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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