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[–] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (13 children)

Not sure if I understood everything correctly, could someone with more knowledge elaborate?

what I see:

  • black pawn hasn't moved yet, able to do 2 steps
  • black currently in check, pawn will resolve this.
  • any move white makes after, will make them lose at least bishop and rook?
  • then checkmate white?

EDIT: i think i forgot something on the way

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  • [–] 8 points 4 days ago (11 children)

    I'm no chess player but I think the joke is white can checkmate black through en passant, which is exceptionally rare.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (10 children)
  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago* (5 children)

    Then RxH8+, but unless I'm missing something, king can still move to G5, right? So it's not mate (yet)

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    Bishop will be covering that square, because en passant would open up the bishop's path.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (2 children)

    h6 is a dark square, the white player's bishop is a light square bishop.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Sorry, I was commenting about one step earlier - checkmate happens the moment en passant is played, because black's F pawn is gone and white's E pawn is now at F6, leaving the path open for the bishop.

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