It's rather complicated so pay attention!
On its first move, a Pawn may move either ONE SQUARE FORWARDS or TWO SQUARES FORWARDS.
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This lesson shows you how the Pawn moves. It's rather complicated so pay attention! On its first move, a Pawn may move either ONE SQUARE FORWARDS or TWO SQUARES FORWARDS.
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After its first move it can only move forwards ONE SQUARE AT A TIME.
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In this diagram both Pawns are blocked: neither one of them can move.
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Unlike other pieces, Pawns DO NOT CAPTURE IN THE SAME WAY THAT THEY MOVE. They capture ONE SQUARE DIAGONALLY FORWARDS. In this position the White Pawn has THREE possible moves. It can move forward one square, or it can CAPTURE either of the Black Pawns.
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You might think a Pawn's not much use but there is one REALLY SPECIAL thing it can do. If you get a Pawn to the far side of the board you must exchange it for another piece: a QUEEN, a ROOK, a BISHOP or a KNIGHT. You can read more about this in another lesson.
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There's another special rule to do with Pawns which you'll probably find hard to understand. It's called the EN PASSANT rule. If you have a Pawn on YOUR FIFTH RANK, as White does here, and your opponent moves a Pawn on the next FILE TWO SQUARES, you can, on your next move, CAPTURE IT AS IF IT HAD MOVED ONE SQUARE.
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Watch the movie on your left to see the EN PASSANT CAPTURE in action. You'll also find another lesson which takes you through it it more detail.
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To return to the classroom press "finish" To repeat the lesson press "start" Click here for a quiz on this lesson. 
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