en passant rules please

i have had several games over the time ive been here, where ive been 'en passanted'(maybe not a word!) in a positon i did not think it was possible..recently move 17 game ref Game 302080.(im mindful of the fact the game is still current, so please just information of the rule would be helpful and perhaps confirmation that in this game it was a ligitimate move)

thank you, peter:😳:

http://www.thechessdrum.net/chessacademy/CA_EnPassant.html


There you go.

The en passant in that game is indeed quite in accordance to the rules.

The en passant rule is quite simple actually - if your opponent moves a pawn two squares up, and it lands on a square that is next to your pawn, then you may take the en passant by moving your pawn diagonally past the pawn you are taking. You may only do this on the move immediately after your opponent has moved the pawn you are taking.

The rule is easy to understand once you know it's historical origin. Originally, in chess, you weren't allowed to move the pawn up two squares on it's first move - pawns always moved only one square at a time. To speed up the game, a new rule was introduced, which allowed a two square advance for the pawns on their initial move. However, to preserve the character of the game (since the intention was only to speed it up), the en passant rule was introduced. This way, when the pawn was moved two squares, it could still be taken by another pawn as if it had moved only one square.

So en passant can be taken always when someone moves a pawn two squares up in a position where, had they moved it only one square, it could be taken by a regular pawn capture.

You can see some clarifying diagrams on the en passant rule at http://www.chessclub.com/rules/Prise-En-Passant.html

-Jarno

thanks for the information..learn something new everyday! 🙂

peter

Originally posted by Pyrrho
The en passant in that game is indeed quite in accordance to the rules.

The en passant rule is quite simple actually - if your opponent moves a pawn two squares up, and it lands on a square that is next to your pawn, then you may take the en passant by moving your pawn diagonally past the pawn you are taking. You may only do this on the move immediately af ...[text shortened]... iagrams on the en passant rule at http://www.chessclub.com/rules/Prise-En-Passant.html

-Jarno

Originally posted by fexkorn
what if you move your pawn 2 squares and it lands beyond the opponents pawn (you decide against taking his pawn and instead decide to move forward 2 squares)? Can he still take your pawn.

En passant is a rule I really don't see the need for. but I managed to use it once to my advantage , and once only.

Game id: 311031

the en pasunt move is if a player puts there pawn on 5th row and the opponent plays there pawn to there 4th row only then does the pawn on the 5th row have the choise of caputing or leaving not latter i do mean to either side of the fifth pawn and may look like the player has only moved to the third row also its a french word im told it means i take but my only knowledge of french is limited .

when the "pawns can move forward 2 spaces on their first turn" rule was introduced to speed the opening game up, it created a problem: pawns could jump past an attack. so enpassant was introduced to counteract this. i think.

Originally posted by stoker
the en pasunt move is if a player puts there pawn on 5th row and the opponent plays there pawn to there 4th row only then does the pawn on the 5th row have the choise of caputing or leaving not latter i do mean to either side of the fifth pawn and may look like the player has only moved to the third row also its a french word im told it means i take but my only knowledge of french is limited .

Does the en passant rule apply only to pawns? For instance, if a pawn was to pass through an attack by a bishop, could the bishop then take it en passant?

By the way, Dangerkid, it might help if you read previous posts before wriing anything. I think you'll find that thet histroical origins of en passant have already been explained perfectly clearly by Pyrrho. Pay attention!

Originally posted by dazzler
Does the en passant rule apply only to pawns? For instance, if a pawn was to pass through an attack by a bishop, could the bishop then take it en passant?

By the way, Dangerkid, it might help if you read previous posts before wriing anything. I think you'll find that thet histroical origins of en passant have already been explained perfectly clearly by Pyrrho. Pay attention!

Just another way to think about this rule:

Lets say the advancing pawn is a soldier on horseback. He sees an enemy that might just take a swing at him on the way by.

He can either be more cautious and move the one square and face his enemy….

Or move 2 squares running past him and hope he is not knocked from his horse.

I think it is a great rule.

P