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En passant

En passant is a special chess pawn capture that can occur when a pawn moves two squares forward from its starting position and lands next to an opponent's pawn. The opponent can capture it as if it had moved only one square forward, but only on the very next move

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Examples of En Passant


White can capture a black pawn on the d6 square
White can capture a black pawn on the d6 square

Black can capture a white pawn on the f3 square
Black can capture a white pawn on the f3 square

Black can capture a white pawn on the d3 square
Black can capture a white pawn on the d3 square

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