En Passant Tutorial



1.
[{B:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/32/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR}{W:EPL_001}En Passant is a special type of capture move for Pawns only. The term "En Passant" is French for "in passing." In Chess, it means capturing one of your opponent's Pawns if he sneaks it past yours by moving two squares.]

2.
[{B:rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR WHITE}{D:4000}{S:e4e5}{D:4000}{S:f7f5}{W:EPL_002}Here's how it works. Suppose you just moved your White Pawn to e5. Now, your opponent moves a Pawn two squares forward to f5, landing next to you. Normally, you wouldn't be able to capture this Pawn.]

3.
[{B:rnbqkbnr/pppp2pp/4p3/4Pp2/16/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR WHITE}{D:5000}{A:We5f6}{D:3750}{R}{S:e5f6}{D:5000}{X:f5}{W:EPL_003}However, in this case, you can capture the Black Pawn EN PASSANT by moving your Pawn diagonally behind Black's pawn on your very next move. You capture it as though he had moved only one square on his previous move.]

4.
[{B:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/32/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR}{W:EPL_004}There are two very important rules governing En Passant: 
1) You can only capture En Passant if your opponent moved his Pawn two squares forward; and 
2) You MUST do the En Passant capture on your VERY next move.]

5.
[{F:B}{B:rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/16/2p1P3/5P2/PPPP2PP/RNBQKBNR WHITE}{D:4000}Here's an example of Black capturing White's Pawn En Passant. White moves his Pawn two squares, {A:Wd2d4}from d2 to d4{D:2500}{R}{S:d2d4}. On his very next move, Black can capture the White Pawn, {D:5500}{A:Bc4d3}En Passant, by moving diagonally behind the White Pawn.{D:1000}{R}{S:c4d3}{D:500}{X:d4}{W:EPL_005}]

6.
[{B:64}{F:W}{B:rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/32/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR}This is a useful move when your opponent tries to sneak a Pawn past yours by moving two squares. But remember, if you want to capture En Passant, you must do so on your very next move.{W:EPL_006}]

7.
[{B:rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3p4/4P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR WHITE}
{Q:Can White capture Black's pawn En Passant?{W:wcbep};
Yes;That's not the correct answer.{W:tnca};
No;That's correct.{W:tc};2}]

8.
[{B:rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/3pP3/16/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR WHITE}
{Q:{D:5000}{A:Bf7f5}{D:1000}{R}{S:f7f5}After this move by Black, can White capture Black's pawn on f5 En Passant?{W:wbepf5};
Yes;You got it right.{W:ygir}{D:1000}{S:e5f6}{X:f5};
No;No, that's not correct.{W:ntnc};1}]

9.
[{B:rnbqkbnr/ppp1pppp/16/3pP/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKBNR WHITE}{M:W}
{V:Move one of White's Pawns so that it can be captured En Passant.{W:mwcep};
c2c4;{D:1000}{S:d4c3}{X:c4}Correct.{W:cor};
Sorry, that's not correct.{W:stnc}}]

10.
[{B:64}{F:B}{B:r1bqkbnr/pp1n2pp/2p1pp2/1B3P2/3pP3/2N5/PPPP2PP/R1BQK1NR BLACK}
{V:Move one of Black's Pawns so that it can be captured En Passant.{W:mbcep};
g7g5;{D:1000}{S:f5g6}{X:g5}That's right.{W:tr};
Sorry, that's not the right answer.{W:snra}}]

11.
[{B:64}{F:W}
{B:r1bqk1nr/pp1n1ppp/2p1p3/1Bb1P3/3p4/2N2P2/PPPP3P/R1BQK1NR BLACK}
{D:3500}{A:Bf7f5}{D:1000}{S:f7f5}After this move by Black's Pawn, use one of White's Pawns to capture it En Passant.{W:ambpep}{J}]

12.
[{B:r1bqk1nr/pp1n2pp/2p1p3/1Bb1Pp2/3p4/2N2P2/PPPP3P/R1BQK1NR WHITE - f6}
{V:After this move by Black's Pawn, use one of White's Pawns to capture it En Passant.;
e5f6ep;{R}{X:f5}That's correct.{W:tc};
That's not the correct answer.{W:tnca}}]

13.
[{B:64}{F:B}{B:2kr2nr/pp1q2pp/2p2p2/1B1NpbP1/2nP1P2/2P5/PP2N2P/R1BQ1RK1 BLACK}
{V:Move one of Black's pawns so that it can be captured En Passant.{W:mbcep};
h7h5;{D:1000}{S:g5h6}{X:h5}Correct.{W:cor};
Sorry, that's not correct.{W:stnc}}]

14.
[{B:64}{F:W}
{B:1r3rk1/pp1qn1pp/2p1np2/2P1p1P1/2NP2B1/3Q1P2/PP2N2P/R1B1K2R BLACK}
{D:5000}{A:Bb7b5}{D:1000}{S:b7b5}After this move by Black's Pawn, use one of White's Pawns to capture it En Passant.{W:ambpep}{J}]

15.
[{B:1r3rk1/p2qn1pp/2p1np2/1pP1p1P1/2NP2B1/3Q1P2/PP2N2P/R1B1K2R WHITE - b6}
{V:After this move by Black's Pawn, use one of White's Pawns to capture it En Passant.;
c5b6ep;{X:b5}You got it right.{W:ygir};
No, that's not correct.{W:ntnc}}]

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[{B:r2qkb1r/pp2ppp1/2p2n2/1nP4p/1b1p2P1/2NP1P2/PP1BP2P/R2QKBNR WHITE}{M:W}
{V:Move one of White's Pawns so that it can be captured En Passant.{W:mwcep};
e2e4;{D:1000}{S:d4e3}{X:e4}That's right.{W:tr};
Sorry, that's not the right answer.{W:snra}}]

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[{B:64}{F:B}{B:r2qkb1r/pp2p1p1/2p5/1B1nn2p/1b1p4/3P1N2/PPP1PPPP/RNBQ1RK1 WHITE}
{D:5000}{A:We2e4}{D:1000}{S:e2e4}
After this move by White's Pawn, use one of Black's Pawns to capture it En Passant.{W:emwpep}{J}]

18.
[{B:r2qkb1r/pp2p1p1/2p5/1B1nn2p/1b1pP3/3P1N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQ1RK1 BLACK - e3}
{V:After this move by White's Pawn, use one of Black's Pawns to capture it En Passant.;
d4e3ep;{X:e4}That's correct.{W:tc};
That's not the correct answer.{W:tnca}}]

19.
[{B:64}{F:W}{B:2kr1bnr/pp1qp1p1/B1p5/2PP2Bp/1b6/5N2/PP1NQPPP/R4RK1 BLACK}
{D:5000}{A:Be7e5}{D:1000}{R}{S:e7e5}
After this move by Black's Pawn, use one of White's Pawns to capture it En Passant.{W:ambpep}
{J}]

20.
[{B:2kr1bnr/pp1q2p1/B1p5/2PPp1Bp/1b6/5N2/PP1NQPPP/R4RK1 WHITE - e6}
{V:After this move by Black's Pawn, use one of White's Pawns to capture it En Passant.;
d5e6ep;{X:e5}Correct.{W:cor};
Sorry, that's not correct.{W:stnc}}]