pawn movement glitch

I’ve had this happen a few time. I can only recall it happening with pawns though.

On a few occasions, I’ve had one of my pieces captured through “illegal” moves via pawn.
Ex) I move pawn to f6. Opponents e6 pawn takes my f6 pawn by moving to f5. My e6 pawn is killed.

The game analysis even shows my correct f6 move and records the enemy pawn moving to f5.

Has this happened to anybody else before, and is there a way to report the glitch?

This current game I’m on has me frustrated enough to post about because I am in a strong comeback from a huge disadvantage, with mate in 2; but now I am also going to loose a knight on the opponent’s next move and no longer have mate in 2. The error may have cost me the game.

Hi,

Please see En Passant, a rule in chess which allows pawns to capture in an interesting way.

I remember hearing about en passant years ago when I was a kid in chess club; but I’ve never seen it utilized.
This makes much more sense now that I know it’s not a glitch or error.

I’m not fully understanding all the technicalities of it yet, but it sounds like you can only en passant an enemy pawn on its initial 2 square move. Is that correct?

Also are you allowed to use this move to capture any piece that has moved 2 squares or are you only allowed to capture fellow pawns with this?

Also, thanks a lot, because this was driving me crazy

You are correct, you can only capture on its initial 2 square move, and you can only capture fellow pawns with it

Only on its initial 2-square move, and only if you take it on the very next move. If you let a move go by (doing something else instead of capturing the Pawn) then you've lost your chance and the enemy Pawn has successfully slipped past yours.

hen I play a bullet game I do a move two up for the pawn but the stupid game shows the opponent eating my pawn that shouldn’t be eaten because I moved it two spaces up but the stupid game is glitched or something and it irritates the fuck out of me. It moves two up on my screen and I think I’m good but then the opponent pawn illegally eats my pawn and I’m like what the fuck, you can t do that shit. Fuck outta here