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Avatar of Akr0w1X

Hello Chess.com enjoyers. I have one question, as you may read the title it's about castling. Do you castle queen side or king side??? 

Avatar of KeSetoKaiba

Legally you could castle in either direction, but which one is better (if you want to castle at all) is a decision in itself and the answer is "it depends." Usually Kingside castling is a bit safer and Queenside castling a bit more ambitious, but other elements also matter such as the fact that when both sides castle to opposite sides of the board, aggressive pawn storms are common.

I actually created a YouTube video on my chess channel regarding what side to castle in chess. I also give real examples to help convey the thought-process in how to approach which side you might want to castle:

Avatar of Akr0w1X

Thanks happy.png  In my games i always castle king side because the king is more safer in my opinion.

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Akr0w1X wrote:

Thanks In my games i always castle king side because the king is more safer in my opinion.

Fair enough, Kingside castling is usually safer, but as my video highlights, this isn't always the case. Glad my post helped happy.png