1) By the way 2) French word used in English 3) Pawn capture option 4) Pawn play
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En passant (from in passing) is a move in chess. It is a special pawn capture, which can only occur immediately after a pawn moves two ranks forward from its starting position, and an enemy pawn could have captured it had the pawn moved only one square forward. The opponent captures the just-moved pawn `as it passes` through the first square. Th.....
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• In passing; in the course of any procedure; • of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square.
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(from the article `chess`) ...e.g., a White pawn at f5 can move to f6 but can capture only on g6 or e6. An unmoved pawn has the option of moving one or two squares forward. ...
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En` pas`sant' [ French] In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif.
(Chess) , of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes
en passant is advanced to the threatened square. ...
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noun (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent`s pawn commanding the square that was passed
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(italics)in passing; by the way. · a method by which a pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.
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