How to Capture En Passant

Summary of the e.p. rules

Here it's the black Pawn pretending that the white Pawn advanced a single square. The black Pawn captures on its diagonal and the white Pawn disappears from the board.

Here is a summary of the en passant rules.

• The move holds for any Pawn on its fifth row with an enemy Pawn on either adjacent column.
• The enemy Pawn must be on its second row.
• The option is triggered as soon as the enemy Pawn advances two squares.
• The option is lost if not used immediately.

Index: How to Capture En Passant

1. Pawn on its 5th row vs. Pawn on its 2nd row
2. Enemy Pawn advances two squares
3. Capture as though the enemy Pawn had advanced one square
4. En passant holds for either side
5. Summary of the e.p. rules