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How is this Castling possible with the bishop on e5?

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qball8
Jan 27, 2022
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#1

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Martin_Stahl
Jan 27, 2022
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qball8 wrote:

 

 

The rule is that the king can't move through an attacked square. The rook can.

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NikkiLikeChikki
Jan 27, 2022
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What Martin said. In other words, the bishop attacks the b1 square, but the king only moves through the d1 and c1 squares.

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eric0022
Jan 27, 2022
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qball8 wrote: (Post #1)

 

 

It took you seven years to realise this?

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many_hanging_pieces
Jan 27, 2022
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It's a fair question, as it does not come up as regularly as the king being under attack when trying to castle.

Viktor Korchnoi famously asked the arbiter if castling was legal when his rook was under attack in the 1974 Candidates Tournament.