castling rules

I know your not allowed to castle out of check or cross a checked
square, but what if your rook is under direct attack. RHP allows the
castle but I thought that was a no-no too.

Im pretty sure that's legal! Hope this helped!

Tony!

It's perfectly legal, indeed Tony. Another misconception I've met with,
is that some (not here as far as I know) are convinced one can't castle
anymore once your King HAS BEEN checked, but that was undone by
either taking the checking piece or placing one of your own in between.
Of course, it's perfectly legal within FIDE-rules to castle after that. Jan

Oh yes, I forgot: You also are not allowed to castle when your rook(s)
have moved and placed back in their original position. The same goes
for the King, if I got this one right. Jan

You may castle providing neither rook nor king has moved, the king is
not in check at the time you wish to castle or the king will not pass
through check during castling.

The square the rook sat on before castling may be under attack,
however. On the queenside, both the a1 (a8 for Black) and b1 (b8 for
Black) squares may be under attach during a queenside castling
move, as the king never passes through those squares when castled.

Thanks, I did not know the rook could be under attack. May help me
in some of my future games. I never tried to castle with the rook
under attack. I thouoght it would not be allowed.
John

Yes, the rook can be attacked by a piece when a castling move is
made. Only the king cannot be attacked or have to pass through a
square under attack.

Unfortunately, the rook cannot be under attack when castling is
completed because on both the queen and kingside the rook lands on
a square the king would have had to pass through.

<<Thanks, I did not know the rook could be under attack. May help
me
in some of my future games. I never tried to castle with the rook
under attack. I thouoght it would not be allowed.
John >> vaknso

Of course it's allowed.

you attack , we defend , your move ,Attila.
But,remember,you might win a battle here and there but you wont win
the war.

Castling is when your king nor rook has moved and the rook on not
being blocked by anything.

Rules for castling. As you said, the rook on the side you indend to
castle and the king have not made a previous move. Neither rook or
king can under attack, nor the squares between the rook and the king.
John

We need to debate this again.

A lot of people don't understand!

If your Rook is under attack it may be a bad idea to go there with your King!

To clarify:-

Rules Of Castleing

1. The King must not have previously moved
2. The castleing Rook must not have previously moved
3. The King cannot castle through, out of, or into check.
4. No piece can stand between the king and the Castleing Rook during Castleing.