# Chess: why can only pawns capture en passant?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 14, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-can-only-pawns-capture-en-passant/472782 "2008-11-14T22:33:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chess-why-can-only-pawns-capture-en-passant/472782/41 "2008-11-18T20:25:17Z")

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> [@Billdo](#):
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> And knockketh the chesse boyard off yhe tayble splaying the peple and nobles upon yhe floore.

Iyst by caufe thou waft lofing, baftard fonne of an Whore! :mad:

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