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Castling while rook is under threat.

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Stevenhb13
Apr 13, 2014
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If an enemy piece is attacking your rook, but not any other square that the king will pass through... such as a bishop on b2 and the pawn on g6... can you still castle?

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DrSpudnik
Apr 13, 2014
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#2

No  problem castling with the Rook under attack. Only the King is considered.

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MSteen
Apr 13, 2014
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#3

No castling THROUGH check, OUT of check, or INTO check. As long as only the rook is involved, no problems at all.

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Stevenhb13
Apr 13, 2014
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#4

Thanks guys, that's what we figured but I just wanted to check with some people too.

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blueemu
Apr 13, 2014
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#5

It's because you cannot 'check' a Rook... only a King.

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ijcooper
Apr 13, 2014
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#6

I remember reading somwhere that Korchnoi once had to ask the arbiter (I think it was Lothar Schmidt) whether it's legal to castle when a rook is en prise. He said he didn't know because it had just never come up.