Note how White's king is very safe on g1 and is protected by the f2, g2, and h2 pawns. In the following position, White has just castled kingside: Castling removes the king from the center and develops the rook. Castling also lets your rook into the game.
Castling gets your king out of the center and protected by pawns. Now that you understand how and when you can perform this special move, we can discuss why it is so important. No castling into check!Ī great way to remember these rules of castling = you cannot castle out of, through, or into check! Why Is It Important To Castle? This rule is easy to remember, since moving into check is illegal in the first place! In the diagram below, the white king cannot castle because Black's bishop on c5 attacks the g1 square. No castling through check!ģ) You cannot castle into check. In the diagram below, the white king cannot castle kingside because Black's bishop on a6 attacks the f1-square. No castling out of check!Ģ) You cannot castle if any square the king is moving through is attacked by your opponent's pieces. In the diagram below, the bishop on b4 puts the white king is in check, so White is unable to castle. You must first get out of check before you can do anything. Here are three additional rules of castling:ġ) If you are in check, you cannot castle.
Sometimes the first two conditions (no pieces are between the king and rook, and neither the king nor rook has been moved) are satisfied, but we are still unable to castle.
#RULES FOR KING MOVES IN CHESS HOW TO#
So now that you know how to castle, there are some other rules to learn. Here is a diagram of the above moves after queenside castling: On, you simply drag the king to the c1-square to perform queenside castling (the rook automatically moves to d1). So how do we castle queenside? We still move the king over two squares (this time from e1 to c1), and then the rook moves from a1 to d1. There are no pieces between White's king on e1 and rook on a1. In the diagram below, we can see that no pieces are between the white king on e1 and the white rook on a1 (and neither the king nor rook has moved): The same rules that we have covered so far for kingside castling apply to queenside castling. Here is a diagram of the above moves after kingside castling: Kingside castling achieved! On, you can perform castling by dragging your king from the e1-square to the g1-square and the rook swings over to f1 automatically. Since there are no pieces in between the king and the rook and because neither piece has moved, White can castle kingside! How do we do this? The white king moves two squares (from e1 to g1), and the white rook moves from h1 to f1. There are no pieces between White's king on e1 and rook on h1. In the diagram below, we can see that nothing is between White's king on e1 and White's rook on h1. The second rule is that no piece can be between your king and the rook on the side where you want to castle. As mentioned, there are many rules to castling: The first is that you may only castle if you haven't moved your king and your rook (on the side where you want to castle). You must be wondering, how do we castle? Let's find out! How Do You Castle?Ĭastling involves the king and a rook. Castling can be performed on the kingside (notated as 0-0) or queenside (notated as 0-0-0). First of all, it is the only move where you may move two pieces in the same move! Secondly, castling is the only time in chess when it is legal to move the king more than one square! Third, it is the only move that both develops your rook and protects your king. Here is everything you need to know about castling:Ĭastling is a special move in chess where you do multiple unique actions. There are lots of rules to follow in order to castle correctly, but have no fear: they are easy to learn! It is a unique, interesting, and essential move to understand. Castling is one of the most important special moves in chess.
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