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Questions relating to castling
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How did castling originate?
There seems to have been a rule in medieval chess, that does explain the invention of castling at least partly:
"The King's leap: for his first move, the King could jump to the 2nd square vertically, horizontally … So the introduction of castling was more evolution than revolution … ;-) …
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What are examples of grandmaster games where both Black and White castle opposite sides and ...
That's a pretty typical scenario, you'll find a lot of examples if you search for games in the sicilian opening.
[Event "Sarajevo"]
[Site "Sarajevo BIH"]
[Date "2000.05.29"]
[EventDate "2000.05.17"]
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Castling, is it necessary to take it?
Otherwise this would be an illegal move because during castling the king moves two squares, but apart from castling it is only allowed to move one square. …
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Why is castling through and out of check prohibited?
I just posted an answer to this question How did castling originate? … the pawn can be taken en passant and the king could still be taken after the rook move, making castling illegal. …