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Is there any position where giving checkmate by En Passant is a brilliant move on Chess.com?
I have seen many en passant checkmates, but I have never seen one that was a brilliant move.
Is there any position where giving checkmate by en passant is a brilliant move on Chess.com?
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Can a pawn move 2 spaces if doing so would cause en passant mate?
You cannot place your King in check, the en passant could be refused and because you are not placing your King in check directly it seems you can move your pawn 2 spaces. However, just like castling, ...
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Checkmate via en passant capture [duplicate]
I tried to get the smallest sequence of moves that would result in a checkmate*( or rather Helpmate)* with the last move being a en passant . This is the shortest I could get :
[Title "Shortest En ...
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What should be defined as an en passant checkmate?
Is there a general consensus among composers, players, and/or organizations for what exactly defines an en passant checkmate, and is there any history to it?
As far as I know, there are two ...
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En Passant Checkmate
I made a check with a pawn that was subject to an en passant movement.
The check led to a checkmate, but the rules at chess.com didn't count it as a checkmate but let the opponent make his move. He ...
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Fastest possible checkmate by en passant
En passant is somewhat of a rare move in chess. Checkmating by en passant, however, is an even rarer occurrence. But suppose both sides had the same goal to help cause a checkmate to their opponent ...
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The chess.com engine didn’t show a checkmate
I've attached a screen shot of my game. It is Black’s turn to move. Their king was under check, but not checkmate, as the website didn't show mate.
After awhile, Black had to resign due to not being ...
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Pawn giving checkmate
My computer checkmated me with a pawn move.
I could have taken that pawn en passant but I wasn't given a chance to do that.
Was that a fault of my computer, or is there a rule stating that a pawn ...
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