Castling in 960

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Loomis

I am currently playing a game of 960 and don't understand how to castle. Please don't comment on strategy or whether or not castling is a good idea in this position as the game is ongoing.

 

In the final position white should be able to castle kingside. How do I input this move? Moving the king doesn't work because it is already on it's destination square. I've tried moving the rook, but that doesn't work either.

chry3841

try to take the king and move it where the rook is

Loomis

Thank you, that works.

Why isn't this easy to find in the help? (I've actually never understood why the only thing you get when you click on "Help" is a FAQ with little to no organization at all.)

When I searched for "960 castling" the page with the answer did not come up. I tried again searching for just "960" and the "How do I castle in a 960 game" came up and has the answer.

Atos

I haven't been able to castle in some 960 positions. It works okay when the King moves, but when the King is supposed to stay where it is (because it already is on g1 or c1) and the Rook is supposed to jump over it then I couldn't figure out how to do it.

Loomis

Atos, that was exactly my question and chry answered it nicely in post number 2 of this thread.

Atos

Oh I see now, move it where the Rook is.

FlowerFlowers

I've only played one 960 game... but here is what I did ... at the start of the game open the "analyze game" window and figure out the castling for each side.  You noticed the "analyze game" link of course...