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Castling not allowed in a 960 position where it appears legal to do so

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cdupree

I'm currently playing a 960 game: (http://www.chess.com/echess/game?id=109589744)

  On the Analyze board White seems unable to castle queenside: when I try moving White's king toward a1 it just bounces back.  Is this a bug or am I failing to understand 960 rules?

 

Thanks!

 

- ced

Tatzelwurm

How do I castle in a Chess960 game?

MuhammadAreez10

You're somewhat wrong here. You have to move the king to b1 here, not a1. The king is dropped on the square where the rook currently is.

cdupree

What I've found in my games is that moving the king to the corner square, in this case a1, is the critical deal.  That may not work for everyone but it does for me.  Thanks for everyone's input!