[Event "Can a pawn capture on its first move: Chapter 1"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C68"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "Can a pawn capture on its first move"] [ChapterName "Chapter 1"] [UTCDate "2020.03.17"] [UTCTime "16:46:52"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/realhercules"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/rxHExzTI/fJn6cHNR"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gd7c6] } 4... dxc6 { This is the exchange variation of the the popular known opening, Ruy Lopez. Black's d-pawn was in it's initial position and captured the knight on c6. This goes to show that a pawn can capture on it's first move. } *