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The Pawn
Pawns move forward one square — or two from their starting rank. They capture diagonally, never forward. Pawns are the soul of chess.
Try it
Try: click the white pawn on e2 to see both legal pawn pushes.
Interactive tutorials
Pick a piece below. Click it on the board to light up every square it can reach — then try moving it around.
Pawns move forward one square — or two from their starting rank. They capture diagonally, never forward. Pawns are the soul of chess.
Try it
Try: click the white pawn on e2 to see both legal pawn pushes.