The move called 'en passant' features in what board game?
En passant "en passant" in chess openings. In this line from Petrov's Defence, White can capture the pawn on d5 "en passant" on his sixth move. Another example occurs in the French Defence after 1.e4 e6 2.e5, a move once advocated by Wilhelm Steinitz. If Black responds with 2...d5, White can capture the pawn "en passant" with 3.exd6. Likewise, White can answer 2...f5 with 3.exf6e.p. An example is from this game by Steinitz and Bernhard Fleissig. In the diagram, if Black plays ...g5+, it seems to checkmate White, but it is in fact a blunder. Black overlooks that White can counter this
En passant check with the "en passant" capture fxg6, which cross-checks and checkmates Black. This game is a draw if neither side errs. Another example is this game between Gunnar Gundersen and Albert H. Faul. Black has just moved his pawn from f7 to f5. White could capture the f-pawn "en passant" with his e-pawn, but instead played: Note that the bishop on c1 effects the check, via a discovered check. 14...Kh7 results in 15.Qxg7. The "en passant" capture and discovered checks place Black in checkmate (from White's rook on h1, even without help from White's bishop; an "en passant" capture is