In the above diagram, if the Black King were on e7 instead of g7, OR, since it is Black’s turn to play after 1.a4, if the Black King were on f7 with 1…Ke7 here, then Black could stop the pawn ...

Q: Can White win this position, with White’s turn to play? With only a King and a Pawn for White and a lone King for Black on the board, you might think there isn’t much you can do.. But then ...

After 27. Qa4! (threatening both the a-pawn and 28. Qg4+ Kb8 29. Qxg7) g5 28. Qxa7 Rf4 29. Qa6+ Kb8 30. Qd3 Be7 31. Qxh7 g4 32. Kg3, Black resigns as he has lost two more pawns and it’s hopeless ...

The music, math, and chess prodigy greeted Blitzstein happily.“I guess if you don’t have a king you lose automatically,” Elkies teased, referencing Blitzstein’s missing pieces.

In another moment, a smirking Eze declared “en passant”, the name of a rare diagonal pawn capture that often catches novices off guard. Eze’s Palace have come from behind to win just once ...

Passed pawn — A pawn with no opposing pawns on the same or adjacent files between it and the eighth rank. Colloquially called a “passer.” Piece — A rook, bishop, knight, pawn, king or queen.

Castling is a magic move in Chess where 2 pieces, the King and the Rook, move at the same time. ... The h8 square is difficult to reach for the White pieces as the h7 pawn is on the way.