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Chess bug?
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I am not a very skilled chess player, so there might be some rules that I'm not aware of, but isn't this an error in the Chess.app? (the move that the black pawn takes the white pawn right next to it)
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The move is quite legal. It's called 'en passant' (rough translation -going by or through).
The video you provided demonstrates the perfect 'en passant'. It's rarely used however unless conditions are favourable. In your clip's case the only thing that happened was a pawn trade. Had the black pawn been protected then it would have been worth it. Albeit, his pawn was doomed anyway so he just took his opponent's pawn down with him.
Most people don't know about the move and I often have to explain it when I use against many opponents.
Also Google 'en passant'.
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Thank you for enlightening me and my chess knowledge 
Originally Posted by dzp111 
The move is quite legal. It's called 'en passant' (rough translation -going by or through).
The video you provided demonstrates the perfect 'en passant'. It's rarely used however unless conditions are favourable. In your clip's case the only thing that happened was a pawn trade. Had the black pawn been protected then it would have been worth it. Albeit, his pawn was doomed anyway so he just took his opponent's pawn down with him.
Most people don't know about the move and I often have to explain it when I use against many opponents.
Also Google 'en passant'.
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Have just investigated it, and I must admit that I can understand why you have to explain it often... But quite a useful move, I must admit.
Thanks again.
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The reason that many players don't know about it, is because it is rarely useful, except that in your clip, as I've explained, the black pawn was doomed anyway.
In all the years I've been playing chess, I might have used 'en passant' 3 times to my advantage. If it's planned well ahead, it can work very well. Just try and explain the move to your opponent though...
You might be interested in an excellent site for playing: redhotpawn.com It's free to play up to 6 games at a time.
Look for me if you'd like, my username is dzp111.
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