Chess castle?

Question

Is it worth it for me to king side kastle castle and protect my king in a corner with some pawns, or just leave my king in the middle so that i leave my options open. thanks for the help

Answer 1

You'll want to castle either side in most games, kingside usually since its quicker, but its not set in stone.  The problem with not castling is that you spend more resources protecting your king from attacks along the center files instead of using your rooks to support your pieces in the center of the board.  If you are a beginner, I would suggest that within the first ten moves of a game you 1. develop (that just means to move from its starting position) your two center pawns, 2. develop both knights and both bishops, and 3. castle your king.

if you castle kingside it only takes seven moves to accomplish all that, and now you are defended and in a position to pursue a viable attack.  Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Castling is usually a good thing.  Your king is in the corner and safe -- not because of the pawns or the knight at f3 (f6), but because you can use your troops to attack, occupy, and dominate the center(squares d4,d5,e4,e5).

I like to castle on the queen's side.  I lose more games, but it gives me a reputation as a "dashing" player.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Access the situation. It is usually best to castle King side in most situations. Sometimes, the Queenside is safer. Sometimes, No Side is safer. Then, you cautiously hide the King in the center of the chessboard. Use extreme caution if the chess queens are still on the board.

Answer 5

It really depends on the position! If it is just the beggining of the game, castleing is usually a good choice! However which side you castle depends on your opening more or less.

     If it is the middle game, and the opponents queen is still on the board, then it is a good idea to castle, but if the opponents queen is not on the board, then it depends on how close and how powerful your opponents pieces are!!    

     If you are in the Middle-end game and are about to hit the endgame ( usually your position by then will be not that good for you to castle-not in terms of being bad, but in terms of not right for you to castle) then don't castle (unless your position practically creams for you to do so)!

      In the endgame AVOID castleing, UNLESS you REALLY REALLY need to...

Like I siad, it all depends on position =)

Answer 6

If you know what you're doing, you can sometimes delay castling until late in the opening to prevent your opponent from knowing where your King is going to camp out.

In a closed game, sometimes it's better not to castle until you can tell which side of the board your opponent is going to attack.  Then you can castle to the other side.

Castling Kingside is usually much safer, expecially for beginners or novices.  It's easier to protect your King when it castles Kingside.   When you castle Queenside, for instance, the a1 pawn becomes undefended and can be subject to attack.   You may be forced to move the "a" pawn but that will weaken the defense around your King.

If you castle Kingside and have your rook on f1 and your Knight on f3, that's the strongest defensive position to protect a castled King.

Answer 7

Castling is an important part of many chess opening strategies.  In general it is considered advantageous to develop your pieces quickly, castle your king to safety. Castling also brings a Rook toward the center where it can bear down on the center squares.   Rooks are much more powerful when connected, that is to say when they are on the same rank or file protecting each other and castling is the easiest way to achieve connected rooks..