Unlike other pieces, the pawn does not capture in the same way that it moves. The white pawn can capture it en passant by moving to c6. The black pawn has just moved from c7 to c5. The pawn historically represents soldiers or infantry, or more particularly, armed peasants or pikemen. It is also common to refer to a rook's pawn, meaning any pawn on the a- or h-files, a knight's pawn (on the b- or g-files), a bishop's pawn (on the c- or f-files), a queen's pawn (on the d-file), a king's pawn (on the e-file), and a central pawn (on the d- or e-files). "White's king bishop's pawn" or "Black's queen knight's pawn". Alternatively, they can be referred to by the piece which stood on that file at the beginning of the game, e.g. For example, one speaks of "White's f-pawn" or "Black's b-pawn". Individual pawns are referred to by the file on which they stand. The white pawns start on a2 through h2 the black pawns start on a7 through h7. Each player begins a game with eight pawns, one on each square of their second rank. It may move one vacant square directly forward, it may move two vacant squares directly forward on its first move, and it may capture one square diagonally forward. The pawn (♙, ♟) is the most numerous and weakest piece in the game of chess.
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