Castling is full of surprises

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Avatar of Spinatai

I've been playing chess for more than a year, only to discover recently that you CAN castle when you're a square that your rook passes is attacked! (queenside castle when b1 or b8 is attacked) Although chess.com's diagram editor doesn't allow me to post a diagram showing that. Kinda weird, don't ya think?

Avatar of Scarblac

It's logical, there are rules against putting the king in danger, none about putting rooks in danger.

You can castle when the rook is being attacked as well.

Avatar of Spinatai

Omg, I just realised, you're right!
From fide.com:

"(2) Castling is prevented temporarily

  1. if the square on which the king stands, or the square which it must cross, or the square which it is to occupy, is attacked by one or more of the opponent`s pieces.

  2. if there is any piece between the king and the rook with which castling is to be effected."

Says nothing about the rook. And all this time I though that the rook cannot be attacked, not can it pass an attacked square while castling :O

Avatar of Atinau

sounds very odd. are you sure that only the rook is under attack? if this is the case there is a bug in the chess.com diagram.

Avatar of goldendog

In his Candidates with Karpov in 1974 Korchnoi got up and asked the arbiter if he could castle with his rook under attack. Assured that he could, he did, and soon won. That's an odd one isn't it.

Avatar of Spinatai

Anyway, seems like chess.com's games have errrorsrrr...

Avatar of Viau_A

I dont see a bug.