special move in chess where, immediately after a pawn makes a 2-step move, if it could have been captured by an opposing pawn had it advanced only 1 step, then the opponent can capture the just-moved pawn “as it passes” through the 1st square From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In chess, en passant (in passing in French) is a special move for pawns to capture. First, if the pawn moves 2 squares from their starting square and stands next to an opponent pawn, the opponent's pawn can take the pawn 1 square diagonally in front of the pawn away from their square.
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If there is no en passant rule, the game will be slower leading to blocking pieces and etc.[1]
The en passant rule was invented to prevent pawns being stuck with the opponent's pawn on the same file.[1]
It is also not a bug, a glitch, a hack or an illegal move, it is actually a real move, because it is a special move for pawns to capture.[2]
If the white pawn moves 2 squares from their starting square and stands next to a black pawn, the black pawn can capture the white pawn 1 square diagonally away from their square in front of the white pawn by using en passant. Or, if the black pawn moves 2 squares from their starting square and stands next to a white pawn, the white pawn can capture the black pawn 1 square diagonally from their square in front of the black pawn by using en passant like the black pawn.
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