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En Passant

nounid 49133·updated May 18, 2026
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(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed

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Variants

plural
En Passants
possessive
En Passant's
pluralpossessive
En Passants'

Framework definitions

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(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed

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