Castling in chess 96012/19/2023 ![]() ![]() No square between the king's initial and final squares (and including the initial and final square) may be under attack by an enemy piece.Īll squares between the king's initial and final squares (and including the final square) and all squares between the rook's initial and final squares (and including the final square) must be vacant except for the king and castling rook. The king and the castling rook must not have previously moved. In Chess960 this is called a-side castling or 0-0-0.Ĭastling in Chess960 has the same prerequisites as castling in Classical Chess namely: Long castling: just as in Classical Chess after long castling (0-0-0 or queenside castling) the king and rook will be on squares c1 and d1 (c8 and d8 for Black). In Chess960 this is called h-side castling or 0-0. Short castling: just as in Classical Chess after short castling (0-0 or kingside castling) the king and rook will be on squares g1 and f1 (g8 and f8 for Black). After castling however they will be on the same squares as in Classical Chess. In Chess960 before castling the king and rook will usually be on different squares compared to their initial squares in standard Classical Chess. Castling is one of the reasons why Chess960 has become very popular. Castling gives Chess960 great dynamic appeal because the castling move can radically change the nature of the position. In Chess960 the rules for castling are somewhat modified and broadened to make castling possible from any Chess960 starting position. ![]() Note that in Chess960 the same notation is used as in Classical Chess. ![]() For example, if the random shuffler places White's pieces in the following positions:īlack’s pieces must be placed as follows: From their side of the board the player’s pieces are facing each other directly, symmetrically. White and Black have identical and symmetrical starting positions. The only exception is the castling move as is explained below. The actual rules to play Chess960 are the same as for standard Classical Chess. This includes the standard Classical Chess starting position and 959 other starting positions. These restrictions result in a total of 960 possible different starting positions.
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