... seems to me ... through the lens darkly ... & especially when one has a limited view of this maddening sport ... the above referenced does refine the lines of attack & thus create new opportunities ? (that i seem2 rarely take advantage of :p ) ... yet the 1.5 K + players seem to castle often & early ... i'm gonna say for us newb's its a liability until ~ move 15+ if (when) we get in trouble !
From the archives: another castling discussion, & im sure theres many others ...
http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=147850&page=&page=2
cheers & smothered m8tes ... m8tes : }
Originally posted by elassasinoCastle as soon as you can and go easy on the tequila.
... seems to me ... through the lens darkly ... & especially when one has a limited view of this maddening sport ... the above referenced does refine the lines of attack & thus create new opportunities ? (that i seem2 rarely take advantage of :p ) ... yet the 1.5 K + players seem to castle often & early ... i'm gonna say for us newb's its a liability unt ...[text shortened]... oard/showthread.php?threadid=147850&page=&page=2
cheers & smothered m8tes ... m8tes : }
.. goot avrice ... volf ; )
Lets see if anyone throws some real pearls forward, that most of us can learn from ... i'm suggesting its a lost move if you don't integrate it (released rook) into the next 2-3 moves & that my frengs ... is what many of us dont do so well!
smothered m8tes / mates
Not a lost move.
Your King safety should be the 2nd consideration.
The first consideration is how safe is their King!
Castling takes the burden of defending f2/f7 off the King.
f2/f7 can be hit with natural developing.
True this shifts the weak spot to h2/h3 but a Knight is usually developed
on f3/f6 to hold this square. (a Knight has to be developed before castles).
The true soft spot after castle is g2/g7 but this is harder to hit with natural moves.
Yes you can put another piece to cover f2/f7 but then you are possibly
mis-placing that piece. (Nh3/Nh6 etc).
The Rook is brought into the game much quicker. Don't worry if it does
have an effect with the next 5-6 moves. The very fact it is available
to you is a bonus.
Never castle automatically but statisitics prove uncastled Kings lose
more often than Kings that have castled.
Karpov's words before a simul in the 1980's.
Plans.....strategy?.....First I'll take out all those who have not castled and
concentrate on the rest." or it was words to that effect.
