"Andy [YaYa]" <android8675@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> "DiamondGazer" <DiamondGazer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> > I moved my pawn from G7 to G5, and there was an enemy pawn
>>> > at H5. Then on the CPU's turn, it captures that pawn that was on G5 by
>>> > moving
>>> > to G6.
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>>> That's not a bug it's the rules of the game.
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>>> Neil
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>>>"adam12" <adam12@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> maybe I missed something but I thought the rules of the game state that a
>> pawn can only capture a piece that is diagonal not when it is beside it.
>> SO does anyone know how to deal with this >
> The move is called "En passant". En passant capture is a special type of
> move, with which pawns can take other pawns, under specific rules. It goes
> as follows:
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> 1. A player moves his pawn two squares, from his second row to his
> fourth row.
> 2. There is a pawn of the opponent that can capture at the squares that
> is passed over by the pawn.
> 3. In that case, this pawn of the opponent has the right to capture en
> passant in the directly following move.
> 4. To capture en passant, the opponents pawn goes to the square passed
> over by the pawn (i.e., the square on the third row), thus moving
> diagonally forwards. The captured pawn is taken from the board.
>
> In otherwords, if 2 pawns line up side by side, on the NEXT move your
> opponent has the option to move behind your pawn and your pawn bites the
> big one. Not to mention your opponents pawn has a nice line of sight with
> your back lines.
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> http://www.chessvariants.org/d.chess/enpassant.html
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> Damn dude, Chess has been around for centuries, if "Big Blue" couldn't
> mess it up, what makes you think todays computing powerhouses will? It's
> CHESS, if a computer makes a cool move that you've never seen before,
> assume it's a valid move. Note that this quote from chessvariants.org
> says, "under specific rules", you might see if there's an option in Chess
> Titans to turn off En passant.
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> -A. Geez that last paragraph was a little harsh, sorry dude, working on 4 hours
of sleep today. Was a little cranky this morning.