Marfitalu: Alot of Chess players That I have played do not know of the rule for En passent...

Daniel Snyder: i got caugt once thinking it wasn't there but as Marfitalu pointed out the rules don't exclude it I just thought they did. I won't forget again

Daniel Snyder: i won a $20 bet on the rule once- when i took a pawn en passant and was told i couldn't do it! i took the move back but we made the bet- left it at the bar and the next day i went to the library made a copy- went to bar and collected the $40;]

Daniel Snyder: Just because people are ignorant of the rule, doesn't mean that the rule doesn't exist. Frankly I'm astounded that someone who plays the game can NOT know the rule. How come???

grenv: I completely agree. If you play a game, you should know all the rules no matter how recent or old they are.

Marfitalu: The rule has been in effect for more then 500 years, does anyone claim to have played prior to that??

It was introduced at about the same time as the 2 square pawn move to combat the effect of evading the enemy pawn too easily. Other rules introduced at about the same time:
Castling.
Unlimited Queen and Bishop moves.

There aren't that many rules really, it shouldn't be hard to learn them!! I did when I was about 6.

Please take this discussion over to http://brainking.com/en/Board?bc=6 (The Chess 8x8 board).

Thanks

Marfitalu: Apparently you know the rules for Chess but not for the copyright.</>

pray tell- exactly what copyright rules did i break;?]

this started as an innocent aside to the en passant rule

*BOB*on*Bush*: i won a $20 bet on the rule once- when i took a pawn en passant and was told i couldn't do it! i took the move back but we made the bet- left it at the bar and the next day i went to the library made a copy- went to bar and collected the $40;]

Marfitalu: Apparently you know the rules for Chess but not for the copyright.

you're dissing me- but i'm cool;]

*BOB*on*Bush*: pray tell- exactly what copyright rules did i break;?]

Marfitalu: Maybe the copy of the book ?

*BOB*on*Bush*: Maybe I didn’t copy the entire book-Maybe I copied ONE page [de minims copying (copying a small amount) is not copyright infringement;]
Maybe it was for educational purposes;]
Maybe I gave the author credit.
Maybe I didn’t publish it, nor call it my own creative work.
Maybe it was not creative work.
Maybe it was public domain!
Marfitalu: “Enpassant rule appeared at the begining of the Renaissance”

Maybe you don’t know what ‘exactly’ means.
exactly: In an exact manner; accurately.

You put yourself out as an authority on copyright infringement- while inferring I am ignorant…

So one more time- with emphasis- enlighten me!
pray tell- exactly what copyright rules did i break;?]

*BOB*on*Bush*: Isn't it called "in passing" in English? No other move in Chess is spoken of in French when speaking English. I keep a copy of the rules to regular Chess with my Chess set. For some reason this rule about a Pawn capturing a Pawn in passing is one a lot of casual Chess players and bar patrons do not know. The other rule that seems to come up for disagreement often is promoting a Pawn to a Queen when you still have your original Queen on the table. Yes, you can have two Queens at one time in regular Chess.

Walter Montego: I know it's not French - but you have 'zugswang' and 'swischenzug'!!

Walter Montego: i heard "en garde" in chess tournaments decades ago... [queen check]

$ONE$: en passant is right (and used in FIDE rules). "En garde" is for musketeers before fighting (which is also appropriate for chess duels!). Tycho lost his nose in a duel!

Tycho: LOL-
why did 'musketeers' fight with swords ;?] Touché!

*BOB*on*Bush*: lighten up, it was a joke.

Walter, it's en passant in english as well, kind of like tete a tete or piece de resistance (Fr Sp?)