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Castling in Chess is usually used to protect the king and/or begin the development of the rook. There are some restrictions. First, there can't be any pieces between the king and the rook. Second, you can't castle if you have already moved the king or the rook you want to castle with. Third, if the square beside the king and between the king and the rook is under attack, you cannot castle. (You'd be moving the king "across" an attacked square, which is not allowed.) Lastly, you cannot castle if your king is in check. (You cannot castle to get out of check.) To castle, first move the king two squares towards the rook on the side you wish to castle on. Then pick up the rook and put it on the square that king "passed over" when it was moved to castle.
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CoachMany people refer to the rook as the "Castle" but there is also a move called "Castling".
in this move the king and the rook can do a unique move only if they have not been moved from their starting positions, and if there are no pieces in between them to interfere.
The rook is the piece that can move anywhere on the board as long as the move is horizontal or vertical.
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When castling , the king moves two squares towards the rook , and the rook moves over the king to the next square , i.e. , black's king on e8 and rook on a8 move to : king c8, rook d8 (Long Castling) , white's king on e1 and rook on h1 move to : king g1, rook f1 (Short castling) ~ see related link to additional information .
In all computer chess, castling is performed by moving the king two spaces to the side you want to castle on. Note that all squares between the rook and king must be empty. Also the rook and king must not have moved yet.
This is also the rule for castling in official chess tournaments - a player is required to castle by moving the king first. Castling is seen as a move that the king does, not a move that the rook does.
You can only castle if your King and Rook are both still in their original positions, the King is not in Check, and there aren't any pieces blocking. If it's possible to Castle, Chess Titans shows where the King should move by turning a square purple when you decide to move him. To perform the Castle, click the purple square.
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In chess, 'castling' is a move involving the rook and king, in a semi-switching motion.
You can castle if there are no pieces in between the rook and the king, and if neither piece has moved yet. If the king has moved already, you cannot castle this game. If the rook has moved, you may only castle on the other side, using the other rook, assuming that rook hasn't moved yet.
You also can't castle to get out of check. If a person puts you in check, you cannot get out of it by castling. You also cannot castle if, at any point during the movement, your king is put into check, even if only for a second.
To castle, you move the king over two spaces towards the rook, and the rook hops over the king, in between the kings original and new space.
Castling is a defensive move in chess to protect the King. The king can be castled to his side, or to the Queen's side, as long as all intervening pieces have moved - so the bishop and knight must have been moved away, and the Queen too if castling on her side. Also the king himself may not have moved yet, nor the rook he wishes to castle with. When this is done, the King is moved two squares on his side or three to the queen's side, and the corresponding rook is moved to his right or left side.
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