Bugged pawn capture?

Alcevious

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14 Feb 07 00:19

Alcevious

Joined: 01 Dec 06
Moves: 750

14 Feb 07 00:19

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An opponent of mine just captured a pawn that wasn't supposed to be capturable. Look at the last two moves of this game:

Game 3137283

Is this a bug or is my computer just reading the moves wrong?

cadwah

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Joined: 25 Sep 05
Moves: 55424

14 Feb 07 00:21

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Originally posted by Alcevious
An opponent of mine just captured a pawn that wasn't supposed to be capturable. Look at the last two moves of this game:

Game 3137283

Is this a bug or is my computer just reading the moves wrong?

look up 'en passant' 😉

http://www.playtheimmortalgame.com/help/index.php?help=enpassant

Ian68

Joined: 16 Oct 06
Moves: 4532

14 Feb 07 00:22

Originally posted by Alcevious
An opponent of mine just captured a pawn that wasn't supposed to be capturable. Look at the last two moves of this game:

Game 3137283

Is this a bug or is my computer just reading the moves wrong?

It's neither. It is called the en-passant rule, and is perfectly legal.

Alcevious

Joined: 01 Dec 06
Moves: 750

14 Feb 07 00:22

I feel stupid.

cadwah

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Joined: 25 Sep 05
Moves: 55424

14 Feb 07 00:59

Originally posted by Alcevious
I feel stupid.

No need, you're not the first and you won't be the last.

Try to use it against someone else, it makes you feel better.🙂

zebano

127.0.0.1

Joined: 27 Oct 05
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14 Feb 07 13:26

Originally posted by Alcevious
I feel stupid.

It is the one rule of chess that most people who learn how to play casually don't know. Barnes & Nobles used to have a chessnight every Wednesday and lend out sets. I would play lots of excellent players and lots of casual players. It was lots of fun except for the time I was accused of cheating because I played en-passant.

Hand of Hecate

Thug

Playing with matches

Joined: 08 Feb 05
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14 Feb 07 17:10

Originally posted by Alcevious
I feel stupid.

So you should.

FabianFnas

Joined: 11 Nov 05
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14 Feb 07 18:15

Originally posted by Hand of Hecate
So you should.

Not at all.
When new to chess you learn to play without knowing all the rules. You learn the rulse as you go.
Like now when you learned en passant the hard way.

Very Rusty

RETIRED!

Halifax, Nova Scotia

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14 Feb 07 23:27

Originally posted by Alcevious
I feel stupid.

Don't feel bad. There was even a time the great Hand of Hecate didn't know that rule. We all had to learn it!!!