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  2. Castling - Wikipedia

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    Castling is the only move in chess in which two pieces are moved at once. [3] Castling with the king's rook is called kingside castling, and castling with the queen's rook is called queenside castling. In both algebraic and descriptive notations, castling kingside is written as 0-0 and castling queenside as 0-0-0.

  3. Hexagonal chess - Wikipedia

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    Rules for piece movement are the same as GliƄski's variant, except for the pawns. Castling is permitted, and kings start on opposite wings of the board. [7] [8] Players may castle either short (0-0) or long (0-0-0). The king slides two cells when castling short; three cells when castling long. Other standard chess castling rules and ...

  4. Chess - Wikipedia

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    Finally, the rules around castling and en passant captures were standardized – variations in these rules persisted in Italy until the late 19th century. The resulting standard game is sometimes referred to as Western chess [ 91 ] or international chess , [ 92 ] particularly in Asia where other games of the chess family such as xiangqi are ...

  5. Rules of chess - Wikipedia

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    Castling consists of moving the king two squares towards a rook, then placing the rook on the other side of the king, adjacent to it. Castling is only permissible if all of the following conditions hold: [11] The king and rook involved in castling must not have previously moved; There must be no pieces between the king and the rook;

  6. Chess piece - Wikipedia

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    The rules of chess prescribe the moves each type of chess piece can make. During play, the players take turns moving their own chess pieces. The rook may move any number of squares vertically or horizontally without jumping. It also takes part, along with the king, in castling. The bishop may move any number of squares diagonally without ...

  7. Glossary of chess - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order.Some of these terms have their own pages, like fork and pin.For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of named opening lines, see List of chess openings; for a list of chess-related games, see List of ...

  8. List of chess variants - Wikipedia

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    The rules can be grouped into categories, from the most innocuous (starting position) to the most dramatic (adding chance/randomness to the gameplay after the initial piece placement). If a variant changes rules from multiple categories, it belongs to the sub-section below corresponding to the later-listed category. Starting position and armies

  9. Alice chess - Wikipedia

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    Castling is largely regarded as permitted in Alice chess; both king and rook would then transfer to the second board. The en passant capture is normally excluded, but it can be included. In most such games, the target square is considered to be the square passed over on the first board, though opinions differ.