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OtterRock
Feb 4, 2023
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#1

[Event "Let's Play!"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2023-02-03"]

[White "OtterRock"]

[Black "mabuchanan76"]

[EndDate "2023-02-04"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 h6 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Na5 7. dxe5 Nxc4 8. exf6 g5 *

Why is en passant not possible on my move?

Thank you!

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Martin_Stahl
Feb 4, 2023
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Martin_Stahl
Feb 4, 2023
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#3

Your pawn had to be on f5 for en passant. En passant is capturing the pawn that had moved two squares in it's intitial move as if it had only moved one square. Your pawn isn't on the square where it would have been able to capture had the opponent pawn only moved one square.