Definitions for "En passant"
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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.
A special type of pawn move. It is rarely known by non-tournament players.
(of a trump that is not high) by virtue of favorable location behind a higher trump. [Example: Spades are trumps, and the remaining spades are East's seven and South's (declarer's) five. By leading, prior to trick thirteen, a plain suit from North that South can ruff, declarer wins a trick with the spade five en passant.
A pawn capture in which a pawn on its fifth RANK can capture a pawn on an adjacent FILE moving from the second to the fourth rank as if it moved only one square. After the moves 1. e2-e4 e7-e6 2. e4-e5 d7-d5, White may, if he chooses, capture Black's d-pawn EN PASSANT, but only on his next move. His e-pawn will move to d6 and Black's d-pawn will be removed from the board.
(Pronounced 'ahn pass-SAHNT'): ( Diagrams) French term for a special capture move between two pawns. A pawn which on its first move advances two squares and passes an enemy pawn on an adjacent file that has advanced to its 5th rank, may be captured by that enemy pawn as if the first pawn had moved only one square. ( Click here for an interactive illustration.)
incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing"
A French phrase commonly used by English-speaking players that means in passing. A pawn capture where a pawn on the 5th row captures an opponent's pawn on an adjacent file which has just move 2 squares forward on its first move as if it had moved only one square. This complex rule was created to prevent a pawn from using the two-square first-move rule to pass an opponent's pawn and avoid capture. Category: Glossary 2 visitor(s) thought this was helpful. Do you
A French term meaning 'in passing'. Refers to a special type of capture available only to the pawn. For a detailed explanation with diagrams, click here.
French "in passing." It occurs when a pawn moves two squares from its starting position, and passes an enemy pawn that has advanced to its fifth rank. The advanced pawn on the fifth rank may choose to capture the pawn as if the pawn had only moved forward one square. This capture must be made immediately after the two square advance, or else the right to capture "en passant" is lost. In some chess notations an en passant capture is labelled "e.p."
(In passing) A special pawn capture which can only be effected once by each side in a game. If, for example, Black has a pawn on his fifth rank (say e4) and White, taking advantage of the facility to move a pawn two squares forward on its first move, moves (say) d2-d4, Black can capture this pawn - but only on the very next move - placing the capturing pawn on d3.
Capturing a pawn that moved 2 spaces with a pawn that could have captured it if it had only moved 1 space, on the next turn only.
From the French, "in passing." Abbreviated e.p. One Pawn can capture another e.p. if the capturing pawn has reached the fifth rank and the captured Pawn is moved two squares forward on an adjacent file. The capture is made as though the opponent's Pawn had moved only one square forward.
("in the act of passing" ; derived from French): The rule that allows a pawn that has just advanced two squares to be captured by a pawn on the same rank and adjacent file.
En Passant: A French term that literally means “in passing. ” When a pawn advances two squares (something it can only do if it has not yet moved) and passes an enemy pawn on an adjacent file that has advanced to its fifth rank, it may be captured by that enemy pawn as if the advancing pawn had moved only one square. This optional capture may be made only on the first opportunity, else the right in that instance is permanently lost (Chess Practice - see: www.JeremySilman.com).
French term meaning "in passing." Special capture by pawns when a pawn moves two squares forward and stops adjacently to an opponent's pawn on the 5th rank. Immediately after that move, the opponent may choose to pass the pawn and capture it like normal.
En passant (from French: "in [the pawn's] passing") is a maneuver in the board game of chess. The en passant rule applies when a player moves a pawn two squares forward from its starting position, and an opposing pawn could have captured it if it had only moved one square forward. The rule states that the opposing pawn may then capture the pawn as if it had only moved one square forward.
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