If black has a pawn on say, h3, white can play g2-g4 without fearing en passant, right? I'm pretty sure the pawn would have to be on h4 for this rule to apply but i haven't actually had this position before...
Originally posted by Marinkatomb If black has a pawn on say, h3, white can play g2-g4 without fearing en passant, right? I'm pretty sure the pawn would have to be on h4 for this rule to apply but i haven't actually had this position before...
You're right. The en passant rule only applies with the black pawn on h4.
Originally posted by Marinkatomb You don't miss a thing do you Xanth 😛
An easy way to think about it is this. When done right the 2 pawns were never in a position to attack each other. When that pawn was on the 3rd rank the white pawn could have taken it there, but decided to push past it.
Pushing past a pawn when they never had a chance to attack each other is when the rule comes into play.
Originally posted by Wulebgr I find the explanation of the En Passant rule at http://www.rockfordchess.org/instruction/minilessons/EnPassant.PDF almost unmatched.
Yeh i would have looked but i was being lazy. 😉
Umm, rule clarification...
13 Feb '07 10:38
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