tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post3421249435173422453..comments2023-07-09T07:07:59.823-04:00Comments on SoMeHoW Frum : Chakirah, Jblogs and ChessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-38545681673039214382010-03-10T23:25:11.557-05:002010-03-10T23:25:11.557-05:00No. The rules of castling state: "Castling co...No. The rules of castling state: "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."<br /><br />If the rook promotes on C8, the king is unable to make the initial "move".<br /><br />Incidentally, the reason why the king must move first, is because of ambiguity. Let's say that black picks up his rook and moves it to C8. Is his move over? Perhaps he is in the middle of castling. So the question for B8 is a great question, but C8 is not.Savtanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-50344292193815925922010-03-10T19:48:05.721-05:002010-03-10T19:48:05.721-05:00How about if he promoted a pawn at C8? Would he t...How about if he promoted a pawn at C8? Would he then be able to castel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-52349269741965602062010-03-09T18:59:08.065-05:002010-03-09T18:59:08.065-05:00I hear you. Do you say that the rook moved, since ...I hear you. Do you say that the rook moved, since the original rook obviously moved, or do you say the the new rook never moved, hence castling is permitted. Very clever. What would be if white promoted a pawn from b7 to b8? According to the position that it is a new "briah", black would still be able to castle. Is this professor Jewish?Avruminoreply@blogger.com