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The FIDE Laws Of Chess. The official rules of Chess from the World Chess Federation.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
bryan wrote on Mon, Aug 7, 2006 03:52 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
the EN-PASSANT rule

i know when a pawn makes a double step from the second row to the fourth
row, and there is an enemy pawn on an adjacent square on the fourth row,
then this enemy pawn in the next move may move diagonally to the square
that was passed over by the double-stepping pawn, which is on the third
row. In this same move, the double-stepping pawn is taken

does this also happen if an attacking pawn is on the 3rd row, directly in
front of your pawn line. instead of taking the attacking pawn you double
step away from it. can your opponent then place his pawn diagonally
forward to where yours was in the 2nd row and remove your pawn from the
board?

or does EN-PASSANT only happen when the attacker is on the 4th row?

also when the EN-PASSANT rule is applied on the very next go, is that the
players move or does he place his pawn remove yours then make another
move?