Many chess players are confused about castling rules.
Chess players taking their first steps are often confused about how to castle. This special move is the only time you can move two pieces in the same turn. Castlingonly involves the king and the rook (no other chess pieces), and it is believed that it was invented around the 1500s in order to speed up the game.
Sep 09, 2020 Move the rook to the other side of the king. In the same move, you'll pick up the rook on that side and move it to the space the king moved through to get to its new position. The pieces should be next to one another. On a kingside castle, the rook will replace the position of the bishop on that side. Castles are most powerful towards the end of a game where they can move unobstructed by pawns and can control large numbers of squares. Castling is a special defensive manoeuvre. It is the only time in the game when more than one piece may be moved during a turn. Castling is a move in the game of chess involving a player's king and either of the player's original rooks. It is the only move in chess in which a player moves two pieces in the same move, and it is the only move aside from the knight's move where a piece can be said to 'jump over' another. Mark will try to increase awareness of the game by placing items of chess news in the. He received the President’s Award for Services to Chess in 2014.
Not every chess game ends with a winner or a loser. There is a third result that is a very important part of the game of chess—the draw. In chess, a very small advantage isn't always enough to claim victory; the existence of the draw means that a player who is in trouble has resources to attempt to escape without a loss, which adds a lot of strategic depth to chess. To castle, you move the king to the desired position – if castling is available, the rook will be moved automatically. Castling is not possible if the king or the rook has moved; or if the king is in check; or if one of the squares the king must travel is controlled by an enemy piece. Learn how to castle in chess! In this video you'll learn how castling in chess works. Follow us here 😀: Sign up for FREE online play: http://www.Chess.com.
Castling gets your king out of the center of the board where all the action is taking place! This makes it more challenging for your opponent to checkmate your king!
Here is what castling looks like. White has castled kingside while Black has castled queenside.
The white king is castled kingside (short) while Black is castled queenside (long).
Here are four rules about castling!
Rule 1. You cannot castle if you have moved your king (or the rook)!
The white king has moved from e1 to e2 and has lost the right to castle.
In the above position, the white king has moved from e1 to e2. When white moved their king they forfeited the right to castle during the game. Even if white puts their king back on e1 they still are not allowed to castle.
Note: You are not allowed to castle if you moved the rook that would be part of the castling move.
Rule 2. You are not allowed to castle out of check!
The black bishop on b4 is making check. White cannot castle while ins check.
The white king is in check from the black bishop on b4, and you are not allowed to castle to get out of the check. White would first have to block the check with a move such as pawn to c3 to make castling possible on the next turn.
Rule 3. You are not allowed to castle through check!
White is not allowed to castle through the bishop's 'check' on f1.
The black bishop on a6 is attacking the f1-square next to the white king. To castle, the white king would have to cross over this square which is not allowed.
Rule 4. No pieces can be between the king and the rook
In this position, White can castle kingside or queenside. Black can only castle kingside since there is still a black knight on b8.
Quick tip: When you castle, the king will always go to the same color square that he started the game on. White will always move the king two squares to a dark square, and Black will move the king two squares to a light square.
Castling is a great way to protect your king and bring a rook toward the center of the board!
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In this article we continue our series of attacking patterns by having a look at the most common ways of attacking our opponent’s castle when he has a played a fianchetto. The idea is to learn the standard means of launching your attack.
Not only the pawn advanced to g3 (g6 if black) controls two key squares like f4 and h4, but also the bishop on g2 is usually a very strong piece. However, there are some common patterns of attack a player can follow in order to damage this castle formation:
- The advance of the H pawn with two main goals: one is to open the H file, and the other is to “soften” the g3 spot after the capture. This way there could be ideas of sacrifices in order to destroy the king’s shelter;
- Trading the fianchetto’s bishop. This is a highly common idea. Once this bishop is off the board, the king is immediately weakened and the squares f3 and h3 become targets of invasion;
- A third idea could be to bury the fianchetto bishop by placing a pawn on e4, which controls the f3 square and makes the bishop very passive. Later on the attacking side could try to invade on f3;
- Finally, we must also consider the pawn advance to f4 (f5) in order to weaken the kingside structure, similar to the goal behind the advance of the h pawn.
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Let’s move on now to some examples. We recommend our readers to study them closely and grasp the repeating patterns despite being different positions:
Kasparov,G – Bareev,E 2001
The diagram above has many elements that tell us that black’s king is quite unsafe. A fianchetto in which black has played e6 is rather weak. Pay attention to how Kasparov conducts the attack and employs with the methods listed above.
Timman,J – Kasparov,G 1991
The diagram shows a dynamic position in which both sides are following different strategies.
White is trying to apply pressure on black’s queenside, while black is responding by active play in the center and on the kingside. Note how Kasparov has advanced his H pawn with the idea of softening up white’s kingside structure. Timman underestimated black’s potential attack and fell under strong tactical blows. See what happened in the game:
Psakhis,L-Kasparov,G 1990
Here we have a typical scenario of the English Opening with attacks on opposite wings. White hasn’t achieved much out of his attack on the kingside, yet and black is able to take over the initiative with his next move. See the details here:
Kasparov,G – Kamsky,G 1991
Gata Kamsky, playing with black in the diagram above, has been a bit careless in the opening, reaching this position after only 9 moves.
Black is hoping for some quick counterplay on the queenside or perhaps a timely f7-f6 in order to give some life to his poor bishop on g7. Kasparov is famous for his energetic playing style and here you have one great example. See the details and learn how black was crushed here:
Kasparov,G – Lutz,C 1986
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The diagram shows a typical scenario of the Grunfeld defense in which white has total control of the center with his pawns and pieces, but black is comfortably exerting pressure from a far distance.
Black’s plan is to play Qd7 and bring his rooks to the D or C file in order to force the transition to the endgame. Kasparov thought white has to attack and exploit the position of the black king with the somewhat weakened f6/h6 squares. See the details here:
We hope you have enjoyed reading this article on Kasparov’s technique and learned the attacking patters that arise over and over again in this type of positions. Even if the positions are different, the ideas are basically the same and applying the basic knowledge with precision is one of the keys to improvement.
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- tactics
- positional play
- attacking skills
- endgame technique
- classical games analysis
- psychological preparation
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