3.- The pawn
They are called
the soldiers in this battle. Its name comes from the infant soldiers. They go
on foot and usually they are in charge of become the martyrs of the battle.
There are 8 pawns
per team (the most numerous pieces).
It moves one by
one square but at the beginning, it can move 2 squares in a row.
It can capture as
any other piece, but only moving one step in diagonal and taking the place of the
other piece. If there is any other piece in front of it the pawn will be blocked.
When they are in a competition their value is one point each, and when moving they do not use any letter, until they have promoted into another piece.
When they are in a competition their value is one point each, and when moving they do not use any letter, until they have promoted into another piece.
Special features:
Promotion: pawns are the only piece can promote when reaching the opposite line 1 (for black pawns) or
8 (for white ones). He can become into a Queen, a Knight, a Bishop or a Rook, never into a King.
When promoting the pawn moves one square forward, not like capturing. That is that the front square has to be empty.
When promoting the pawn moves one square forward, not like capturing. That is that the front square has to be empty.
Here you are some
examples:
Pawn in passing (en peasant): both terms are correct, probably the second option is
the most common.
This movement is a Little strange because
the pawn can capture without moving one step in diagonal, as usual, but moving
one step forward. This movement, like in castling, can be made once (but in
this case once per pawn).
How does it work?
White pawn moves.
White pawn moves.
Did you know?
The name in
Spanish “Peón” comes from peasant, but in other languages they refer to the
infant soldiers.
The pawns can move
one step forward every time but at the beginning, when they start moving they
can move to squares forward in a row. This rule came from Spain at the end of
the XIII century.
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