Chess players... En Passant?

[imported_Tomato]

I've been playing chess for some time now, but wasn't aware of this move until now.

 

[notfred]

That's great, you're bad at chess, what's your point?

 

[Platypus]

lol

 

[Wag]

Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: notfred
That's great, you're bad at chess, what's your point?

I'm not bad, I just wasn't aware that you could take a piece in this way until now. Thanks for your constructive comment, notfred!

EDIT: Take a long lunch, perhaps?

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: notfred
That's great, you're bad at chess, what's your point?

The point was obviously to let others know about this move. Not everyone is as smart as you.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Wag
Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

I'm not good at chess by any means, but my friends and I were talking about En Passant and saying that it had never come up in a really useful situation.... I'm sure it must be useful, but nobody I know has encountered a situation where it is.

 

[imported_Tomato]

Originally posted by: Wag
Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

Interesting. I never realized you could go ahead and capture the pawn doing that... I'll have to try it next week when I play my new challenger, David. (I have no idea who those girls are)

 

[Spooner]

yeah, it's a cool move, but rarely will you see it executed

 

[Yax]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: Wag
Yes, "en passant" or "in passing". Not used very often, but a good move if you know how to use it.

I'm not good at chess by any means, but my friends and I were talking about En Passant and saying that it had never come up in a really useful situation.... I'm sure it must be useful, but nobody I know has encountered a situation where it is.

I've used the en passant to get out trouble a couple of times before. Its usually useful in the end game. But in general, its no big deal. Now castling, that's one of the most useful things in chess.

 

[Wag]

I rarely use it myself, but it's important to know strictly for defensive purposes.

You see the computer chess software use it alot.

 

[Spooner]

If each player makes 50 moves without a pawn being moved, the game is a draw.

okay, now THAT rule i didn't know

 

[TheBullGod]

I used it a couple times, once with significant effects to my victorious outcome. En passant to take pawn then that helped to allow me to continue pushing my pawning and trading it for a queen.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

heh, I never knew it either

 

[Wag]

If both sides can go 50 moves without moving a pawn you deserve to have a draw. Lol.

 

[Rapidskies]

It gets used and is useful when the other person has no idea about the move. I'm guilty of "fogetting" about this move when playing yahoo chess and it can really hurt your game if you don't remember it. If both players are watching for it though, it is not used very often.

 

[ddjkdg]

If the other player doesn't know about it you can catch them by surprise. However if they do, and give you an opportunity to execute en passant, it's usually something they have planned to work in their favor.

 

[Tetsuo]

lol...n00b

 

[jonmullen]

have been playing since I was about 6...10 years and I only learned about this 2 or 3 years ago.

 

Notfred used to be a friendly helpful individual, for some reason he has turned into a cold, uncaring,unforgiving, lonely man.

 

[m2kewl]

chess? what's that?

i thought it's checkers wit fancy pansy pieces!

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: Roger
Notfred used to be a friendly helpful individual, for some reason he has turned into a cold, uncaring,unforgiving, lonely man.

roger - that's cuz he's not getting any...

/runs from notfred

 

[richardycc]

oh nevermind

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: richardycc
oh nevermind

She's talking about something completely different, richard.... follow her link....

 

[TheNinja]

I played battle chess a couple of times, quite a while ago. Man, I loved to see the chess pieces going at it....especially when the king hauled out his old handgun and shot one of the other players, like a bishop who was twirling his little spear thing. Those were the days....