Pawns can only capture a piece diagonally but there’s an exc..
Added 2021-01-31 19:06:21 +0000 UTCPawns can only capture a piece diagonally but there’s an exception.... It’s called En Passant. Fancy and French 😏 If a pawn has advanced two squares on the first move, the opposing pawn may capture it as if it had only moved one square. So for example: •If you’re playing white, and you move your d-pawn forward three ranks over the course of the game, so that you’re now on the 5th rank, d5. •Then black has not moved their c-pawn or e-pawn forward yet and decides to bring the e-pawn forward two steps from its starting square, so that it’s now on e5, directly adjacent to your d5 pawn. •On the next move, you have the opportunity to capture black’s e-pawn as though it were on e6. If you take the move, you’ll take black’s pawn, and your pawn will finish on e6👑
