this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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Holy hell

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[–] toxicbubble420 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it should be "en passant sur le croissant"

en passant on croissant
problem solved

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know. I've played chess for like 30 years and I can't recall a single time someone has used en passant against me.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago

I feel like it's a rule made up by someone who didn't agree with the double step rule

"Oh, your pawn can do a double step? Well, my pawn can capture yours anyways!"

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This took me a couple seconds but I'm happy to report that once it clicked it got an out loud "oh my god" from me irl 🤦‍♀️

[–] Denvil@lemmy.one 11 points 1 year ago

It got an out loud "holy hell" from me irl*

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago
[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: the French call it pastry from Vienna (viennoiserie)

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where did the other white piece go?

[–] Garfield100@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I'm not gonna say the thing, but I did google it and learned something I didn't know.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

But what's the point of trading pieces? Now B2 just gonna take A3, or am I missing something?

[–] Zink@pawb.social 9 points 1 year ago

Holy pastry!

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Chess spread on crab bread?

An peasant on the crescent

[–] Frogodendron 4 points 1 year ago

en passo on quaso

Ah, yes, En Croissant. Very important maneuver.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Made up move-a on a media-luna.