On a chessboard what square (using modern letter and number reference) would the white king pawn occupy if its first move was two squares forward?
Pawn (chess) time a pawn moves, it has the option of advancing two squares. Pawns may not use the initial two-square advance to jump over an occupied square, or to capture. Any piece immediately in front of a pawn, friend or foe, blocks its advance. In the diagram, the pawn on c4 can move to c5, while the pawn on e2 can move to either e3 or e4. Unlike other pieces, the pawn does not capture in the same direction as it moves. A pawn captures diagonally forward one square to the left or right (see diagram). Another unusual rule is the
King and pawn versus king endgame as it promotes. If Black was to move in this position, he would draw by reaching the f8-square and preventing the white king from getting to a key square, and the pawn cannot promote . This position from a game between Gedeon Barcza and future world champion Bobby Fischer was a draw. (White's 96.Kd2 followed by 97.Kc1 draws.) Pawns other than rook pawns have a much better chance of promoting. If the pawn is on the second, third, or fourth rank, there are three key squares – the square two squares in front of the pawn and the squares to