Four important rules of Castling:

• 1) The King and Rook may not have moved from their starting squares

• 2) All spaces between the King and Rook must be empty

• 3) The King cannot be in Check • 4) The squares the King will pass

over may not be under attack, nor can the square on which the King will land.

QuizWhat is the most important piece in chess?

a) The Kingb) The Queenc) The knight

Why do we castle?

d) To protect the kinge) To protect the queenf) To look cool

What pieces are allowed to castle?

g) The King and Rookh) The King and Queeni) The Queen and Rook

When should you castle?

j) Early in the gamek) Late in the gamel) After I got checkmated

When castling, a player is permitted to move his or her king how many squares?

m) 1 squaren) 2 squareso) 3 squares

True or False:When castling you should move the king firstCastling must be the King’s first move

Yes or NoCan a player castle if his rook is under attack?

Can a player castle if his king has previously been in check, but has not moved from his original position.

Can a player castle if the rook has previously moved?

Additional Info• Chess Notation is when you write

your chess moves down on paper

• Castling Kingside, is also known as Castling Short– Chess Notation symbol is “O-O”

• Castling Queenside, is also known as Castling Long– Chess Notation symbol is “O-O-O”

Tactic Training

• Prevent your opponent from Castling!.

Why should we prevent an opponent from castling?• To weaken his King’s protection

Tactic Training

• Castle to safety!

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