You are not allowed to castle when you are in check. In other words, the king may not be in check before or after castling.
garwig1
2006-01-14 13:31:52 UTC
Also, you cannot castle across a line of check. Meaning, if the spaces that the king is "jumping" over are in the line of fire from any opponent piece then you can't castle.
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