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How to Castle in Chess?
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Updated: Apr 24, 2019, 2:15 AM
For Beginners
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. Castling only 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.
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 are four rules about castling!
Rule 1. You cannot castle if you have moved your king (or the rook)!
Rule 2. You are not allowed to castle out of check!
Rule 3. You are not allowed to castle through check!
Rule 4. No pieces can be between the king and the rook
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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Doesn't the photo resemble a King and two Castles?
POTUS is NOT in CHECK
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.
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