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Subject: Re: EPD question (e.p. square)

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:04:43 10/04/01

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On October 04, 2001 at 11:10:13, Sven Reichard wrote:

>Looking through the standard, I couldn't find an answer to the following simple
>question:
>
>Starting from the initial position, after White moves e4, is e3 considered an
>e.p. square? (Even if there is no BP on d4, f4.)
>
>Thanks for any hints,
>Sven.


Yes it _may_ be.  This is a defect in the standard.  The standard doesn't say
that an en passant capture _must_ be possible to include the ep target.  It
says that an en passant capture on that square _may_ be possible if the opponent
has pawns on the right squares...



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