![]() ![]() Promoting a pawn is forced when a pawn is moved to the other side of a chessboard: Pawn Promotion: Transforming Chess PiecesĪnother unique aspect about pawns is the opportunity to transform them into a stronger chess piece. But judging from the chess memes about en passant attacks, it should have been a forced move! Unless en passant is the only available move left, the special chess move is not forced. En passant must be taken immediately after the opponent’s pawn has moved forward two squares, it is not possible to wait a turn to execute the move.It always involves an opponent’s pawn moving forward two squares.En passant the only attack where a chess piece doesn’t land on the square of the captured piece.It allows a pawn to attack diagonally, while the attacked piece is located horizontally.Pretty weird move, right? En passant is an exceptional move for a number of reasons: White pawn attacks past fast-moving pawn, and takes it like this! But uniquely, the opponent’s pawn is not located on the square you attack: As usual, the pawn attacks forward diagonally. So the en passant rule was added.Įn passant is a special rule in chess that allows a pawn to attack past an opponent’s fast-moving pawn. That’s not fair! Pawns should get the opportunity to attack each other. Notice how the white pawn didn’t get an opportunity to attack and capture. For en passant to happen, that pawn needs to move horizontally next to your own pawn:Įn passant starts with the opponent’s pawn moving two stepsĪfter the opponent’s pawn took two steps, something special happens. Remember that a pawn can only move two steps if they haven’t moved yet. Let’s back up a bit, because that’s a lot of information to take in.Įn passant starts with the opponent’s pawn taking two steps. It’s a rare situation in which a pawn can diagonally attack past another pawn (if that pawn just moved forward two squares). For the pawn, that exception is the ‘ en passant‘ move. It is best to avoid doubled or tripled pawns (or even quadrupled pawns) where possible. It makes moving with the pawn a lot harder, and weakens the overall pawn structure of the board. This is a situation in which three pawns of the same color occupy the same vertical line. Similarly, ‘tripled pawns’ are also a possibility in chess. This means that there can be two pawns of the same color occupying the same vertical line:ĭoubled pawns occupy the same vertical line of movement This is why the diagonal attacks of a pawn will usually result in ‘ doubled pawns‘. Remember that a pawn may only attack diagonally, but can only move vertically. The pawn can only attack diagonally forward (one square) Diagonal attacks are possible in a left or right diagonal direction: The pawn is able to diagonally attack one of the knights. To visualize a pawn attack, look at the diagram below. The pawn can only attack pieces that are one diagonal square in front of them. Pawns do not attack forward vertically, but they can only attack forward diagonally. Just like other chess pieces, pawns have the ability to attack and capture pieces of the opposing color. The only way for a pawn to circumvent being blocked in its line of movement, is by attacking another piece. ![]() Unlike the knight, a pawn does not have the ability to ‘jump over’ other chess pieces. It doesn’t matter if the piece blocking the pawn’s path is from your opponent, or if it’s a piece of your own color. When a pawn bumps into another piece, it is no longer able to move forward anymore, though:Ī pawn can’t move forward if a piece is blocking its path! Notice how the first step of the pawn can either be one step forward vertically, or two steps forward vertically. ![]() The visual diagram below shows all available pawn moves, and the pawn promoting into a queen once it reaches the far side of the board: There is one exception: the first time a pawn is being moved it can move forward either one or two steps. Normally, pawns will move up in a straight vertical line. The pawn’s goal is to move to the other side of the board where it can promote into a stronger chess piece. If a pawn is denied attacking an opponent’s pawn because it moved two squares, that chess piece can still be captured by attacking past the pawn. Once a pawn moves to the other side of the board, it becomes a queen, rook, bishop, or knight ( this is called pawn promotion). Pawns can only attack by moving one step forward diagonally (left or right). The first move of a pawn can be either one or two steps forward. How does a pawn move in chess?Īccording to the rules of chess, pawns move one step forward in a vertical direction. With eight pawns moving around on the board, it’s important to learn about how they work. While a pawn seems like a simple chess piece, its moves can be complicated. ![]()
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