En Passant still A JOKE !

how many times i win by en passant, not even proud of it, stupid Special Move ever

L2P

Freedom Of En Passant, Freedom Of nothing

Maybe you should strike a gentleman’s agreement at the outset of each game that nobody en passants

Read why it was instituted in the first place. It had to be done to balance out the permitting of pawns to move 2 squares ahead instead of one.

Blah Blah Blah!

SMH!

Live by en passant lose by en passant

If you not like passent rule... why not shut up and play checker, which you may find easier. And get a decent haircut. Lion sas spoken. 

The solution is simple...

If you don't like en passant, then play the old way and never advance your pawns more than one square at a time.  Then you will never face having en passant played against you.

Now that doesn't make a lick of sense. En Passant is a subtle rule that hardly comes into play. I've seen it played in emergencies. 

I have to wonder, really, how the rule came about - wah inspired it?

Too soon, man. Some of us are still dealing with this pandemic.

And I think btickler just won the thread. That's a perfect way to keep en passant out of the game.

I mean lion

I’m pretty sure it was created to balance the pawn’s ability to move two squares forward from its original square.

My match wth navid I noticed the same thing.

I like en passant

😅 right. I hadn't seen btickler's solution yet.

Still, I hardly come across en passant in play.

Which openings does anyone know that generally lead to games with an en passant or two? Is it advanced strategy that usually produces en passant, or is it usually patzers who ride that wagon?

The problem I see with en passant is the way it is viewed when chess is taught to new beginners. It is always glossed over as a "special move" that rarely happens and you shouldn't worry about it. I use en passant a significant amount of time and try to teach players about it from day one so the possibility is there. Castling was frowned upon when it was first introduced for the same reason, it was viewed as improper and now it is a major principle of the game. En Passant should be treated with respect since if didn't have merit, we wouldn't be using it 300 years after its establishment.

Rule came about... I think, to prevent rigid pawn formation, which lead to many boring, drawn games. Master players don't seem to have a problem. It's French... so must be good, right?

Exactly. Case closed.