En passant in chess: how does it work?
If an enemy pawn moves two squares from its starting row and lands right beside your pawn, your pawn may take it as if it had moved only one square, landing on the square it skipped.
You may do it only on the very next move. If you wait, the chance is gone.
Your pawn must be on your fifth row (counting from your side) for this to ever happen.
Try it
Black's pawn just jumped two squares past yours. Take it en passant.
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