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It can't be! (lemmy.world)
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[–] haerrii@feddit.org 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Not sure if I understood everything correctly, could someone with more knowledge elaborate?

what I see:

  • black pawn hasn't moved yet, able to do 2 steps
  • black currently in check, pawn will resolve this.
  • any move white makes after, will make them lose at least bishop and rook?
  • then checkmate white?

EDIT: i think i forgot something on the way

[–] Lupie@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm no chess player but I think the joke is white can checkmate black through en passant, which is exceptionally rare.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Kh6?

[–] zammy95@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Then RxH8+, but unless I'm missing something, king can still move to G5, right? So it's not mate (yet)

[–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bishop will be covering that square, because en passant would open up the bishop's path.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

edit : me dumbass, only thought about taking with the e pawn and not the g pawn.

https://lichess.org/analysis/3R3r/5pbk/4p3/4P1P1/4B3/8/5PP1/6K1_b_-_-_0_1?color=white#1

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

h6 is a dark square, the white player's bishop is a light square bishop.

[–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sorry, I was commenting about one step earlier - checkmate happens the moment en passant is played, because black's F pawn is gone and white's E pawn is now at F6, leaving the path open for the bishop.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

edit : me dumbass, only thought about taking with the e pawn and not the g pawn.

https://lichess.org/analysis/3R3r/5pbk/4p3/4P1P1/4B3/8/5PP1/6K1_b_-_-_0_1?color=white#1

[–] RunningTowardTheVoid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

SparroHawc is correct. En passant captures the opposing pawn, opening bishop's path to G6.

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

Doesn’t that put the king in check? So the king can’t move there.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

If white responds with en passant (using the e pawn) it's checkmate.