What is castling in chess?
Q: What is castling in chess?
A: Castling is a special move in chess that uses both a rook and the king. The king moves two squares toward the rook, and the rook moves past the king to the square right next to where the king has moved. It takes one move, and is the only way for a player to move two of his own pieces on the same move.
Q: How many squares does the king move when castling?
A: When castling, the king moves two squares toward the rook.
Q: How many pieces can be moved with one castling?
A: With one castling, two pieces can be moved -the rook and the king.
Q: On which side of board can you castle?
A: You can castle on either side of board - either on King-side (also known as castling short) or Queen-side (also known as castling long).
Q: Is it possible to castle more than once per game?
A: Yes, it is possible to castle more than once per game if conditions are met according to rules of chess.
Q: What happens after a successful castling?
A: After a successful castling, both pieces have been moved -the rook has moved past where the King was originally located and now stands beside where he has moved; while King has been moved two squares towards Rook's original location.
