</i>, but if you <b>do</b> capture, can you still capture <i>en passant</i> later, if the same situation (with different pawns) were to come up again? What if you <b>don't</b> capture?
📝Hans Bodlaender wrote on Fri, Oct 11, 2002 11:53 AM UTC:It is possible to capture more than once in a game, of course with different pawns.
G G McKee wrote on Sat, Dec 21, 2002 11:01 PM UTC:Good ★★★★There is a question friends and I have with reguards to the pawns first move. When takin the 'double step', would the pawn be allowed to step forward to the first square, then capture a piece in next diagonal square ? For example, lets say there is a black piece at space E-4. May the white pawn at D-2 with its inital 'two steps', step thru D-3 and capture the piece at E-4 ? I'll check back for answers ! THANX !
No. Quoting from this page, 'When a pawn moves two squares on its first movement, then this must be without capture, i.e., two squares straight ahead, and the square that he passes must be empty, as must be the square he moves to.'
Anonymous wrote on Fri, Feb 7, 2003 09:01 AM UTC:is it just me, or did all the pictures dissappear?
Anonymous wrote on Fri, Feb 7, 2003 09:03 AM UTC:wait, it's just me. nevermind.
Steve wrote on Sun, Apr 27, 2003 05:53 PM UTC:I have a question, I was told that if you move your King in front of a Pawn, that you automatically lose the game, and the Pawn can attack a King from that position..I am currently in a game and for the 1st time in my life this has came to my attention..is this true?
Steve: it depends on what you mean by 'in front.' if the king is diagonally in front of an opponent's pawn, where the pawn normally captures to, then he is check, and you couldn't have moved him there in the first place. (if you're playing a tournament otb game, making an illegal move usually means forfeit. if you're playing online, the server shouldn't have allowed it in the first place. if you're playing an friendly otb game, then usually you just redo illegal moves.) <P>
if by 'in front' you mean directly in front of an opponent's pawn, where the pawn normally moves to but doesn't capture to, then to answer your question: no, you do not lose. whoever told you this either made up the rule or doesn't know what they're talking about. if you mean in front of your own pawn instead of an opponent's, again, there is no such rule. <P>
hope this helps. <P>
Anonymous wrote on Sun, Jun 29, 2003 09:52 AM UTC:I haven't yet figured out a situation where this would be wanted, but just out of curiosity... When a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, does it HAVE to promote? Can it stay a pawn?
I realize that it will not be allowed to promote later.
According to Article 5.6(d) of the Laws of Chess (at <a href='http://www.chessvariants.com/fidelaws.html'>http://www.chessvariants.com/fidelaws.html</a>), when a pawn reaches the last rank, it <b> must </b> promote immediately.
When a pawn reaches the other side of the board and it gets 'promoted', where do you place that new piece as a starting position? Does it start where the pawn finishes or does it return to opposite side of the board?
It starts on the square the pawn finishes, and the pawn is removed from the board.
question is if the pawn makes it to the oposite end of the board can it take the place of a queen while there is already a queen on the bored (meaning can there be 2 queens of the same color on the bored)
Yes, a Pawn may promote to a Queen even when there is already another Queen on the board. It is even legal for the same player to promote all eight Pawns to Queens without ever losing a Queen, so that a player may legally have nine Queens. Of course, this is unlikely to ever happen unless both players cooperate to allow the possibility, because one player would have to play very poorly, while the other player would have to avoid checkmating and stalemating his opponent until he had nine Queens.
Can you take a piese with your pawn when the piese is by your pawn?
Hello me and my mom was playing chess abnd she moved her rook right in front of one of my unmoved pawns. now can i use the En Passant Rule here and take the rook by moving right next to it ?? PLease email me with answers at outadapark112@yahoo.com thanks
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once a pawn has reached the half way point of the board and an enemy's piece is diagonal from it,is the pawn permitted to move forward and not take the enemy's piece?
Question..... if you have a player two places ahead of your pawn, the
pawn being in it's original position, can the pawn use its double move,
and take that opposing piece
ie. 1. white pawn a-6
2. black pawn f-4
3. white pawn f-2
could the second white pawn (being it's first move) move into f-4,
taking
the black peice?No, a Pawn may not use its double move to capture a piece. It may capture only by moving diagonally.
if a pawn from oposing side makes it to the other side can you take back a piece that has been taken
When a Pawn reaches the last rank, you can promote it to a Knight, Bishop, Rook, or Queen, regardless of whether any have been previously captured.
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