Pawn’s Special Move

En-Passant: 

Pawn’s  Special Move

The pawn is the most underestimated piece in chess.  

It has the ability to team up with other pawns and form a

formidable threat on a chess board.

The pawn can be promoted if it reaches the end of the board,

into any piece but another pawn or King.

(later lesson)

 

And use the ability to En-Passant, in other words to capture

another pawn on very set terms

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(That’s what this review is all about).

En-Passant:  First let's set up the board so you can see

the placement of the pawns.  

    

    Diagram 1                Diagram 2

1. On Diagram1, on what row is the white pawn on?

2. On Diagram2, on what row is the black pawn on?

3. Can black pawn be on any other row than 4 and still do en-passant?

4. Can white pawn be on any other row than 5 and still do en-passant?

5. Can a black pawn be on any square as long it’s on row 4 if he wants to en-passant?

6. Can a white pawn be on any square as long it’s on row 5 if he wants to en-passant?

   

    Diagram 3                Diagram 4

Pawn moved to f4 to f5. Black’s turn, he jumped two spaces to land on g5.

7. Can white on his next turn en-passant by moving:

1. Moving his white pawn to g6

2. Moving his white pawn to f6

3. Move sideways onto g5 and take the black pawn

          Diagram 5

8. In Diagram 5, if black moved from g6 to g5 can white still do en-passant?