When and why was en passant invented? - Chess Stack Exchange
Jun 12, 2012 · From Wikipedia: Allowing the en passant capture is one of the last major rule changes in European chess that occurred between 1200 and 1600, together with the introduction of the two …
How do you use 'en passant'? - Chess Stack Exchange
Jan 7, 2017 · The capture en passant is about capturing the opponent's pawn that just moved two steps forward. Don't worry about memorizing which n-th row it is. If your opponent's pawn moved two steps …
Why is en passant only possible on the first opportunity?
May 22, 2017 · The en passant option exists only for the intermediate move (the one in which black either captures or passes) because that's the only move where the pawn is in the right location to be …
Two questions about how the en passant capture works
En passant can only be played when the enemy pawn moves over your pawn's capture square during it's first move (moving 2 squares); so the answer to both condition 1 and 2 is no. It is not possible for …
When is it possible to carry out the "En Passant" manoeuvre?
The en passant is subject to all the usual rules of chess. So you cannot use it if it would be illegal to move your pawn (for example if your king is in check and the move would not get you out of check, …
Why is en passant hardly heard of? - Chess Stack Exchange
Jan 22, 2018 · En passant is a move in chess. It is a special pawn capture that can only occur immediately after a pawn makes a double-step move from its starting square, and it could have been …
rules - En Passant Checkmate - Chess Stack Exchange
Jul 9, 2018 · I made a check with a pawn that was subject to an en passant movement. The check led to a checkmate, but the rules at chess.com didn't count it as a checkmate but let the opponent make his …
castling - Rules: How does right to castle and en passant get ...
Nov 17, 2018 · For en passant this is totally practicable because it just means looking one move ahead. Can the en passant actually be played or does a pin prevent it? Whether or not castling is actually …
Fastest possible checkmate by en passant - Chess Stack Exchange
Apr 7, 2021 · En passant is somewhat of a rare move in chess. Checkmating by en passant, however, is an even rarer occurrence. But suppose both sides had the same goal to help cause a checkmate to …
Can you wait and then perform an en passant capture?
Jun 28, 2019 · En-passant can only occur immediately after a pawn moves two squares from its starting square, where it could have been captured had it only moved one square. You cannot wait a move: if …