En passant
Also called In passing.
A pawn that moves two squares can be captured by an enemy pawn standing beside it, as if it had moved one square, but only on the very next move.
Black’s pawn has just moved from d7 to d5, passing d6. White’s pawn on e5 may take it by moving to d6, as if it had stopped there. The chance lasts one move only.
New to chess? The examples here use it. Play your first moves (five minutes), then learn chess from the beginning, one short lesson at a time.
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- Lesson: Promotion and en passant