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22 May 06
This maybe obvious but in my game Game 2089223 i wasn't able to castle on move 24 (i got the pink square warnings)...am i blind? or a bug?
TIA,
inwerds
22 May 06
Originally posted by inwerdsYou can't 'pass through' a square that is attacked when castling.
This maybe obvious but in my game Game 2089223 i wasn't able to castle on move 24 (i got the pink square warnings)...am i blind? or a bug?
TIA,
inwerds
23 May 06
Originally posted by Essex 3Indeed...I believe Victor Korchnoi actually asked a TD if he could do just that in his match against Karpov.....stress does all kinds of strange things, as he obviously knew that , having been a GM for the previous 20 years .
Small point. The King can't, but the Rook can.
23 May 06
Originally posted by GinRose"Viktor Korchnoi, in his 1974 Candidates final match with Anatoly Karpov, famously asked the arbiter if castling was legal when the castling rook was under attack. The answer was in the affirmative, and Korchnoi ended up winning the game."
Indeed...I believe Victor Korchnoi actually asked a TD if he could do just that in his match against Karpov.....stress does all kinds of strange things, as he obviously knew that , having been a GM for the previous 20 years .
Also he had only been a GM for 18 years at that point. An IM for 20 though.