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high guys i might be stupid here but why can i not castle kingside here??
[Event "Let's Play!"] [Site " Chess.com"] [Date "27 apr. 2016"] [White "indumona"] [Black "gengar01"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "1235"] [BlackElo "1474"] [TimeControl "1 in 1 day"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Bb5 f6 5. O-O e5 6. fxe5 fxe5 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxe5 Ne7 11. Nxg6 Nxg6 12. Qf3 Qd7 13. c3 Bd6 14. d4 * Sent from my Android
You cannot castle (to a particular side) when one of the squares your king has to travel across is under attack. In this case, f8 is under attack by the white queen. Once the square(s) are no longer under attack, you are again free to castle in the given direction.