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Idioms do not have to be interpreted as literal, so I don't understand why anyone would think this. As I understand it: https://lichess.org/editor/rnbqkbnr/pp3

Idioms do not have to be interpreted as literal, so I don't understand why anyone would think this. As I understand it: https://lichess.org/editor/rnbqkbnr/pp3ppp/8/3pp3/2pPP3/4K3/PPP2PPP/RNBQ1BNR_w_HAkq_-_0_1?color=white https://lichess.org/editor/rnbqkbnr/pp3ppp/8/3pp3/2pPP3/4K3/... the King is never in check, for the purposes of the game. The piece removed isn't in the destination square.

bongodongobob 2y ago
It's because pawns used to be able to move only one square. En passant was created when they were allowed to move two squares, sort of pretending that it only moved one square and is why you can only do it immediately after the first pawn move, kind of where the pawn "should" be.