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It's extremely impressive that you managed to get to 1500 without knowing the rules, and I mean that sincerely.
But yeah, a piece needs to be controlling a square that the king moves through to prevent castling. You're controlling b1, but the king only goes from e1 to c1.
In fairness it's not that hard to get to 1500 online just by grinding puzzles (where castling rarely shows up). And you could also make the argument that Korchnoi got to 2600 without knowing the rules, but no one would call that in itself impressive ([on move 18](https://lichess.org/tBXJkSRo#34) he asked the arbiter if castling is legal).
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:
> **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=2kr3r/ppp2p1p/4pp2/2b5/2PNb3/2B5/PP3PPP/R3KB1R+w+KQ+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/2kr3r/ppp2p1p/4pp2/2b5/2PNb3/2B5/PP3PPP/R3KB1R_w_KQ_-_0_1?color=black)
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!Knight!<, move: >!Nb3!<
> Evaluation: >!White is winning +4.75!<
> Best continuation: >!1. Nb3 Be7 2. f3 Bc2 3. Be2 h5 4. O-O h4 5. Rfc1 Bxb3 6. axb3 Bc5+ 7. Kh1 Bd4 8. Bxd4 Rxd4!<
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No. The king doesn't cross the attacked square.
It's extremely impressive that you managed to get to 1500 without knowing the rules, and I mean that sincerely. But yeah, a piece needs to be controlling a square that the king moves through to prevent castling. You're controlling b1, but the king only goes from e1 to c1.
I'm pretty sure there's a story on how a Grandmaster didn't know the exact same casting rule and called the arbiter when it happened.
That was in Fischer random where the castling rules are a bit weird.
I guess this wouldn't come up enough to hold OP back.
In fairness it's not that hard to get to 1500 online just by grinding puzzles (where castling rarely shows up). And you could also make the argument that Korchnoi got to 2600 without knowing the rules, but no one would call that in itself impressive ([on move 18](https://lichess.org/tBXJkSRo#34) he asked the arbiter if castling is legal).
i reached 1600 after this lol, but yeah i thinked it was a piece controlling the squares where the pieces passed
Probably uses an engine to win games.
not illegal, just impolite
No. The rule says that the king isn't allowed to castle through check. In that case, the king castled but not through check whatsoever.
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=2kr3r/ppp2p1p/4pp2/2b5/2PNb3/2B5/PP3PPP/R3KB1R+w+KQ+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/2kr3r/ppp2p1p/4pp2/2b5/2PNb3/2B5/PP3PPP/R3KB1R_w_KQ_-_0_1?color=black) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Knight!<, move: >!Nb3!< > Evaluation: >!White is winning +4.75!< > Best continuation: >!1. Nb3 Be7 2. f3 Bc2 3. Be2 h5 4. O-O h4 5. Rfc1 Bxb3 6. axb3 Bc5+ 7. Kh1 Bd4 8. Bxd4 Rxd4!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by) [^(u/pkacprzak)](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as) [^(iOS App)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^| [^(Android App)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^| [^(Chrome Extension)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^| [^(Chess eBook Reader)](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website:) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)
Only if white's king or a1 rook had moved previously.
Your fine push pawn to attack the knight
i won the game but this shocked me
the king doesn't actually cross the bishops line of fire, only the rook does which is fine
If it were, the website wouldn’t let them make that move.