Definitions for en passant
ˌɑn pæˈsɑ̃, ˌɑ̃en pas·sant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. en passantadverb

   (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed

2. in passing, en passantadverb

   incidentally; in the course of doing something else

   "he made this remark in passing"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EN PASSANTadverb

   By the way.

   Etymology: French.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. En passant

   En passant (French: [ɑ̃ paˈsɑ̃], lit. "in passing") is a special method of capturing in chess that occurs when a pawn captures a horizontally adjacent enemy pawn that has just made an initial two-square advance. The capturing pawn moves to the square that the enemy pawn passed over, as if the enemy pawn had advanced only one square. The rule ensures that a pawn cannot use its two-square move to safely skip past an enemy pawn. Capturing en passant is permitted only on the turn immediately after the two-square advance; it cannot be done on a later turn. The capturing move is sometimes notated by appending the abbreviation e.p.

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1. en passant

   En passant is a move in chess that occurs under specifically defined conditions and allows a pawn to capture an opponent's pawn, even though the opponent's pawn has moved two squares forward from its starting position, bypassing an square where it could have been captured. The en passant capture must be done promptly, on the very next move, or the right to do so is lost.

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1. En passant

   En passant is a move in the board game of chess. It is a special pawn capture which can occur immediately after a player moves a pawn two squares forward from its starting position, and an enemy pawn could have captured it had the same pawn moved only one square forward. The opponent captures the just-moved pawn as if taking it "as it passes" through the first square. The resulting position is the same as if the pawn had moved only one square forward and the enemy pawn had captured normally. The en passant capture must be done on the very next turn, or the right to do so is lost. Such a move is the only occasion in chess in which a piece captures but does not move to the square of the captured piece. If an en passant capture is the only legal move available, it must be made. En passant capture is a common theme in chess compositions. This rule was added in the 15th century when the rule giving pawns the option of initially moving two squares was introduced. It prevents a pawn from using the two-square advance to pass an adjacent enemy pawn without the risk of being captured.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. En passant

   äng pas′ang, adv. in passing: by the way. [Fr.]

How to pronounce en passant?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of en passant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of en passant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=en passant
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=en passant
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_Passant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=en passant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=en passant