2006-10-09 17:22:51 · 5 answers · asked by justincoach 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
I think that move is called castling
2006-10-09 17:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by generalavocado 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, if you look up "castling" on a chess website or help site, it's the only way you can move a king 2 spots. Your rook has to be in one of the corners they started in, and the king needs to be in the spot it started in... and the path to the king has to be clear... then you move the Rook to one square past where the king started and the king moves 2 spaces to the left (or right). In your game, you were probably in a position on the table where you could be checkmated if the rook could take you... it's a perfectly legal move and if you were checkmated by it... you were probably losing anyway.
2006-10-10 00:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by Paris P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that you were not familiar with the rule of castling (described above) and remained stunned or went into a discussion with your opponent until your clock ran down to 0, which forfeits the game.
2006-10-10 08:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
<>The move is called castling and you can read about it here:
http://www.conservativebookstore.com/chess/castling.htm
Note the "special conditions" of castling. That your opponent won strictly on the castling move is practically unheard of.
2006-10-10 00:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's called castling, and can only be done if neither of those pieces has been moved
2006-10-10 00:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by C_Millionaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋