I think I get it as such: The pawns starting from rank 1 (9) get recharged on rank 2 (8). On field e1 is the King, so no rule for row e is needed. Skipping rank 2 seems possible, but why should a player make such kind of move? This recharging is a king of gate-in where the pieces to be gated in are already present as pawns on the initial board.
I think I get it as such: The pawns starting from rank 1 (9) get recharged on rank 2 (8). On field e1 is the King, so no rule for row e is needed. Skipping rank 2 seems possible, but why should a player make such kind of move? This recharging is a king of gate-in where the pieces to be gated in are already present as pawns on the initial board.