Getting rid of En Passant

I think of it like American football. A receiver tried to get by you. But he didn't make it because you tackled him.

Why are yall reviving a thread that is ALMOST NINE YEARS OLD

En passant has been around for hundreds of years. This thread is new compared to that.

And...? There's been 100s of en passant threads since then, no need to revive a troll thread

i HATE on pissant !!

No

Oh, you're right it is troll thread. I see your point.

If you have an official rating, you probably don’t believe this garbage unless it is very low.

But you could post the game that offended you and let us criticize it.

There was no sense in bumping this 8 year old topic.

OnPissAnt go plz go away and NEVER come back...another nuther day !

There was no point to the whole topic.

Holy hell

Marginally better than unholy hell.

Chess is less than 2000 years old. It first appears clearly in historical sources in the sixth or seventh century (see H.J.R. Murray, A History of Chess [1913]).

En passant entered the game sometime after the pawn's leap or double-step became normative. Origins are obscure, but the pawn's leap was clearly the norm in Spain and Lombardy in the last quarter of the 13th century. The most thorough inquiry into the origins of the pawn's leap and en passant can be found in Peter J. Monté, The Classical Era of Modern Chess (2014). Possibly prior to en passant, at least in some places, was the rule that a pawn could only make the leap over a square controlled by an enemy pawn with the permission of the opponent.

En passant is older than castling. It is older than modern chess--the game with a powerful bishop and queen that we know today. But en passant has not always been part of the game. Modern chess emerged in 1475 in present-day Spain and spread rapidly to Italy. En passant, a powerful queen, and a powerful bishop were all part of this new version of chess. Castlling developed over the next century and a half.

@Zyryab you're a scholar. That was informative.

So not a scholar?

You’d be wrong. I have Monté’s book, have read it, and refer to it often. I have Murray’s book, too, and have read most of it. I’m also a professional historian. Writing history is what I do. Writing and teaching.

Go ahead and Google it if you think it was copied. Easy to find if you are right.

You’ll probably find more about Monté’s book on my chess blog than on all other internet sites combined.

Yeah I was winning in a game until someone did the Chess move el passont which allowed them to promote their pawn mad me so mad.

What a bad move en passant remove that