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Here's an example of an
en passant capture.
The white pawn advanc-
es from E4 to E5. The
black pawn is still in its
original position (D7).
The black pawn advanc-
es from D7 to D5.
The white pawn advanc-
es to D6 (one square be-
hind the black pawn's
position). The black pawn
is captured by the white
pawn, even though the
exact square it is on is not
occupied by the white pawn.
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Check occurs when a
player's piece directly
threatens to capture the
opponent's king, but the
opponent can move the
king, or another piece, to
escape capture.
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To capture a piece, you move your piece into the
square occupied by the piece you are capturing,
except when capturing an opponent's pawn
en passant (see "Capturing En Passant ").
Remove the captured piece from the board.
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A pawn can capture an opponent's pawn that has
just moved 2 squares from its original position.
Whenever your pawn is on your fifth rank, and your
opponent moves 2 spaces to the same rank adja-
cent to your pawn, then you can declare en passant
and move to your sixth rank immediately behind the
pawn, then capture the pawn.
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If your pawn advances to the eighth rank, you can
promote it to a queen or another piece, even if the
queen or other piece is still on the board.
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Castling protects the
king from a potential
check or checkmate sit-
uation by hiding it be-
hind a fortified position
or moving it out of im-
mediate danger of
attack. You can castle
if:
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