Passant

En passant captures are indicated by specifying the capturing pawn's file of departure, the "x", the destination square (not the square of the captured pawn), and (optionally) the suffix "e.p." indicating the capture was en passant.

Without en passant, a pawn could simply march past squares guarded by opposing pawns; en passant preserves the restrictive ability of pawns that have reached the fifth rank.

He ruffed the heart, led a club to the queen, and led another heart, scoring his last trump “en passant”.

A capturing piece replaces the opponent piece on its square, except for an en passant capture.

An en passant capture is sometimes marked with the notation "e.p." A move that places the opponent's king in check usually has the notation "+" added.

A piece is captured (or taken) when an attacking enemy piece replaces it on its square ( en passant is the only exception).

In the 16th and 17th centuries, there were differences of opinion concerning rules such as castling, pawn promotion, stalemate, and en passant.

In the diagram to the left, the white pawn may capture either the black rook or the black knight. board Another unusual move is the en passant capture.

Neither castling nor en passant is allowed.

Pawns gained the option of moving two squares on their first move, and the en passant rule was a natural consequence of that new option.

Some synaptic junctions appear partway along an axon as it extends—these are called en passant ("in passing") synapses.

The diagrams on the right demonstrate an instance of this: if the white pawn moves from a2 to a4, the black pawn on b4 can capture it en passant, moving from b4 to a3 while the white pawn on a4 is removed from the board.