The pawn

Each player has eight pawns. The pawn move is not similar to the moves of other pieces. In fact,
everything is different.

p
1 p1
1 p1
p1p1
p1p1
p1p
+ + p
1 b
3 + n
2
+ P
1 + P
1
+ + 1
p
+ P
1 P2
1 N
P
1 P1
1 P1
P1P1
P1P1
P1P

A pawn can move one square
forward. On its first move
the pawn can chose whether
it wants to move one or two
squares forward. After this,
the pawn can only move one
square forward each turn.
The white pawns play from
bottom to top.
The black pawns always play
from top to bottom.
The pawn captures diago-
nally forward, not straight. It
is the only piece that captures
differently from the way that
it moves.
The pawn on d5 can choose
between capturing the bishop
or the knight. He can also ad-
vance forward one step.
The pawn on g3 can play
only after the black pawn has
captured on h3.
Each side has 8 pawns in the
starting position. They are
standing on the 2nd and 7th
rank.
A pawn is the only chess
piece that may not move
backwards. He also may not
capture backwards. This
means that the white pawns
can never stand on the first
rank and the black pawns
never on the eighth rank.

P
1 p
1
+

Q3
5 b

2
N
p
1 P
1
+

If a pawn reaches the back
rank, it can change into a
queen, rook, bishop or knight
of the same colour.
The pawn cannot remain on
the square. The pawn is pro-
moted. The pawn cannot
change into a king.
Pawn f7 chooses:
Pawn b2 chooses:
Pawns may not jump, neither
over their own pieces, nor
over the enemy pieces.
The white a-pawn cannot
move. The black g-pawn
cannot move two squares
forward because the bishop
is in its way, nor can it
capture the queen. The only
move is one step forward to
g6.
A pawn:
• can choose to move one or
two squares on its first
move
• may not move backwards
• captures differently
(diagonally) from the way
it moves (forward)
• can change to a piece of
the same colour (except a
king) when it reaches the
opposite end of the board

10 First step
Defending Protecting: A
r
4 6
k z 6
k b
3 z
1
p p
1 b
3 p
1 p1
1 p2
n
k
6 p3
1 b p
1 p
1 1
p
n
2 P
1 P1
1 p
p2
1 N P
1 K
6
3 1
B P 13
P B P1
1 P
P1
1 P1
P K1
6 P1P P
1 P
1
K
6 R
4

n
2 6
k
k1
6 p1
p p
1 n
2 p
1 6 1
k p p
1
1
p p
1 b1
3 p p
1 p3
1 b2n
p4
1 r3
B p
1 2
N p
1 p
1
1
P p
1 P
1
1
P P1
1 P P1
1 P 1
P P
1
K
6 P1
1 P B6
3 K1P 11
P P3
B P1
1 P
R
4 N
2 K
6

6
k z 6 4
k r 4
r n6
2 k
1
p p1
1 p p1
1 p P
1 p
1
p
1 n1
2 p p
1 p
1
p1
1 P b
3 P
1 p
1 1
p
n
2 P3
1 b P
1
K
6 P2
1 N P
1 N
2 R6
4 K
R
4 P
1 P
1 B 1
3 P 1 P
R
4 R 6
4 K

z r
4 r
4
k
6 b
3 p
1 6
k p
1 k
6
1
p p
1 p
1 p 2
1 n 1
p b1
3 p
p
1 1
P 11
p P P1
1 p1
p P1
1 p1
P1p p
1
n3
2 B1
P P 4
1 R P
1
B
3 P
1 P
1 N
2 P 1
1 P
P
1 B
3 K
6 P
1 P
1 P
1
K
6 K3
6 B

14 First step
Mate Creating mate: B
k
6

6
k 4
r
b
3 P6
1 k
P
1
R
4 K
6
r
4
R6
4 K

46
r k k
6 r
4
p 1
1 p p
1 p
1
p
1

B
3 B
3 1
P
K
6

k
6

P
1

r
4
P6
1 K P
1
1
p q
5 P
1 r
4
K
6 b
3

k
6 r6
4 k
r
4 Q
5
b
3
P
1
6
K
B
3 P
1
B
3 b
3

28 First step
Mate Mate in one: G
6
k q
5 n6
2 k r
4 36
b k
1
p p1
1 p1p p
1 p
1 p1
1 p
n5
2 q b
3 P1
1 P Q
5 1
p
1
p p
1 P
1
Q
5 P
1 P
1
31
B P P
1 3
B N
2
r
4 P1
1 P r
4 Q 1
5 P P
1 q1
5 P6K
R 6
4 K R6
4 K R
4

q
5 6
k 6
k 46
r k
p
1 p1
1 p1p b 6
3 K p
1 34
b R p1
1 p1p
p
1 Q
5 b
3 p1
1 P r
4 p
1 n
2
n
2 r
4
P1
1 P 1
P
P
1 N3
2 B
P1
1 P 1
P P
1 R
4 P
1 1 1
P P
R
4 B6
3 K B
3 R6
4 K

46
r k r
4 6
k
p
1 p1
1 p R
4 p1
1 p
p3
1 b 2 n n 1
2 p
p2
1 N q1
5 p P
1
P
1 Q
5
P
1 q
5 P
1
P5
1 Q P
1 P1
1 P B1
3 P
B
3 R6
4 K K
6

k4
6 r k4
6 r4
r r
4 k
6
p
1 1
p R
4 p
1 p1
1 p
1
p p3
1 b P1
1 p b
3 R6
4 K
n1
2 P2N p
1 p
1 p
1 2
n P
1
P
1 2
n n
2 N
2 P
1 B
3
B
3 P
1 1
P N
2
P3
1 B1P P3
1 B1P P
1
R
4 K
6 K
6

36 First step