The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agoIt can't be!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down15
arrow-up1189arrow-down1imageIt can't be!lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to AnarchyChess@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoOk, so the black pawn in f moves forward to prevent mate, but then white could use their move to enpassant moving their pawn in e to f, in the position behind where black’s pawn is in the picture, which is check again and possibly mate?
minus-squareAlbbi@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYup, that’s why the eyes are wide. It’s a checkmate on an en passant.
Ok, so the black pawn in f moves forward to prevent mate, but then white could use their move to enpassant moving their pawn in e to f, in the position behind where black’s pawn is in the picture, which is check again and possibly mate?
Yup, that’s why the eyes are wide. It’s a checkmate on an en passant.
TIL about en passant.