castling
King-rook defensive swap
Castling is a special move in chess where the king and a rook move simultaneously.
The king shifts two squares toward the rook, and the rook jumps to the square the king crossed.
It's the only move where two pieces move at once, used to protect the king while activating the rook: I castled queenside to get my rook into play.
Chess piece or corvid
- kingMale crowned ruler
- kingsideKing's half of board
- queensideChess board's left half
- squareRhombus with right angles
chessboard · notation · checkmate · fianchetto · en passant · pinning · skewer · fork
Gap or start
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- zugzwangObligatory weakening move situation
- positionalRelating to placement
counterplay · initiative · prophylaxis · development · tempo · grandmaster · blunder · middlegame
Order to pay
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- forfeitLose through violation
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restrictionLimit on action
rook
Chess piece or corvid
square · chessboard · notation · checkmate · fianchetto · en passant · pinning · skewer · fork · interpose
opening
Gap or start
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- zugzwangObligatory weakening move situation
positional · counterplay · initiative · prophylaxis · development · tempo · grandmaster · blunder · middlegame · defense
check
Order to pay
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- forfeitLose through violation
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- openingsopening, aperture, gap, hole, slit
- tacticsmaneuver, counter-attack, gambit, ambush, counterstrike
- chess historychaturanga, checkmate, knight move, vizier
- chess movescheck, checkmate, en passant, capture, diagonal move
- Chess OpeningsSicilian Defense, Catalan
castlingcapture
Take into custody
attacking · sacrificing · aggression · checkmate · gambit
castlingattack
Aggressive act against another
centralization · aggression · initiative · assault · breakthrough