Castling once you've been in check?

I was taught that you coudln't castle once you've been checked. I am sure this is the case but for some reason RHP doesn't work that way. Did I dream this rule or what?

You prolly have it half right. If you MOVE YOUR KING out of check then it's no good. But if you block it with a piece or capture it, then you can still castle. You can't however castle OUT of check, so you must move your king(no castling), block it, or capture the checking piece. An example, for instance is if let's say you check your opponent with a bishop and he blocks with a pawn and you of course move the bishop back. Now he may castle. 😀

Originally posted by Exy
I was taught that you coudln't castle once you've been checked. I am sure this is the case but for some reason RHP doesn't work that way. Did I dream this rule or what?

Thanks for that - I'm going to change my opening gambit in future!

http://www.redhotpawn.com/help/index.php?help=castling

-Russ