long castle or short castle

++ Always castle short. It is easier to do. The king is safer on the g-file than on the c-file.
The exceptions are when you want to attack h2-h4-h5 with support of Rh1, or g2-g4-g5 with support of Rg1.

Ok thanks, I’ll practice this way

It depends if you play 1 e4 you can have long castle as an option and if you play d4/english. Short castle is better.

Short castle is generally considered safer, as, mentioned before, the king is safer on the g file than on the c file. However, you can often be punished for castling short in various variations, such as the Sicilian, or the KID if you don’t start a bayonet attack on the queenside posthaste. Long castle also puts a rook on one of the central files, so do with that what you will. Also, when you long castle, you can always play Kb1 or Kb8 to get your king off the c file.

In the end, just evaluate the ending positions and decide where your pieces feel best. Don’t castle into a very obvious attack, or into all your opponents pieces. The very objective of castling is to get your king safe, after all.

Sometimes you will have options, like in the KID, where both short and king castle are playable. Then, it’s really up to you. For example, when my opponent plays extremely solid with a double fianchetto, which isn’t as rare as you might think, I like to castle on the opposite side of my opponent, trade off the bishop in front of their king, then start a flank pawn attack with the rook placed behind the pawn. But castling both ways is fine here, and there are different plans then my own, with different moves needed to achieve those plans.

Short castles stand for ca 90% of all castling, it truly depends on the game. 

yup

I prefer no castle.

Damm

To me burring your King makes him a stationary target and worse in the corner plus you don't use those pawns.  My style is to push my pawns, jam his pieces, and the more in the center and open the King the harder he is to get in checkmate.  Contrary to orthadox practice.  With my last handle I almost 95% of the time Didn't castle at all.  To me I love when guys castle it just makes back row mates, and combo mates easier for sudden attack set ups or counter attacks easier to end a game quick.  The more in the center and more room to move the harder it is to get mated contrary to popular belief.  I have been trying new things out but when playing my old style I sometimes revert to most guy games are long grinders.  Rarely did I get mated quick usually 45 plus move games even when losing.

Not only that but pushing pawns helps break down his wall in front of his king if he castled.  Plus opens up holes in his pawn defense and allows your castle to mate him easier or sneak in around back.  Plus then get skewers to take out castle on opposite side if don't mate him.  Ya castling is over rated.  I only do it when I really need to.  Which is rare.  Or feel like bringing in a little more fire power to middle.  You can achieve same thing from just clearing bottom row to connect Rooks and move King up one.  Gets rid of knight forks.  Of course to do this you have to push and stagger your pawns.  Again this is a longer game approach.  If you castle you set yourself up for a shorter game and corner your own king then he is often cooked or stuck and other pieces can't all help like can in middle.  Ya stay out of corners IMO and off back wall.

Castling just makes King a stationary target.  Easier to pin in and coordinate pieces to attack. Plus your not using King at all for offense or those pawns.  Avoid castling imo.

-600 rated player

Ya ya I was 800 about a week and a half ago.  I normally am like mid 700s.  Na I disagree safer in middle.

Um not what others post and rare to hear oppinion.  Don't address the peanut gallery butter speak directly to me.  Don't pretend to know stuff you don't because your way off base.  Ya I am copying other poeple ZERO of which in this thread said before I did don't castle.  Its a matter of style.  I develop my own from things about my game and tendencies and how I lost early on.  I did pay premium and decided to cancel and do free.  Don't really need the puzzles which is mainly why I got it.  You made a lot of assinine statments and don't really deal much with actual strategy.  You basically made no valid points.  Just name calling. Weak argument.

New account says butter with ZERO games and in wood division.  Pot calling the kettle black.  Loser.

Insert foot here guy  15 on five min puzzle rush.... spare me bro you are't all that with score like that.  I smoke that.  way better on other handle.  If your 1500 etc Rapid you puzzle game should be in the 20s.  Everyone has their own style.  Its a preference and IMO I love when guys castle makes them easier to beat.  I was just 880 about 2 weeks ago.  Spare me Mr. Arrogant.

I still say no castle.  Some people 1500 or not don't have the skill to pull it off.  I get it.  Maybe I could teach you lessons for a fee.