castling in analysus fails

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D_Sharapan

hi! i am a 960 chess newbie. have Kc8, Rd8 and Ra8 in the initial setup. why can't i casle after i move say, from d8 to h8 making space for Ra8 to castle o-o-o? all other conditions for castling are met. idk how it goes in the game but in the analysis mode this castling is rejected. could u please clear this?

notmtwain
D_Sharapan wrote:

hi! i am a 960 chess newbie. have Kc8, Rd8 and Ra8 in the initial setup. why can't i casle after i move say, from d8 to h8 making space for Ra8 to castle o-o-o? all other conditions for castling are met. idk how it goes in the game but in the analysis mode this castling is rejected. could u please clear this?

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/how-to-castle-in-chess-960

D_Sharapan

notmtwain wrote:

D_Sharapan wrote:

hi! i am a 960 chess newbie. have Kc8, Rd8 and Ra8 in the initial setup. why can't i casle after i move say, from d8 to h8 making space for Ra8 to castle o-o-o? all other conditions for castling are met. idk how it goes in the game but in the analysis mode this castling is rejected. could u please clear this?

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess960-chess-variants/how-to-castle-in-chess-960

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