CHESS LEARNING

PAWN MOVEMENT

1.   How the Pawn Moves

1. Pawns move forward only.
2. Usually move one square forward.
3. On their first move, they may move two squares forward

2.How the Pawn Captures

a.Pawns capture diagonally

b.They do NOT capture straight ahead.

Important Facts

*.Pawns cannot move backward.

*. When a pawn reaches the last rank, it can be promoted to:

Queen

Rook

Bishop

Knight

This is called Pawn Promotion.