Chess/Pawn

The pawn in Chess moves in one of three ways:

• On its first move, a pawn may advance two cells forward if it is not obstructed by another piece.
• On subsequent moves, a pawn advances exactly one cell forward if not obstructed.
• A pawn may capture an opponent's piece that is placed either to the right or left diagonally.

A pawn which reaches the opposite home row is promoted to queen, rook, bishop, or knight as the player chooses. If a pawn advances two cells and then lands beside an opponents pawn, it is still allowed to capture as if it had only moved up one; this is called en passant.

Pawns are the weakest and most numerous of the chess pieces, but still play an important part in the game. They represent infantry, or more particularly pikemen?.