Chess rules · beginner
En Passant
A special pawn capture: Black just moved d7-d5 next to your pawn. Capture it 'in passing'.
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The rule
En passant ('in passing'): if an enemy pawn moves two squares and lands right beside your pawn, your pawn may capture it as if it had moved only one square. You must do it immediately, on your very next move, or the chance is gone.
Practise it
- En passant: A special pawn capture: Black just moved d7-d5 next to your pawn. Capture it 'in passing'.
Tips
- Your e5 pawn captures diagonally onto d6, the square the black pawn skipped.
Why it matters
exd6 en passant! Your pawn lands on d6 and the black pawn on d5 is removed.