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Chapter 1 of 5 · Meet the idea

The one-turn pawn surprise.

A pawn that has just advanced two squares may be captured as though it moved one. The opportunity lasts only for the immediate reply.

En passant is available immediately after an enemy pawn advances two squares from its starting square and lands beside your pawn. Your pawn captures diagonally onto the square it crossed, as though it had advanced only one square.