Check out this awesome blog I found on en passant checkmates:
http://madchess.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/shortest-legal-en-passant-double-checkmate/
Shortest ones are in 7, e.g.:
en passant étiquette when opponent doesn't know about the rule
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Jul 14, 2014
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#223
Very cool,john4000,
I checked it out, and i'll be looking through those games as well as checking out that blog more in the future.
Thanks.
Syd_Arthur wrote:
Anyone posting profanity on this thread will receive a complimentary
20,000 microgram megadose of custom-made, weaponized LSD analog, without thier knowledge or consent.
Sometime in the next seven days.
Enjoy, whatever ur name was!!!
Sincerely,
MKUltra.
20 Mg of acid!!!! Ohhh bOy!!!
ME !!! Me !!!! ME!!!!
Jul 14, 2014
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#225
The conditions to get that are pretty stringent.
You have not met those conditions.
And I don't recommend that you do.
Those who have no longer exist on this site.
Besides, it's a new day, and we have moved on...
Jul 14, 2014
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#226
Everyone, I've decided to untrack this thead, it stopped being fun or productive for me at some point yesterday.
I don't care about the trophy, which of course I never did.
Besides, I gotta get back to actually playing.
I may check in from time to time, to see if it's still around and if it's gotten back onto a better path.
And I may actually tally some votes etc. at some point, in the unlikely event that it doesn't die of it's own accord.
Also thanks to the guys who posted the interesting en passant situations here. And all of the fun banter.
As I think that I can't remove a thread from the thread killer game, some one else will get the trophy...enjoy it.
Bye,
Syd
nobodyreally wrote:
What is en-passant?
It's a great way to get checkmated in 7 moves:
Jul 14, 2014
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#229
kaynight wrote:
Just another term for castling.....I think.
Ah, thank you. Didn't know that.
Jul 14, 2014
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#230
friendofmrcairo wrote:
Does anyone think it's fair that only pawns can en-passant another pawn ?
Pawns? Another pawn?
Castling is with tower and emporer, no?
nobodyreally wrote:
What is en-passant?
I dink it'z a frog dessert thiNgy..after it passes through thee or thou..
nobodyreally wrote:
Why looky thar' ,,,,,,green froggy'z from frog land'z!!!!
I'll take a en-passy on them thar!!!!
Jul 14, 2014
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#234
ATTENTION: ATTENTION: ATTENTION:!!!
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE VOTES ARE TALLIED!!!
BEFORE WE ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS, WE MUST NOTIFY ALL VOTERS THAT THE INITIAL BALLOT WAS FATALLY FLAWED, AND HAS KILLED THIS THREAD.
THE QUESTION SHOULD HAVE STIPULATED, "IN PERSON" NOT "OTB". WE FIGURED IN A TOURNAMENT GAME, THE POINT WOULD BE MOOT (VERY UNLIKELY SOMEONE WOULD LET IT SLIDE IN A TOURNEY). IT WAS MEANT TO DISTINGUISH FROM ONLINE GAMES, WHERE IF EN PASSANT IS USED, IT'S A DONE DEAL.
PLUS, THERE WAS A HANGING CHAD.
AND NOW, THE RESULTS ARE:
OPTION #1: 1
OPTION #2: 0
OPTION #3: 8
OPTION #4: 0
OPTION #5: 3 (with some dissent regarding belch emmission direction)
OPTION #6: 1
OPTION #7 (provisional; flatulence in opponent's general direction): 1
AMBIGUOUS/UNDECIDED: 274
THE VOTING IS NOW TERMINATED, AND WILL RECOMMENCE
IN SEVEN DAYS.
Lol
nobodyreally wrote:
What are we voting on?
Monday! 
Jul 15, 2014
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#239
When I started this thread, I could have been a contender.
Now it looks like I bought a one way ticket...
to trollville.
This thread is as ephemeral as foam on an ocean wave...
nowhere, now here.
And true, thanks NMNR, for saying the OP is outta sight.
Zoit!!!