En passant chess

Chess is a multilayered board game known for its complexity. It attracts people with its challenges and secrets. Most matches are battles of strategies and approaches. But sometimes it’s mere luck that drives you forward. At least if you know more tricks to surprise the opponent with!

There are lots of nuances to consider. Even advanced players forget about them from time to time. Today we’ll tell you about a game-changing trick called en passant capture. Such a maneuver can give you a great advantage. And it can even be a key move vital for winning!

En passant is a French-borrowed term that means “in passing”

It describes the way this pawn attack is implemented on the field. Three conditions should be met for the trap to work:

• The attacking piece crosses the demarcation line (it divides the board)
• The pawn to be captured occupies its original place (the second or sevenths ranks)
• The pawn to be captured moves two cells forward (e.g., a2-a4)
•  Then the following happens: you go to the square the enemy has jumped over. It’s one tile forward diagonally. The opposing piece leaves the field.

An example. A white soldier advances – h4-h5. But then, it’s stuck, with a black piece h6 in front of it. Your enemy sends its g7-pawn two cells forward to g5. Jump to g6 on an empty square and take the g5-piece away from the board! If you are interested in the history of chess, go to this link rchess.com/materials/history.