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The Pawn

The document summarizes the unique movement and capture rules for pawns in chess. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, or two squares for their first move. They can only capture diagonally forward one square. If a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it can be promoted to another piece, usually a queen. There is also a special rule called "en passant" where a pawn that moves two squares on its first move can be captured by an opponent's pawn as if it had moved only one square.

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The Pawn

The document summarizes the unique movement and capture rules for pawns in chess. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, or two squares for their first move. They can only capture diagonally forward one square. If a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board, it can be promoted to another piece, usually a queen. There is also a special rule called "en passant" where a pawn that moves two squares on its first move can be captured by an opponent's pawn as if it had moved only one square.

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The Pawn Pawns are unusual because they move and capture in different ways: they move forward,

but capture diagonally. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time, except for their very first move where they can move forward two squares. Pawns can only capture one square diagonally in front of them. They can never move or capture backwards. If there is another piece directly in front of a pawn he cannot move past or capture that piece.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5exd5 4. c4 dxc4 5. b3cxb3 6. axb3 c5 7. dxc5a5 8. f4 f6 9. g4 g510. fxg5 fxg5 11. h4 h612. h5

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Promotion
Pawns have another special ability and that is that if a pawn reaches the other side of the board it can become any other chess piece (called promotion). A pawn may be promoted to any piece. [NOTE: A common misconception is that pawns may only be exchanged for a piece that has been captured. That is NOT true.] A pawn is usually promoted to a queen. Only pawns may be promoted.

1. a7 f2 2. a8=Q f1=N+3. Kd3

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En Passant
The last rule about pawns is called en passant, which is French for in passing. If a pawn moves out two squares on its first move, and by doing so lands to the side of an opponents pawn (effectively jumping past the other pawns ability to capture it), that other pawn has the option of capturing the first pawn as it passes by. This special move must be done immediately after the first pawn has moved past, otherwise the option to capture it is no longer available. Click through the example below to better understand this odd, but important rule.

1. e4 dxe3 2. dxe3 e53. fxe6 fxe6 4. g4 g55. h3 b5 6. axb6 axb6

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