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Session # 8
THE CASTLE

The castle is done with only the king and a rook, neither one of the two must have moved during the game. The king must not be in check, pass on a square where it is in check or land on a square where it is in check. There must not be any pieces between the king and the rook. The castle is done the following way:
The king moves two squares to the left or right and we put the rook on the square immediately after the king. When the rook moves 3 squares, we call it the big castle, when its only two, its called the small castle. As a rule of thumb, it should be done early in the game to put the king in security.

Here is the movement of the pieces for the big castle

The movement of the pieces for the small castle

At the end of every session, we recommend pracicing and / or doing some chess puzzles. This site has chess puzzles and also a chess forum so you can chat with other players. http://www.chessnerds.com

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