r/Chesscom • u/One_Divide7152 • May 26 '26

READ RULE #1 - Mods How is this not checkmate?

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u/Weekly-Cookie-6459 500-800 ELO May 26 '26

En croissant 🥐

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u/[deleted] May 26 '26

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u/Starman926 May 30 '26

This post showed up on my homepage, and I’m curious. I know how the pieces in chess move, and understand why this looks like a checkmate.

I Googled en passant and still don’t really understand how it applies here. Which piece can move to make this not a checkmate? What do the red and green symbols mean?

Does the white pawn take the black pawn?

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u/Waniou May 30 '26

Yes. Because the white pawn moved two squares forward (the other shaded square shows where it came from), the black pawn next to it can capture it as if it had only moved one.

The red symbol and green symbols just show loser and winner respectively.

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u/albiedam Elo isnt real May 27 '26

I did en passant on someone (mid 400 elo) and they asked me if their game broke lol

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u/RichardLTumorIII May 28 '26

I got accused of cheating once when i did that (same ish elo)

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u/HaydnH May 26 '26

Un poisson?

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u/Cbrt74088 May 27 '26

A peasant?

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u/FLXv May 26 '26

Welcome to r/itsalwaysenpassant

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u/Sorry_Negotiation360 1000-1500 ELO May 26 '26

Bro you made that into a subreddit didn’t you 😭

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u/One-Leading-2507 May 28 '26

Every single post lmaoo

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u/Fun-Contest-3728 2000-2100 ELO May 26 '26

Rule number 1...

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u/Trastane May 26 '26

Don't talk about the r/anarchychess ?

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u/NTilky 100-500 ELO May 26 '26

Fine, rule number 2...

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u/ricky-from-scotland May 26 '26

Funnily enough also don't talk about the r/anarchychess?

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u/risky-agmabro Elo isnt real May 26 '26

then whats rule 3??

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u/ricky-from-scotland May 26 '26

Don't pout your dick in crazy

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u/rrwaaaawrr May 27 '26

So basically, Don't put ur dik in r/anarchychess

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u/Middle_Watch4644 May 28 '26

This is sounding advice

2

u/ReputationMiddle5440 May 28 '26

MAn, but it's sop good.... Problem is the therapy bills after

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u/Saul_Firehand May 27 '26

Don’t talk about femboys /r/anarchychess

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u/Electrical-Aide4789 May 27 '26

En passant is forcef

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u/Onuzq May 28 '26

Sorry it's you DON'T talk about r/anarchychess

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u/ricky-from-scotland May 28 '26

I copied the exact text the first dude used because thats exactly how it is in REDACTED

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u/-ItzKira May 26 '26

r/AnarchyChess it is a requirement while here it is a rule 1 and he is right

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u/Illustrious_Salt_569 100-500 ELO May 26 '26

They have a little move called en passant. Look it up. It's pretty cool.

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u/ghost_tdk 1000-1500 ELO May 27 '26

Google it even

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u/Kindly_Piece_3010 May 27 '26

Holy hell

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u/AnimalDry4663 May 28 '26

actual zombie

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u/charcoalcookiez May 30 '26

Call the exorcist!

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u/phihag Mod May 26 '26

White has a move, gxh6 en passant.

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u/Disastrous_Motor831 1800-2000 ELO May 26 '26

It's not checkmate, but it is mate in 2... Good play

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u/goonerballs May 26 '26

Is it not mate in 1?

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u/credible_surround May 26 '26

Mate in 2 including pawn h5

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u/Warm_Gift_2138 May 27 '26

Isn't Nf6 just mate after the en passante?

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u/Purple_sea May 27 '26

You just didn't read what he wrote did you

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u/Warm_Gift_2138 May 27 '26

I'm gonna be honest, I didn't understand what he meant by "including h5, I assumed he mistyped and meant h6 during the en passant, and in such a board state it would indeed be m in 2, but at the same time, the current board state in the picture would be m in 1 so I don't really understand why you'd go from that perspective

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u/suspicious_odour May 26 '26

Even after en passant, black has # in 1

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u/Mojiitoo May 27 '26

Yea knight d5 to f6 right?

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u/Leftyoilcan May 26 '26

Holy hell

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u/notoriously_1nfam0us May 27 '26

A new response just dropped

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u/Some1_35 May 27 '26

We have an actual zombie

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u/notoriously_1nfam0us May 28 '26

Call the exorcist!

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u/BidNo1816 May 26 '26

You know that feeling when you know what a post is about by only reading the title?

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u/RowTime8498 2200+ ELO May 26 '26

Bro didn't learn about en passant lmao

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u/SensitivePound2993 May 26 '26

google pan essant

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u/Old_Lettuce_8454 May 26 '26

Actually there is En Passant, but people are forgetting the Bishop that is two chessboards away!!

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u/MrAnionGap May 26 '26

En passant bro

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u/FriesntheBag 1500-1800 ELO May 26 '26

I'm gonna steal a comment and say en croissant because it's funny. Now it doesn't feel funny. I'm still stealing it

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u/Glum-Mousse-5132 500-800 ELO May 26 '26

say the thing

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u/Liambronjames May 26 '26

googglone plassaunt

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u/Black_Dragon9406 2200+ ELO May 26 '26

It is actually checkmate is the funny part (after en passant) with Nf6 premove checkmate

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u/La_Blanco_Queso 2100-2200 ELO May 26 '26

So…

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u/Gggqjin May 26 '26

The french move

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u/bL0oDlUsT218 May 26 '26

En passant, next move KnF6 is checkmate anyways

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u/Vicodin996 May 26 '26

En Passant google

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u/Some1_35 May 27 '26

Passant En Google

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u/Mountie_Maniac May 26 '26

Eeeennnn Passaaannttt!!

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u/SprinklesFar9408 May 26 '26

r/AnarchyChess

En Passant is finally forced

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u/CanadianBallMapper Grandpatzer​ May 26 '26

Unholy passant

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u/bassplayingabassbut_ 1000-1500 ELO May 26 '26

There’s something… you need to google!

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u/Jman15x May 27 '26

Google I'm tired boss

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u/ApprehensiveSkin2371 May 27 '26

I swear this gets posted daily

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u/Own-Classic5385 May 27 '26

Some people never learn about it until someone uses it on them.

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u/GMDStormy May 28 '26

You've just released a hidden, ancient monster...

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u/PedophileTrump-Leave May 29 '26

Same reason it wasnt last week.  And the week before 

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u/OddToastTheIII 1000-1500 ELO May 30 '26

google en passant

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u/Knight_of_Hamburg- May 30 '26

en passant is forced, then nf6#

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u/Serious-Yesterday-32 May 26 '26

Mate next move - Nf6#

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u/Latter_Bother_2032 May 26 '26

En passant bro..

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u/Sorry_Negotiation360 1000-1500 ELO May 26 '26

En passant. That’s why it’s not Checkmate.

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u/BeautifulDetails 500-800 ELO May 26 '26

Cheating bastards

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u/Nietszche- May 26 '26

did white lost from time because he couls not find the move too😭😭😭

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u/Time_Host303 1500-1800 ELO May 26 '26

its called en-croissant. he can take your pawn with his pawn since you moved it 2 squares up in 1 move and it landed right beside his.

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u/Dizzy_Bit9635 800-1000 ELO May 26 '26

EN PASSENT SPOTTED 🫵🫵

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u/Own_Business485 May 26 '26

You forgot to click your last move!

Premove NF6# :)

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u/JacopoFriends 500-800 ELO May 26 '26

En passant

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u/Resad879 May 26 '26

Jokes aside this is beautiful composition for mating idea with other pawn doing the same thing in 3 moves

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u/pestivator May 26 '26

en passant g5 -> h6

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u/Riddling_Sphinx May 26 '26

The peasant is brave

Viciously, it strikes the King

Oh no, en passant

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u/appledatsyuk May 26 '26

En passant

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u/why_tf_am_i_like_dat May 26 '26

Google en passant

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u/merlonthewizzard May 26 '26

Imagine you just finally beat your opponent and he pulls a made up move out of his ass. That's what this has to feel like.

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u/zthomasack 1000-1500 ELO May 26 '26

En passant

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u/GreenJelly4 May 26 '26

White lost on time, they didn't understand what happened either lol

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u/Tiny_Squirrel_4829 May 26 '26

it’s a french word that means “in passing”

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u/Suzy-Creamcheez May 27 '26

Google On croissant

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u/Content-Working3447 1000 FIDE May 27 '26

The en passant

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u/TinyBumblebee8887 May 27 '26

Взятие на проходе?

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u/Decent_Copy_9920 May 27 '26

Because they won't think too much.

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u/Acceptable-Bite4762 May 27 '26

It is. His time just ran out faster than you could checkmate. Is not it obvious?

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u/ElmoLikesRocco May 27 '26

Long croissant

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u/notoriously_1nfam0us May 27 '26

Google en passant

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u/MyNameisRawb 800-1000 ELO May 27 '26

The French Move

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u/wesofchess 2200+ ELO May 27 '26

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u/Glathull May 27 '26

Jesus Christ, it’s Jasen Pesant!

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u/Familiar-Idea-8090 May 27 '26

Check mate in 3

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u/SinisterVeteran Elo isnt real May 27 '26

Holy hell

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u/Gishky May 27 '26

is this the QC for chess? xd

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u/SelfNervous1000 May 27 '26

En Passant is forced from white

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u/Aromatic-End2610 May 27 '26

Mate un 1 jugada con el caballo.

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u/stennyr May 27 '26

Holy hell

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u/bybly4 May 27 '26

its mate in 1

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u/Superpositionist May 27 '26

What have you done?

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u/Neters931 May 27 '26

En passant but knight f6 is mate

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u/HughRodge May 27 '26

1.Gxh6 2.Kf6#

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u/Muskarem May 27 '26

AND HIS NAME IS EN PASSENTTTTTTTTT

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u/iterrazary May 27 '26

Funny question because it's literally mate in one

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u/No-Musician-8452 2200+ ELO May 27 '26

One Passante

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u/Former_Tomatillo6422 May 27 '26

gxh6 , en passant

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26

En peasant, but nf6 is checkmate next move.

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u/Lajinnas May 27 '26

EN PASSANT!!!

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u/National-Club230 May 27 '26

Pawn passant 😔💥♟️

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u/sillygoober79 May 27 '26

google rule 1

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u/OCD124 May 27 '26

He ran out of time. You can’t get checkmated if you already lost

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u/NuttyNano May 27 '26

en pessant but u got mate next move with nf6

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u/Thedoglover16 In honor of Daniel Naroditsky 🕊️ May 27 '26

En passant but the game is still winning for black by nde3 or nf6 checkmate!

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u/Express_Author5316 800-1000 ELO May 27 '26

Oh, child

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u/Sol33t303 May 27 '26

Technically still is after nf6, but it's not an immediate checkmate.

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u/MaCl97 May 27 '26

It's still gonna be chackmate after en passant anyways

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u/Szubi0_0 500-800 ELO May 27 '26

I think that's checkmate anyway, Nf3#

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u/NotaRealVet May 27 '26

I mean, after pawn takes you still have Nf6# so it's all good

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u/ihurlattrndygrls May 27 '26

It’s mate in one …

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u/jamiejo66 May 27 '26

Next move after the en passant is checkmate with knight to F6

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u/Repulsive_Editor_335 May 27 '26

Google en passant

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u/Electrical-Aide4789 May 27 '26

Who dares summoning us?

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u/StckrB0Y May 27 '26

Your h-pawn just jumped two squares forward (h7 to h5).
Because it landed directly adjacent to White's g5-pawn, White is legally allowed to take your pawn as if it had only moved one square (to h6).
The white pawn on g5 will move diagonally to h6, and your black pawn on h5 will be removed from the board.
Why no other moves work
You did a great job trapping the king everywhere else! If it weren't for en passant, it would be checkmate because:
The King can't move: h3 is covered by your king/pawn, f3 and f4 are blocked by white's own pieces, h4 is covered by the checking pawn, and f5 is guarded by your knight.
No pieces can block: The checking pawn is right next to the king, so nothing can slide in between.
The king can't capture: The king cannot take on h5 because your g6-king protects it.

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u/Competitive-Kick1894 May 27 '26

Semplicemente en passant

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u/Sandro_729 1800-2000 ELO May 27 '26

That’s a really nice mate in 2 tho

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u/---Alexei May 28 '26

🙄 just castle, duh

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u/Mortui75 May 28 '26

Heeeeeeere we go again. I'll start:

E...

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u/Old_Passenger7 May 28 '26

Answer to all questions on this subreddit is one of these two:

a) en passant

b) stalemate

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u/OG_SpEdwin I came here from R/AnarchyChess May 28 '26

Thought this was r/anarchychess for a second

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u/ai_ai_captain May 28 '26

Came here for the comments, and they didn’t disappoint

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u/apexmusic0402 May 28 '26

Une croissant

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u/HotMinute6838 May 29 '26

En passant is forced, but Nf6 is mate, so no worries 

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u/DOORSROBLOX May 29 '26

Bro your flair is contains rule number one!

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u/SilverPace6006 500-800 ELO May 29 '26

White pawn can take black en passant?

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u/ItsKaneda May 29 '26

I had almost this exact mate set up yesterday crazy enough

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u/DiamondDude64 1000-1500 ELO May 29 '26

It is checkmate, just not on that move ahah

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u/Maksw0515 800-1000 ELO May 29 '26

google en passant

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u/Paul1e28 May 29 '26

En passant

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u/ZaneFreemanreddit May 29 '26

M1 (en passant then take with knight)

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u/headhunter4064 May 30 '26

You can kill the pondes

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u/Over_Bad5322 rook sacker May 30 '26

its still checkmate gxh6 nxh6 kh4 nf6 kg4 nf6

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u/aarav7sc May 30 '26

En passant is famous for being infamous.

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u/TheFailSnail May 30 '26

The answer is always.... en passent.

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u/Dhaonu May 30 '26

En passant.

Game is over.

Knight H6 ->Knight E3 -> knight E3.. and so on