Enter Your Reply The Comment You're Replying To Joe Joyce wrote on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 12:06 AM UTC:Judd, you are apparently asking if a pawn can move diagonally forward when moving from the 7th to the 8th rank. Unless it is capturing an opponent's piece, the answer is no. A standard FIDE pawn may never move diagonally forward unless it is capturing. There are other types of pawns that may move diagonally forward, such as the Berolina pawn, but they have their own limitations. Edit Form You may not post a new comment, because ItemID pawn promotion does not match any item.