Castling
Castling is a special move in chess involving the king and one of the rooks. It is the only move in chess in which two pieces are moved at once. Castling with the king’s rook is called kingside castling, and castling with the queen’s rook is called queenside castling. The purpose of castling is to protect the king by moving it to a safer location and to bring the rook into play.
- Kingside castling
- To castle in chess, you need to move your king two spaces toward the rook on that side, replacing the original position of the knight, which must be elsewhere.
- Queenside castling
- To castle queenside, move your king two spaces left toward the rook on that side, replacing the original position of the bishop on that side, which must be elsewhere.
Castling is a king move. It 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 is a move in chess that involves moving the king two spaces towards the rook on either side of the board. This move is designed to protect the king by moving it away from the center of the board where most of the action takes place. By doing so, it makes it more difficult for your opponent to checkmate your king. When castling,