What you've said makes no sense. How does queenside castling place the king near the center, while kingside castling doesn't? Secondly, it all depends on the current position of the game to decide whether queenside castling is a good or bad idea. In many instances, it is definitely a good idea to queenside castle, especially when you are launching a powerful attack, and you have been able to develop your pieces more soundly than your opponent. In other situations where you castle queenside, you could be putting your king in more danger, especially if your opponent has already been developing on queenside and marching his queenside pawns forward. It's all very subjective and the answer to your question depends on what the game situation on the board is.
Does queenside castling make you lose a tempo?
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Pessimist32 wrote:
What you've said makes no sense. How does queenside castling place the king near the center, while kingside castling doesn't?
You don't realise where the king ends up after castling to each side? He said the king is nearer the centre after castling queenside, and it is.
When queenside castling, sometimes i feel like I lose a tempo to move the queen away. But queenside castling places the king near the centre than kingside castling and the rook 'll control the centre. So queenside castling gives you a tempo. How do think?