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45 ( +1 | -1 ) Can you castle through a aptch guarded by a BishopAs per my question, if my Bishop is guarding the line between a Rook and a King, can the King still castle? I thought not, but it happened in my game :
parrvert
31 ( +1 | -1 ) that move is allowedthe rook is allowed to pass through a square controlled by the other player, the king is not allowed to.
I did read that there was an incident when a famous player (I can't remember who) wasn't sure if the rook was allowed to pass through a square controlled by his opponent and had to ask! I don't know if this is true though.
brobishkin
25 ( +1 | -1 ) Problem?...The thing a King can not do while castling, is pass through check... If you look very carefully... Whites King did not pass through check while he castled... The "b1" is not even touched remotely by the King... Therefore it is a perfectly legal move...
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15 ( +1 | -1 ) Thank you..Thanks for the replies. I was unsure. And all these years I could have castled but I didnt because of a similar position :) Well, thanks for the lesson.
parrvert
16 ( +1 | -1 ) Thanks CairoYou would have thought that to become one of the world's top chess players you have to at least know the rules. Maybe chess isn't as difficult as I thought...
noswonky
55 ( +1 | -1 ) Yes, it was KortchnoiLook at this page, game 24 question 7.
"Which world famous Grandmaster in a Candidates Match stunned an audience by getting up and asking the arbiter whether he could castle if his rook was attacked?"
I've also heard that when he was asked why he didn't know the rule, he said something like: "That situation has never come up before".
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6 ( +1 | -1 ) :)It's good to know that my question wasnt a dumb one. :)
cairo
17 ( +1 | -1 ) Thereis no such things as dumb questions, only dumb answers :-))