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can you move 2 pawns on your first move?

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oalotfy
some people i play IRL some of them say that you can move two pawn
oalotfy

oalotfy wrote:

some people i play IRL some of them say that you can move two pawn

sorry i stoped by accident anyway two pawns by one step idk they say left and right but different people have different rules

wanmokewan

No.

oalotfy

wanmokewan wrote:

No.

ok thanks I'll just see other people's opinion

drmrboss

My question. Why we cant castling twice in this simple board game? 

(In life, we can even marry twice in case something went wrong).

Why? Why?

fewlio

It's a little known rule, but rather than moving one pawn two spaces, you can move two pawns one space each if you so desire.  But only on the first move.

drmrboss
fewlio wrote:

It's a little known rule, but rather than moving one pawn two spaces, you can move two pawns one space each if you so desire.  But only on the first move.

A kind of sharing moves. Sharing is caring.

ponz111

Do you use two different hands or one hand? [or maybe your toes?] [i used to water ski using no hands or arms]

gingerninja2003

i think it's only a rule in certain countries. Officially it's not a rule. 

GMAbhishekpodishetty

No you can't move.

MickinMD
ponz111 wrote:

Do you use two different hands or one hand? [or maybe your toes?] [i used to water ski using no hands or arms]

Of course, in OTB rated games you have to move the piece and hit the clock with the same hand. An old TV episode of Saved By The Bell had the character Screech playing for the city chess championship and both he and his opponent used two hands. The fictional show was located in Palisades, California - so apparently you can play chess with two hands there!

HalfSicilin
drmrboss wrote:
fewlio wrote:

It's a little known rule, but rather than moving one pawn two spaces, you can move two pawns one space each if you so desire.  But only on the first move.

A kind of sharing moves. Sharing is caring.

You're welcome to bring a friend and share megrin.png

m_connors

Should have left this one back in 2018 . . .

BlackPanther2812
Nop
TaxTheRich

Just to add that I had seen that move played in (unofficial) games between amateurs in Greece in the 90's.

MeanUserIs_taken1

 It's not allowed. The double move rule allows the same pawn to move two spaces forward instead of just one space on its first move. It does not allow you to move two pawns instead of one. The only case when two pieces are moved in one turn is when castling, but that does not involve pawns.

AussieMatey

It actually is allowed. You can play 1.e4, and then when you discover you've got 9 pawns on the board, you can move the extra one back to the box.