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Does anyone have a link of a real game where the castling delivers mate?

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I remember Tim Krabbé wrote a lot about it, and also showin a few games with it.
Im unfortunaley to lazy to look them up 😴

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Originally posted by metbierop
Does anyone have a link of a real game where the castling delivers mate?
Recently posted in another thread:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1259009

Well, White SHOULD have played 18.0-0-0#!

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Nice one!

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It's illegal to castle out of mate, through mate, or into mate. Everybody knows that.

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Originally posted by GreatSantini
It's illegal to castle out of mate, through mate, or into mate. Everybody knows that.
However, It's not illegal to give mate by castling which I believe was the question

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Originally posted by sannevssr
However, It's not illegal to give mate by castling which I believe was the question
don't be naive

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Originally posted by GreatSantini
It's illegal to castle out of mate, through mate, or into mate. Everybody knows that.
Are you trying to be funny, clever, or stupid?

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Originally posted by GreatSantini
don't be naive
dont be so funny (my belly hurts)😴

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It appears that someone's reading comprehension is wanting.

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Yeah and it aint very good neither.