I’ve lost SO many games literally because I’ve castled, basically putting my king in a corner and letting my opponents queen attack it Willy nilly with help from its knight.
Just take a look at my most recent game. I was crushing my opponent, but he got checkmate because he infiltrated my castle. His king was stuck in center, which were told is terrible... but his king had way more squares to run to in check!
Why is castling recommended so heavily? I just don’t get it. I’ve lost so many games BECAUSE I’ve castled. It seems to be a disadvantage.
It wasn't the castling that made your king vulnerable. This is not a crushing position for white:
You made many moves that weakened your castled position. First off, you sacrificed your only two developed pieces for a rook and a pawn. That is not a good trade. Then you tried to win with just your queen. Fortunately for you, your opponent was making bad moves too.
You are losing in the above position. Both of you were playing random moves but your opponent has almost all of his pieces available for an attack and you have only your queen.
Then you opened up a hole near your king.
Have you ever considered taking some of the lessons they have here?
I’ve lost SO many games literally because I’ve castled, basically putting my king in a corner and letting my opponents queen attack it Willy nilly with help from its knight.
Just take a look at my most recent game. I was crushing my opponent, but he got checkmate because he infiltrated my castle. His king was stuck in center, which were told is terrible... but his king had way more squares to run to in check!
Why is castling recommended so heavily? I just don’t get it. I’ve lost so many games BECAUSE I’ve castled. It seems to be a disadvantage.