The Pawn chess moves are very simple and uncomplicated. At the same time the chess moves are unique and essentially rather boring. That is until you understand the character and method of the Pawn piece. It has a onetime move, a regular move and an attack move.

For the Pawns onetime move, it can move forward two spaces at a time. That is when the pawn has not left his initial space. It has to be the first move the pawn has made in the game. If the pawn has already moved one space, it cannot use the two space move at all. The pawn forfeits its two space move at that time and from then on the pawn will move in its regular pattern.

In its regular mode of movement, the Pawn moves one space forward. It does not deviate from its course normally.  The Pawn never moves backwards at all during the game. The only deviation is when it attacks another piece.

The Pawn has can only attack in one direction and that is forward diagonal. It cannot go backward. So if a chess piece is directly in front of it the Pawn cannot attack. The Pawn continues moving in its forward mode until it reaches the opponents side.

After a pawn has reaches the opponents side it can be exchanged for any of the greater pieces, the queen, knight, rook or bishop.  This is called promotion. Sorry the king is out of the question.

En passant is a rule which allows an opponent Pawn to capture your pawn after you make the two space forward move. You have made your first move with your pawn using the two space rule from the second row to the fourth row. You move into a space that already has an opponent pawn in the adjacent space in the fourth row. Your opponent pawn may then slide diagonally over to the space in your third row thus capturing your Pawn piece.

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