Answers.Body: <p>From FIDE rules (<a href="http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook?id=124&amp;view=article" rel="noreferrer">3.7 e</a>): </p>
  
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    <p>When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position it must be exchanged as part of the same move on the same square for a new queen, rook, bishop or knight of the same colour. The player’s choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously. This exchange of a pawn for another piece is called ‘promotion’ and the effect of the new piece is immediate.</p>
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  <p>There is no restrictions whatsoever about capturing en passant. </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>For as long as I can remember, there has never been a rule like that in any official matter. The pawn captures en passant and lately it can promote like any other pawn.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>The fact that a pawn has made an en passant capture does not alter or limit its capabilities at all, including its ability to promote to a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank. </p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Nothing changes whatsoever to the pawn. It can still promote to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight.</p>
  
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Body: <p>So let's say I capture en passant with a pawn. Using the same pawn, I get to the 8th rank. Can I promote that pawn into anything else? I've heard of this restriction in various ways. Some say it can become a rook at best, and some say it just stays as a pawn, but it moves backwards. </p>
  
  <p>Please let me know if this is a classic case of "I'm losing better make some stuff," or an actual rule. </p>
  
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Title: Can a pawn that performed an en passant capture promote at all?
ThreadText: # Can a pawn that performed an en passant capture promote at all?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-18)
  
  So let's say I capture en passant with a pawn. Using the same pawn, I get to the 8th rank. Can I promote that pawn into anything else? I've heard of this restriction in various ways. Some say it can become a rook at best, and some say it just stays as a pawn, but it moves backwards.
  
  Please let me know if this is a classic case of "I'm losing better make some stuff," or an actual rule.
  
  **Tags:** pawns, pawn-promotion, en-passant
  
  
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  ## 4 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-18. Score: 23
  
  From FIDE rules ([3.7 e](http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook?id=124&view=article)):
  
  > When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position it must be exchanged as part of the same move on the same square for a new queen, rook, bishop or knight of the same colour. The player’s choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously. This exchange of a pawn for another piece is called ‘promotion’ and the effect of the new piece is immediate.
  
  There is no restrictions whatsoever about capturing en passant.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-09-18. Score: 8
  
  For as long as I can remember, there has never been a rule like that in any official matter. The pawn captures en passant and lately it can promote like any other pawn.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2018-09-20. Score: 6
  
  The fact that a pawn has made an en passant capture does not alter or limit its capabilities at all, including its ability to promote to a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2019-09-22. Score: -2
  
  Nothing changes whatsoever to the pawn. It can still promote to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: This question was answered a year ago.  
  > **username_4**: @username_5 why does that matter?  
  > **username_5**: Well, your post adds little to no value to the site. You introduce no ideas or methods of explanation that weren't already present in the other 3 answers.  
  > **username_4**: It doesn't add any harm and maybe another way of explaining the concept could be helpful to someone.  
  > **username_4**: Would someone care to explain the two downvotes for my answer, other than it being a year late?  
  
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