Castling
Castling is a single king move of two squares toward a rook; the rook crosses to the other side of the king. King and rook must not have moved. No pieces may be between them, the king cannot be in check, and it cannot cross or land on an attacked square.
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Castle king-side
Intermediate · 7 min
Castling
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What to do
Castle White king-side: move the king from e1 to g1.
Castling is a single king move of two squares toward a rook; the rook crosses to the other side of the king. King and rook must not have moved. No pieces may be between them, the king cannot be in check, and it cannot cross or land on an attacked square.
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