A special case of pawn capture exists when moving the pawn two squares forward (remember this is only possible if the pawn is still on its initial position). In this case an enemy pawn that would have been able to capture it, had it moved only one square instead of two, is still able to capture it.

This capture is called "en passant" and it is only valid for one move : if the player who may capture "en passant" does not use this right in his next move, he will no longer be able to do it later.

For example, if WHITE moves his e2-pawn (Pe2) to e4 (we write this move as "e2-e4" or simply "e4") and there is a black pawn at d4 (Pd4), then BLACK is able to capture en-passant ("Pd4xe3 e.p." or simply "dxe3"), just as if the white pawn had moved to e3. But if he decides to play something else, he no longer retains this right.

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