Queenside castling

Are there any openings that generally lead to queenside castling for white?

there are probably many, but as far as I know, sicilian dragon is one of them.

Originally posted by LordofADown
Are there any openings that generally lead to queenside castling for white?

www.redhotpawn.com/gamesexplorer might help 🙂

-Lolle

take a look at the veresov, with a d4, Nc3 and a Bg5, it is available 9after the Queen moves, of course)

How about the opening I invented- the English Sheep?
1. Nc3!

lol, thanks guys

Originally posted by LordofADown
Are there any openings that generally lead to queenside castling for white?

I only really tend to castle QS if if has some immediate advantage such as checking the opponent's K or taking the open or 1/2 open d-file.
I much prefer KS castling because with 0-0-0 the K is nearer the center & the wing pawn is undefended so it's often not such a great move.

I just castled long in a game in progress in fact:
Game 3728852

Do you find any benefit from being able to attack with the Kingside pawns without endangering your King?

Thanks for the help 🙂