Read this: http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-rules--basics
scroll down to Castling..though it wouldn't hurt to read the entire article...
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Okay, it is called castleing. You can do it on either side of your king. You must have both your bishop and knight out of the way (and your queen if you want to do it on that side). You must not have moved your king and the rook you are going to use. And lastly, you can't do it if it will be putting you in check or crossing over check by doing it. To do it move your king two spaces to the right or left (depending on which side you wish to use), and it will automatically put the rook on the other side of your king (on here, obviously not in a real on the board game), that is if all of the requirements above are fufilled. Good luck!
Thaks for that - all clear now. No excuses now! haha
medievalchess wrote: And lastly, you can't do it if it will be putting you in check or crossing over check by doing it.
what is crossing over check??
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charliez wrote: medievalchess wrote: And lastly, you can't do it if it will be putting you in check or crossing over check by doing it.
what is crossing over check??
The squares between your king and rook can not be under attack during a castling move. If one or more squares is, then the King would be passing through or crossing over check. This is not allowed.
i dont think the move is allowed either if your king is in check at the time
In other words, castling king side as white would be moving your king from e1 to g1, and the rook moves from h1 to f1. If any black piece is attacking the e1, f1, or g1 squares, then castling isn't legal. Note that it doesn't matter if h1 is attacked, since the king doesn't move from, into, or through that square.
--Fromper
I can't get my rook to jump my king when i have seen other players do it and recognise it as a legal move - do you have to do it before a number of moves or is there a special way of doing so?