Is castling really a necessary move, or it is an optional thing?
Once you and your opponent get beyond the very basic four move checkmate games, you will learn to make castling a priority.
Of course, every situation has to be judged on its own, and there are positions where castling is a mistake.
But in general, castling not only helps protect your king, it also helps you develop your rooks.
Might be interesting to see how a strong computer program would do against a GM if the computer were not allowed to castle.
Is castling really a necessary move, or it is an optional thing?
It's optional but, in most games, if you don't castle your opponent will be able to pin your pieces and otherwise more easily attack your exposed king. But that's not always true: I won one of my last games without castling while my opponent did so. I did that because he was leaving himself open to a strong attack.
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Is castling really a necessary move, or it is an optional thing?