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Questions relating to castling

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Castling, is it necessary to take it?

Yes, but one additional point: If you have started to place the king on g1, for example, but you change your mind AND you have not taken your hand off it, you can still move it one square to another s …
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Castling question

Once either has moved, it can no longer be involved in castling. An unmoved king, and the other unmoved rook can still castle. …
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How can you castle legally in Chess960 when the castling rook is on the king's destination s...

I saw this in the chess news on a couple of sites, and it seems pretty simple to me. Pick up the K, and move it to g1, simultaneously pushing the rook off the g1 square. Then move the rook to its prop …
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When should you trade to prevent castling?

The problem with that move is a number of things. You gave up the bishop pair. His attack on your king is stronger than yours on his king, and you traded off a defender. You have no time to go after …
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What are pros and cons around banning castling?

It would certainly allow for more attacks due to kings being stuck in the center, but fundamentally changing the game, which in a way dumbs it down, is not good. It would be less complex. I also do …
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