I was playing a game of chess with my husband and i tried to castle my queen (just like a king can castle his position).MY husband tells me that is NOT allowed! ..And i could've have sworn that when i played CHESS with the computer he was allowed to castle his queen. so please tell me is this a legitamit rule in the chess game or am I just making things up?
2007-05-28 04:17:27 · 12 answers · asked by ta ta for now 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
People can tell you are wrong till the cows come home but there is always the sneaking suspicion they are wrong ... so see for yourself in black and white: Look at the FIDE Laws of Chess in the llnk below and in particular the rule about castling, Article 3.8 ii (1) & (2)
http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101
This explains how to castle with Before and After diagrams and states the restrictions on castling.
The key sentence for the resolution of this discussion is:
"Castling. This is a move of the king and either rook of the same colour on the same rank, counting as a single move of the king and executed as follows: the king is transferred from its original square two squares towards the rook, then that rook is transferred to the square the king has just crossed."
No mention of the queen is there?
2007-05-31 15:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't castle your queen. That is reserved for your king and only if not in check or if castling would put him in check during the procedure and you can't do it after he or the rook he is castling with has moved.
However there is a version of chess called Nightmare Chess put out by Steve Jackson games where special cards let you do all kinds of crazy things. It is a great way to play chess and you don't have to know real chess strategy because it won't work. :)
http://www.sjgames.com
2007-05-28 05:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by Future Citizen of Forvik 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Castling can be to the right or to the left, but it always involves the king. In both cases, the king moves two squares toward the rook and the rook hops over him. Also, there can be no pieces between the king and rook, the king can't be in check, and the king can't move through check.
Yes, your husband is actually correct about something. However, this is bound to happen once in a blue moon, and there is a blue moon on May 31. :)
2007-05-28 09:36:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a big NO, friend! Your memory may be tricking you because with the white pieces the king is on your right, and with the black pieces your king is on your left. Also you can castle queen side, but here again it is the king that's involved, and not the queen.
2007-05-28 04:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry hun, you cant castle a queen, and even if you could it would just trap your most useful piece, your husband is right, but I am sure with every bit of new info your game play will improve.
Best of luck ,soon you can show your husband who really owns the board.
2007-05-28 10:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by ggriffin1027 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Sorry but once in a while your husband is right. It is a king move.
2007-05-29 11:40:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's cute if the person telling you is five years old.
2016-05-19 22:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you only castle your king.
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2007-05-30 08:57:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Only your rook and king.
2007-05-28 05:26:25 · answer #9 · answered by alex91208648 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, only king and rook
2007-05-28 11:57:52 · answer #10 · answered by evrettbgo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋