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What is Sideways Pawns chess?
What is Sideways Pawns chess?

Read about the rules for Sideways Pawns chess and learn where to play this exciting variant on Chess.com!

Updated over a month ago

Throw everything you know about pawn structures out the window! In Sideways Pawns, as the name suggests, pawns can move sideways!

Sideways Pawns on Chess.com

Rules

All other rules of standard chess apply. Pawns still capture as in standard chess. The only change is, in addition to their other abilities, pawns can now move one square to the right or left.


How to play Sideways Pawns on Chess.com

  • Hover over 'Play' on the left side menu of any Chess.com page and select '4 Player & Variants.'

  • Choose 'Sideways Pawns' from the list on the right side:

Variants page on Chess.com

๐Ÿ“ฐ Check out this article to learn more about Sideways Pawns: Sideways Pawns

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