Castling after being in check?

Horsie

Only Chess

13 Apr 12

Horsie

Joined: 08 Mar 12
Moves: 3383

13 Apr 12

-4

redhotpawn just allowed a king-side castle after the king was previously in check. Isn't it true that castling can not occur if (1) the king or rook has previously moved, (2) if the king has previously been in check or (3) if castling will make the king cross trough check?

tomtom232

Joined: 15 Jun 06
Moves: 16334

13 Apr 12

Originally posted by Horsie
redhotpawn just allowed a king-side castle after the king was previously in check. Isn't it true that castling can not occur if (1) the king or rook has previously moved, (2) if the king has previously been in check or (3) if castling will make the king cross trough check?

1 and 3 are true.

Patanjali

Grand Poobah

New York City

Joined: 18 Aug 06
Moves: 17002

13 Apr 12

As long as the king wasn't moved to get out of check, castling can still occurr.

Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

13 Apr 12

-3

That's ok, I didn't know that a king could not take a pawn enpassant until I tried it on FICS.

Sicilian Sausage

In your face

Joined: 21 Aug 04
Moves: 55993

13 Apr 12

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Originally posted by Horsie
redhotpawn just allowed a king-side castle after the king was previously in check. Isn't it true that castling can not occur if (1) the king or rook has previously moved, (2) if the king has previously been in check or (3) if castling will make the king cross trough check?

The third missing rule is that you cannot castle out of check. Hope this helps.

ChessPraxis

Cowboy From Hell

American West

Joined: 19 Apr 10
Moves: 55013

14 Apr 12

Originally posted by Horsie
redhotpawn just allowed a king-side castle after the king was previously in check. Isn't it true that castling can not occur if (1) the king or rook has previously moved, (2) if the king has previously been in check or (3) if castling will make the king cross trough check?

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enrico20

timed out again

Joined: 25 Apr 08
Moves: 3102

14 Apr 12

Originally posted by Horsie
redhotpawn just allowed a king-side castle after the king was previously in check. Isn't it true that castling can not occur if (1) the king or rook has previously moved, (2) if the king has previously been in check or (3) if castling will make the king cross trough check?

Sounds fictitious especially since I went through all your games looking for that scenario and there was no evidence of this.

michael liddle

out on bail

Joined: 20 Jun 09
Moves: 12298

14 Apr 12

Originally posted by enrico20
Sounds fictitious especially since I went through all your games looking for that scenario and there was no evidence of this.

He didn't say it was one of his games.

utherpendragon

Hy-Brasil

Joined: 24 Feb 09
Moves: 175970

14 Apr 12

Originally posted by michael liddle
He didn't say it was one of his games.

redhotpawn just allowed a king-side castle after the king was previously in check.

No he didn't. But its a moot point. The poster obviously does not fully understand the rules of Chess.

This may help him.

Castling is a special defensive maneuver. It is the only time in the game when more than one piece may be moved during a turn. This move was invented in the 1500s to help speed up the game and to help balance the offense and defense.

The castling move has some fairly rigid restrictions:

1.It can only occur if there are no pieces standing between the king and the rook.

2.Neither king nor the rook to be castled with may have moved from its original position. (The other rook may have already moved).

3.There can be no opposing piece that could possibly capture the king in his original square, the square he moves through or the square that he ends the turn.

http://www.learnchessrules.com/castling.htm

Another good site explaining the rule clearly w/diagrams is http://www.kidchess.com/instruction/castling.htm