Capturing en passant valid today ?
An option which must be exercised as soon as the hostile Pawn advances from the second to the fourth rank. If the capture is not made in reply, it cannot be made at all.
Capturing Pawn must be on its fifth rank. A Pawn located on any other rank cannot capture en passant; impossible where it leads to exposing the King to check; for then capturing en passant becomes an illegal move.
BACKGROUND
Excerpts: F. Reinfield and Horowitz.
About six centuries ago, Pawns could move only one square on the first move, thus leading a game full of blockaded files. If the option of moving Pawns two squares at the start so that the major pieces could be developed faster, and files and diagonals opened.
It was unfair to allow a Pawn, by use of this privilege to escape capture from an opposing Pawn that had reached the fifth rank, the en passant power was agreed upon.
2007-02-02 19:53:26 · 5 answers · asked by pax veritas 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
:: Cheers Andy. What is with the eye ?
2007-02-02 20:36:37 · update #1
It absolutely applies in tournament chess matches. Some lower levels w beginners choose to exclude it.
2007-02-02 22:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tend to raise the issue at the stat of the game, if the other person agrees, fine. If not that too is ok, just so long as it is not challenged after the game has already commenced.
2007-02-02 20:24:15 · answer #2 · answered by funnelweb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah it is valid and still used chess is not prone to such rule changes unlike more modern games
2007-02-02 20:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew1968 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, and it should be, otherwise the game would be much less fluid, more cramped positions, and players will have lesser options in tactics and strategies.
2007-02-03 04:49:05 · answer #4 · answered by abuyognon 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, it is still a valid rule in chess today
2007-02-02 19:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋