yep, also, on the queenside, your rook can move over a square that is being attacked. Sometimes in puzzles you do this to win a rook on b2 by castling with check.
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sweet! Thats nice to know. It would be nice to be able to castle in check sometimes.
The only time you can castle when your king is being attacked is when you have previously bribed the arbiter.
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I'm sure it will sound silly, but I never knew you could still castle if your rook was under attack. Just found it out today by accident.
Apparently, one time at a high-profile tournament Victor Kortchonoi stunned everyone by asking the arbiter if he was allowed to do this!
Viktor Korchnoi beat Karpov in a game after castling with his rook under attack.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067831
Whatever Karpov's plan was apparently fell apart after Korchnoi castled as he resigned while his game still had some life left in it.
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one more rule I could think of, is that the King must move first, then the Rook or both of them at the same time.
I'm sure it will sound silly, but I never knew you could still castle if your rook was under attack. Just found it out today by accident.