En passant (from French: in passing) is a move in the board game of chess (Brace 1977). En passant is a special capture made immediately after a player moves a pawn two squares forward from its starting position, and an opposing pawn could have captured it if it had moved only one square forward. In this situation, the opposing pawn may capture the pawn as if taking it “as it passes” through the first square. The resulting position is the same as if the pawn had only moved one square forward and the opposing pawn had captured normally. The en passant capture must be done on the very next turn, or the right to do so is lost. Such a move is the only occasion in chess in which a piece captures but does not move to the square of the captured piece (Burgess 2000:463). If an en passant capture is the only legal move available, it must be made. En passant capture is a common theme in chess compositions.
This rule was added in the 15th century when the rule giving pawns the option of initially moving two squares was introduced. It prevents a pawn from using the two-square move to pass another pawn without the risk of being captured (Hooper & Whyld 1992:124).
U.S. Chess Championships - A History by bill - 05-20-2012 In December 1845, Charles Henry Stanley (1819-1901) beat Eugene Rousseau (1810-1870) in a match in what was considered the first unofficial U.S. chess championship. It was played at the Sazerac Coffee House in New Orleans. The match was played for ...Hikaru Nakamura – 2012 U.S. Chess Champion by bill - 05-19-2012 Hikaru Nakamura (Heh-CAR-uh NAH-kuh-muh-rah) won the 2012 U.S. chess championship after defeating Yasser Seirwan in 30 moves.
Nakamura was born on December 9, 1987 in Osaka, Japan. His father is Japanese and his mother is American.
In 1990, his...World Chess Championship trivia by bill - 05-19-2012 The 6th game of the 2012 world chess championship between Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand was drawn after 29 moves. It was the 6th straight draw. The world championship is half way through, with 6 more games before a tiebreak match. Tomorrow is a re...Gata Kamsky by bill - 05-17-2012 Gata Kamsky is now leading the U.S. championship by ½ point after defeating Yasser Seirawan in round 9 in 35 moves. Hikaru Nakamura could only draw against Aleksandr Lenderman in 121 moves. Tomorrow Kamsky plays Nakamura in Round 10 of the 11-round ...2012 U.S. Chess Championship by bill - 05-17-2012 After 8 rounds, top seed Hikaru Nakamura (and ranked #7 in the world) and current U.S champion Gata Kamsky (who won in 1991, 2010, and 2011) both lead with 6 out of 8 points. Both players won their 8th round game. Nakamura beat Alexander Stripunsky i...
Attribution:
If you choose to use any of this work you must keep
Comments