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Easy question from a newbie - about pawns

Easy question from a newbie - about pawns

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Hi I am quite a newbie here... I am wondering about the following

I have a pawn
At the first move, I can move it either one or two squares, and I know that.

But can I move it one square forward then eat diagonally an enemy pawn (or rook, or whatever) kind of like the horse does with its L shaped move?

Thanks for any reply

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Originally posted by numerotre
Hi I am quite a newbie here... I am wondering about the following

I have a pawn
At the first move, I can move it either one or two squares, and I know that.

But can I move it one square forward then eat diagonally an enemy pawn (or rook, or whatever) kind of like the horse does with its L shaped move?

Thanks for any reply
no.

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Originally posted by numerotre
Hi I am quite a newbie here... I am wondering about the following

I have a pawn
At the first move, I can move it either one or two squares, and I know that.

But can I move it one square forward then eat diagonally an enemy pawn (or rook, or whatever) kind of like the horse does with its L shaped move?

Thanks for any reply
Not in a single move... you may want to read up on the rules, there are special rules for pawns, but what you are thinking of isn't one of them.

Pawns have a special move they perform when they get to enemy territory. Find the rules of en passant.

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
no.
and before you ask you cannot move it diagonally 2 squares either.

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Originally posted by numerotre
Hi I am quite a newbie here... I am wondering about the following

I have a pawn
At the first move, I can move it either one or two squares, and I know that.

But can I move it one square forward then eat diagonally an enemy pawn (or rook, or whatever) kind of like the horse does with its L shaped move?

Thanks for any reply
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Originally posted by numerotre
Hi I am quite a newbie here... I am wondering about the following

I have a pawn
At the first move, I can move it either one or two squares, and I know that.

But can I move it one square forward then eat diagonally an enemy pawn (or rook, or whatever) kind of like the horse does with its L shaped move?

Thanks for any reply
You can capture diagonally with the pawn on the next move. It's quite interesting that you notice this connection between the moves of a pawn and a knight. An arguably simpler way to descibe the knight move to a beginner is to say one square in any straight line direction (forwards, backwards, sideways) followed by one square diagonally left or right moving away from the start square.

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