Definition of En passant. Meaning of En passant. Synonyms of En passant

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Definition of En passant

En passant
En passant En` pas`sant" [F.] In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif. (Chess), 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.

Meaning of En passant from wikipedia

- In chess, en p****ant (French: [ɑ̃ pasɑ̃], lit. "in p****ing") describes the capture by a pawn of an enemy pawn on the same rank and an adjacent file that...
- Look up en p****ant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The en p****ant capture is a chess move. En p****ant may also refer to: Coup en p****ant, a technique...
- P****ant may refer to: P****ant, an attitude in heraldry The en p****ant capture, a move in chess George P****ant, a 1940 novel by Charles Percy Snow P****ant...
- The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman (French: En P****ant Pécho: Les Carottes Sont Cuites) is a 2021 French film directed by Julien Hollande, written by...
- which is captured and removed from play. With the sole exception of en p****ant, all pieces capture by moving to the square that the opponent's piece...
- squares when vacant except when capturing en p****ant. The pawn is also involved in the two special moves en p****ant and promotion. Castling consists of moving...
- diagram), either replacing an enemy piece on its square or capturing en p****ant. An en p****ant capture can occur after a pawn makes a move of two squares and...
- important to determine, for example, if castling is disallowed or an en p****ant capture is possible. Other problems may ask specific questions relating...
- Coup en p****ant is a type of coup in contract bridge where trump trick(s) are "stolen" by trying to ruff a card after the player who has the master trump(s)...
- two-square move, the en p****ant square is recorded. For example, in the sample game, FEN includes the square e3 as an en p****ant square after White makes...