🧠 I Swear It's a Rule (Illegal Move Exercise)

Illegal Move Exercise: The audio will lead you through a series of moves from the beginning of a game. Somewhere in there, a player will make an illegal move but the game will continue anyway. Find the illegal move. To learn more about Don't Move Until You See It and get the free 5-day Conceptualizing Chess Series, head over to https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/conceptualization PGN for today's exercise: c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 e4 8.dxe5 Bc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Ke7 11. Be2 h6 12. Nf3 * And the answer is... White's move 8.dxe5 is illegal because en passant can be done only when the pawn moves two squares from its starting square.