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Castling is the only move that involves shifting two pieces instead of just one. The point of castling is to protect the king by tucking him away on the far side of board, nestled beside one of his rooks.
Castling is only possible when there are no pieces between the king and a rook.
You castle by first moving the king two spaces sideways toward the rook. Then you pick up the rook, lift it over the king, and place it on the square immediately beside the king.
It is possible to castle on either side of the board. When you castle on the king's side the king lands one square from the edge of the board, on the queen's side, the king ends up two squares from the edge.
There are several important instances when castling is forbidden. You cannot castle when your king is in check. You also cannot â€˜castle through checkâ€™. And, of course, castling cannot take place if the square the king will land on is attacked by an enemy piece.
All the above are temporary bars to castling. If the check goes away, castling can still take place.
But if the king moves, then castling can no longer happen. If a rook moves, then castling is no longer possible on that side of the board.

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