The Pawn moves directly forward [Ref: Figure 9.1], never backward or to the side. Pawns move exactly one square forward; though each Pawn may advance two squares forward the first time it is moved. Pawns capture a piece that is one square diagonally forward [Ref: Figure 9.2]. Though Pawns normally cannot move diagonally, this is the only way they capture. Pawns are the only piece that capture differently than they move. The white Pawns begin on the 2nd rank and the black Pawns begin on the 7th rank. The Pawn has a piece value of 1 point.
Fun activity:
Pawn Game: Set up the chess board like the diagram to the right. With a partner, play a game of chess using only Pawns on the board. The first person to get one of their Pawns to the other side of the board is the winner!
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