What is this 'on pasta' rule?

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ilikewindmills

Someone told me about a pawn move called 'on pasta'. Could someone explain? Is it anything to do with 'penne-ing' queens to kings or fettuccine bishops?

lowind
´en passant'
the_johnjohn

ilikewindmills wrote:

Someone told me about a pawn move called 'on pasta'. Could someone explain? Is it anything to do with 'penne-ing' queens to kings or fettuccine bishops?

Yes you can take on pasta but only if the pawn is al dente.

ilikewindmills
I'm sorry Lowind, but I don't speak French, and judging by your flag you don't either. Could you provide a translation please?
ActuallySleepy
In passing is the translation of what lowind typed. Don't know what that has to do with pasta though.
McGoohan
How many minutes does it take to get a pawn al dente? I doubt that in 5 minutes Blitzchess can be a Pawn al dente, which surely needs more than 10 minutes!
ilikewindmills
I think its fettuccineing bishops with pawns
Ziryab

It is an approach to chess rooted in the philosophy of the Pastafarians.

ilikewindmills
Cool! I've seen it in chess notations quite often, I didn't know there was that much pasta though!
ilikewindmills
I usually see it online, interesting.

Also, why was this clearly chess related question moved to Fun with Chess?
CookedQueen

That is called when playing some (not all) people from italy. Don't ask me why, but it's a sad fact.

ilikewindmills
But I played a Czech game last week and the opponent said on pasta? They were from USofA!
CookedQueen
ilikewindmills wrote:
But I played a Czech game last week and the opponent said on pasta? They were from USofA!

That guy from USA was drunk as usual

ITWASMYMOVE

It's sounds likes a spaghetti junction!

CookedQueen
ITWASMYMOVE wrote:

It's sounds likes a spaghetti junction!

There is no spaghetty junction, only in your wildest dreams!!! And if you still believe there is something like they will recognize it ....

ilikewindmills
Can the mods move this back to 'General Chess Discussion' where it belongs?
blueemu

You have to lasso the enemy Pawn with a noodle, to claim "on pasta".

ilikewindmills
Cool. I'm guessing e.p. stands for eating pasta though, but at the start of the book it says it means on pasta!!!?! Are they making lots of spelling mistakes or has education failed us all, and on starts with the letter 'e'!!! must be eon pasta.
Adihere
ilikewindmills wrote:

Someone told me about a pawn move called 'on pasta'. Could someone explain? Is it anything to do with 'penne-ing' queens to kings or fettuccine bishops?

You mean "pinning" queens to kings or "fianchetto" bishops.

pork_scratching
Adihere wrote:
ilikewindmills wrote:

Someone told me about a pawn move called 'on pasta'. Could someone explain? Is it anything to do with 'penne-ing' queens to kings or fettuccine bishops?

You mean "pinning" queens to kings or "fianchetto" bishops.

oh come on happy.png !!! Any way Mr windmills you can only take "on pasta" if you play chess using the "fideo" rules. hth.