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About castling “fights”

My question is not about my game, but about this concept of such a castling fight. What should be done if you find yourself in one? Are their any strageties for these situations? … Finally, have there been any top level games where a, preferably somewhat extended, castling fight occurred? …
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What effects would being able to capture while castling have?

As such, castling cannot be done of an enemy is on b2/b8. 2). The king and rook are capable of both capturing when castling, since it just makes sense that they should be able to. 3). … Castling with capture if the king is in check is allowed, as it is merely a complicated capture, one of the 3 ways to get out of check. This is not castling out of check in my opinion. …
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What is the fastest horizontal checkmate for both castlings?

I wish to know the fastest possible castling checkmate, both queenside and kingside, that is horizontal. See my question about vertical checkmates.. …
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What is the fastest vertical checkmate for both castlings?

I wish to know the fastest possible castling checkmate, both queenside and kingside, that is vertical. See my question about horizontal checkmates. …
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Why is Apronus allowing the White king to castle through an attacked square?

I was using Apronus to make a new chess puzzle for Puzzling Stack Exchange, but then it did something odd. [FEN ""] 1. Nh3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. d3 exd3 4. Be2 Kf7 5. Qd2 dxe2 6. O-O It's letting the Whi …
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What is the fastest possible stalemate by castling?

But what but is the fastest possible stalemate in which castling must be the last move? 33 plies is my best result so far. [FEN ""] 1. e4 h5 2. Qxh5 d6 3. Qxh8 Bh3 4. Qxg7 Bxg2 5. Qxg8 Bxf1 6. … O-O Castling for a pin isn’t the only possible motivation though. Here is another 33 plies sequence that shows motivation in protecting pieces and guarding squares. …
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Does a loophole still exist in the defintion of castling?

Ignoring the preamble in the FIDE laws, White defends themsevles using the current laws of castling in the 2018 rules, step by meticulous step. "3.8.2 by ‘castling’. … As far as I can tell, all conditions for castling are in the green, allowing for castling with a promoted rook along a player's first rank. …
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