Asian chess variations do not include any of these moves. Due to their isolation from European chess prior to that time. The en passant capture is always made with a pawn, and it can be used to capture other pawns only. This double pushed pawn can then be captured the same way, as it would only performed a single push. The white pawn can make the diagonal capture move to e6 and capture the black pawn on e5 using. En passant (from French: 'in passing') 1 is a special pawn capture move, which is only possible immediately after an opposing pawn tried passing an advanced pawn on the fifth rank (or fourth for black pawns) by a double pawn push. It is the ability to capture an enemy pawn only when it has moved two spaces to sit adjacent to yours, whereby you can move diagonally behind the opposing and capture as if it had moved only one space. The rule specifically permits a pawn on a player’s fifth rank to capture an opponent’s pawn on an adjacent file that moves two squares on its first move as if it had only progressed one square (Davidson 1949:16). The en passant move consists of capturing a pawn that advanced two squares right beside an advanced pawn in the fifth rank. En Passant is a special pawn capture in Chess. One created En Passant to prevent the use of the traditional and old two square method. One didn’t accept it widely until the Italians changed the rules in 1880. Hence, The people initially accepted the rule in 1880 but on a small scale. Spanish master Ruy López de Segura explains the rule (Golombek 1977:108).
In his 1561 book Libro de la invencion liberal y arte del juego del axedrez. Along with the two-square first move for pawns, castling, and queens and bishops having an unrestricted range (Davidson 1949:14,16,57). History Of The En Passant RuleĪllowing en passant capture was one of the last significant rule changes in European chess between 12. The exception to this rule is en passant. Importantly, the pawns can’t move backward. The captured pawn must be on the fourth rank.
The capturing pawn must be on the fifth rank. A pawn must move one square diagonally if it wishes to take another piece. En Passant is ONLY for PAWNS Yes, pawns are the known as the weakest piece in chess, but they are the only piece that can use this special rule Any of your eight pawns can use the en passant capture when it is legal. The piece can even move two squares forward from its starting position if desired.
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