> because we would en passant to capture any piece that was left or right of a pawn. I still remember my first non-dad opponent’s very weird face when I en pass

> because we would en passant to capture any piece that was left or right of a pawn. I still remember my first non-dad opponent’s very weird face when I en passant captured his knight. I remember as a kid, learning chess, I never heard of the 'en passant' rule and thus never used it. When I played my cousin one day and he used that capture, I actually leapt up in livid outrage and scattered the board pieces at this 'cheating' move he played. When I learned it was actually a legitimate move, I was totally red faced and humbled.