What is a caslte in chess?

Answer 1

Castling is a special move in Chess. It is the only time you can move two pieces in one move and it is the only time you can move the king more than one square. The move involves the king and a rook (the piece shaped like a castle). It is both a defensive and an offensive move, because it gets the king out of harm's way and brings the rook, the second strongest piece after the queen, into play. Castling can also be the most complicated chess move, because there are four prerequisites. First, neither the king nor the rook with which you want to castle may have previously moved. (Obviously this means you can only castle once per game.) Second, all the squares between the king and the rook must be empty. Third, you are not permitted to castle in order to get your king out of check. However, if your king has been checked, but the check has been prevented without moving your king, you may still subsequently castle. Fourth, the king may not move into a square, or even through a square, that is currently under direct attack by one or more of your opponent's pieces. The move is accomplished by first moving the king two squares along the back row, in the direction of the rook, and then moving the rook to the square immediately on the other side of the king. Castling on the king's side of the board happens more frequently than on the queen's side. Castling on the queen's side is often more difficult. It also takes longer to accomplish, because you first have to move three pieces out of the way on the back row, as opposed to just two on the king's side. Furthermore, it is less defensive (but more offensive) to castle on the queen's side, because your king is not as well protected. Therefore, castling on the queen's side is much riskier. Castling is usually done during the first dozen moves, and can be accomplished on the king's side as early as the fourth move. Those who are new to the game should focus on castling on the king's side as soon as possible. Make it your number one priority. The rest of the moves can wait. You might want to check your local library to see if it has a book on learning how to play chess, because such books are usually full of diagrams and helpful hints.

Answer 2

A rook, commonly incorrectly called a castle, is a piece that can move along ranks and files in straight lines. They can't move diagonally, nor can they jump over other pieces.

As a verb: Castling or to castle can be done if 1. neither the castling king, nor the castling rook have moved. 2. there are no pieces between the castling king and rook. 3. the king cannot castle to get out of check, nor can he move through or onto a square that would place him in check.

To perform castling the king moves exactly 2 squares either left or right toward the rook he will be castling with (this is the only time a king moves two squares and why the king is moved before the rook.) after the king has been moved then the castling rook is moved to the square the king skipped over.

Example for white king: king moves E1 to G1 then rook moves H1 to F1. This is a kingside Castle notated O-O or OO.

Queenside would be king E1 to C1 and rook A1 to D1 and notated O-O-O or OOO.

Answer 3

Castling in chess will help to place the king in a better defensive position and also brings the rook into a better playing position . Castling is a great aid in defensive strategy. Castling also has a tendency to bring a powerful rook into play when under normal circumstances it might be stuck behind a wall of pawns .

Answer 4

It gets your king to safety. It is more difficult to attack it in the corner than it is while it remains in the center generally speaking.