The Pawn

The Pawn is the most plentiful piece! He's not a trained soldier, and can't do fancy hops like the noble Knight. Instead, he moves by stepping one square in front of him. He's been ordered by the King to keep charging forward, and never look back. Forward, march!

The white and black pawns are located at rows 2 and 7 - as illustrated in the diagram.

Starting Position

On his first move , the Pawn is so excited, he can move two steps forward instead of one, but only if he chooses to do so.

He's too embarrassed to capture pieces directly in front of him, so he sneaks up on them at an angle. The Pawn captures diagonally one step forward.

If a Pawn is so brave and adventurous to make it all the way across the board to the other side, the pawn can promote himself into a more powerful chess piece!

How it Moves