Can we PLEASE stop castling by clicking the rook?
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Masteromlet
Aug 10, 2022
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#21
I agree, there should be a setting that we can change to allow this.
I have lost many games bc of this. Please consider changing for normal chess, but leave it in place for chess960. Clicking the rook should not castle in normal chess.
Sep 11, 2022
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#24
Not having castling start as a touch on the King is a mistake on the part of the site's programmers. Castling is a King move and it starts by touching the King. Touching the Rook first makes the move a Rook move and not castling. This is a bug that should be reported to the site.
Sep 11, 2022
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#25
DrSpudnik wrote:
Not having castling start as a touch on the King is a mistake on the part of the site's programmers. Castling is a King move and it starts by touching the King. Touching the Rook first makes the move a Rook move and not castling. This is a bug that should be reported to the site.
I haven't tested in a while but I don't believe it castles if the Rook is clicked first, then the king, only if the King is clicked followed by the rook.
edit: checked on an analysis board and clicking the rook then king does not castle.
DeconanLeBarbaresque wrote:
Just right-click once to cancel the previous selection.
Gotta love the solutions...
"My car veers to the right...please fix this issue Mr. Mechanic."
"When the car veers right, just steer left a little bit, problem solved."
"Ummm, no, problem not solved...it should not veer right in the first place, and it's a pain the behind."
When the default behavior of any UI varies in only 1 circumstance, it needs to be fixed.
Sep 11, 2022
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#30
DeconanLeBarbaresque wrote:
Just right-click once to cancel the previous selection.
That’s for premoves.
I hate this as well! Messed up so many times and complained long before you, and finally got use to clicking another piece before clicking the rook. I really to hate it, and starting to hate this site. Maybe I will try lichess
Sep 12, 2022
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#32
FancyShoesVlogs wrote:
I hate this as well! Messed up so many times and complained long before you, and finally got use to clicking another piece before clicking the rook. I really to hate it, and starting to hate this site. Maybe I will try lichess
Just set it to "drag only" in settings.
Sep 16, 2022
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#33
Agreed, have lost multiple games due to this "feature". Should be able turn it off.
Sep 16, 2022
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#34
levis850 wrote:
Agreed, have lost multiple games due to this "feature". Should be able turn it off.
You can...
Sep 23, 2022
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#35
MATTHEWch6v14 wrote:
levis850 wrote:
Agreed, have lost multiple games due to this "feature". Should be able turn it off.
You can...
How can I? Don't see anything like that in the settings
Sep 23, 2022
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#36
That's correct, there's nothing like that in settings. If you happen to use Lichess however, in preferences (which is settings) under "Game behaviour" scroll to "Castling method" and click "Move king two squares" instead of "Move king onto rook". This will prevent castling in case you happen to either drag your king to the rook or click the king and then the rook.
Sep 24, 2022
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#37
levis850 wrote:
MATTHEWch6v14 wrote:
levis850 wrote:
Agreed, have lost multiple games due to this "feature". Should be able turn it off.
You can...
How can I? Don't see anything like that in the settings
Go to "All settings" at the bottom left of your screen, then "board and pieces", then "move method". Then set to "Drag ONLY".
Sep 24, 2022
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#38
MATTHEWch6v14 wrote:
levis850 wrote:
MATTHEWch6v14 wrote:
levis850 wrote:
Agreed, have lost multiple games due to this "feature". Should be able turn it off.
You can...
How can I? Don't see anything like that in the settings
Go to "All settings" at the bottom left of your screen, then "board and pieces", then "move method". Then set to "Drag ONLY".
Thanks, this is quite a decent work around but not a real solution. The thing is I like point and click, just I wish it didn't castle when you click king and rook. Castling should only happen I click the square where king goes when you actually want to castle.
Sep 24, 2022
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#39
Oh I see. Hopefully you will get used to it and make less unnecessary blunders 
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