Is it good to sacrifice a minor piece to make the other king move before castleing?
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I've done this a few times. I'll charge a bishop in and kill a pawn. he can only recapture with his king. but after that he can never castle
Feb 13, 2017
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#2
The opponent can move their king to safety, but it will take multiple moves.
Therefore if you have active pieces in that area of the board, this kind of sacrifice can be good. You can attack before they have time.
If you do it early in the game however, when most of your pieces are not in play yet, then it's almost always very bad.
Feb 13, 2017
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#3
No, under normal conditions 3 material points is not worth loss of castling privilege. However 1 material point (trading a minor piece for 2 pawns) is probably pretty equal, and it's definitely worth a pawn in open positions. And as usual, if the opponent has made an error and thereby thrown off the positional equilibrium, then all bets are off, tactics prevail, and it might well be worth a minor piece, depending on the specifics.
