Castle (Verb)
Meaning
Move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- You can castle only when certain conditions are met throughout the game.
- To castle, you need to move your king two squares towards the rook you wish to castle with.
- The king is said to have castled when it moves two squares towards a rook and the rook moves to the square the king crossed.
- In order to castle, your king and the rook involved in the castle must be on the same rank.
- If there is a square between your king and the rook that is under attack, you cannot castle.