GENERIC NAME: nifedipine. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Nifedipine belongs to a class of medications called calcium channel blockers (CCBs) that are used to treat angina (heart pain), high blood pressure, and abnormal heart rhythms. Other drugs in the same class include: amlodipine (Norvasc),
The Pawn has several unique attributes. In their first move, each pawn has the option to move forward one space or two spaces. After this move, they can only move one space forward. However, they are also the only chess piece that captures in a method different from how they move. To capture, the Pawn moves diagonally one space (see the diagram).
1 If another piece is in front of it, the pawn may not move or capture that piece. 2  Pawns may only attack a target if the target is one space diagonally forward from the pawn (i.e. up one square and one square to the right or left).  There is a special move that is sometimes encountered, called en passant (in passing).