Pawn rule
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fullhardcore
Pawn rule
I am teaching a beginner chess class. I have been reviewing different material for the class, but can not find anything about the pawn having to attack another piece if they are able. I have always played that way, but the question was asked if the pawn could be moved forward without attacking another piece when it had the choice, could it? I can not find an official rule on this. So Chess world lend me your knowledge and let me know what is the correct way to move pawns.
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Zlaire
Re: Pawn rule
No, you don't have to capture with a pawn if you can. You can move forward as well.fullhardcore wrote:I am teaching a beginner chess class. I have been reviewing different material for the class, but can not find anything about the pawn having to attack another piece if they are able. I have always played that way, but the question was asked if the pawn could be moved forward without attacking another piece when it had the choice, could it? I can not find an official rule on this. So Chess world lend me your knowledge and let me know what is the correct way to move pawns.
Take a look at the opening Queen's Gambit declined for example (1.d4 d5 2. c4 and black does not capture the pawn), that opening would be hard to play with your rules.
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Mike S.
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Re: Pawn rule
If you are teaching a beginner's class, you need as a reference for your students
http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101
These are the official rules, or laws of chess, by FIDE. Articles 1 to 5 are the basic rules required to play.
Positions where a particular move is forced by the rules, are rare: Either if you are in check and there is only one move which defends the check or only one king move out of check, or if you have only one legal move at all. Except for that, the choice between several moves is basically free. Your pawn could capture, or move forward, or you could decide to not move it at all but another piece.
http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101These are the official rules, or laws of chess, by FIDE. Articles 1 to 5 are the basic rules required to play.
Positions where a particular move is forced by the rules, are rare: Either if you are in check and there is only one move which defends the check or only one king move out of check, or if you have only one legal move at all. Except for that, the choice between several moves is basically free. Your pawn could capture, or move forward, or you could decide to not move it at all but another piece.
Regards, Mike
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Gandalf
Re: Pawn rule
Definitely not, for example in an endgame like the following it can make the difference between losing and winning:
[d] 8/1K3p2/6p1/7P/8/3k4/8/8 w - - 0 1
[d] 8/1K3p2/6p1/7P/8/3k4/8/8 w - - 0 1
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Bill Rogers
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Re: Pawn rule
David
There is nothing in the rules of Chess that say that you have to capture an enemy man everytime the opportunity presents itself.
I think you are confusing the rules of checkers with those of chess.
Bill
There is nothing in the rules of Chess that say that you have to capture an enemy man everytime the opportunity presents itself.
I think you are confusing the rules of checkers with those of chess.
Bill