En Passent
Balakrishna Prabhu
En Passent
Pawns capture opponent's pieces by moving diagonally one space. Taking
en passant is an additional way that pawns are allowed to capture
opponent's pawns. Suppose that the chess game has progressed and I
have advanced my my pawn three spaces from its initial position . Now
consider one of the columns to the right or left of my pawn. If you
advanced your pawn from its original position two squares forward, it
would occupy the square next to mine . I am allowed to move diagonally
to the space behind your pawn (to the spot you would have occupied had
you only moved one space forward), and capture the pawn you just
moved ! With the en passant rule, I am able to capture your pawn as
if it had moved one space forward even though it moved two spaces
forward. I am only allowed, however, to take your pawn en passant in
the move immediately after your movement of the pawn in question.