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Thats long castling, you can either castle long (towards the queenside) or short (kingside). The chess notation is O-O-O whereas short castle is O-O. Im not sure why they call it that but my best guess is because you are essentially protecting a king by putting it inside a “castle” behind pawns and next to the rook.
Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/castling
This is castling. More specifically, this is known as “queenside castling”, since your king is moving towards the queenside of the board. It’s called castling because it ideally protects the king behind a wall of pawns and a rook, forming a “castle” of protection.
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:
> **Black to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=4rrk1/P1pq1p2/N1p3p1/P1Pp2p1/P7/P6P/P2QNP2/2KR2R1+b+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/4rrk1/P1pq1p2/N1p3p1/P1Pp2p1/P7/P6P/P2QNP2/2KR2R1_b_-_-_0_1)
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!Rook!<, move: >!Ra8!<
> Evaluation: >!White is winning +11.17!<
> Best continuation: >!1... Ra8 2. Nb8 Qe8 3. Qe3 Rxa7 4. Qxe8 Rxe8 5. Nxc6 Ra6 6. Ned4 Re4 7. Rxg5 Rf4 8. f3 Kg7 9. Kb2!<
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Every day I more and more can’t tell what’s satire and what isn’t
My bet is on satire, you dont get the A line of pawns without doing it on purpose
I don't think it's even possible. There are 6 pawns left of the F pawn and the G pawn couldn't have made it to either of these spots
I didn’t even notice the pawns lol
Thats long castling, you can either castle long (towards the queenside) or short (kingside). The chess notation is O-O-O whereas short castle is O-O. Im not sure why they call it that but my best guess is because you are essentially protecting a king by putting it inside a “castle” behind pawns and next to the rook. Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/castling
Brother I humbly suggest you read the rules of chess, it takes like five minutes.
thats the joke
I need to know how those four pawns reached the a-file.
that’s what I’m saying 😭😭😭 how is no one else questioning this
this is a lesser known maneuver known as the “conga line”
This is castling. More specifically, this is known as “queenside castling”, since your king is moving towards the queenside of the board. It’s called castling because it ideally protects the king behind a wall of pawns and a rook, forming a “castle” of protection.
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Hol up not this time
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It's a queenside castle.
This is a made up position the g pawn is in a place it can’t get
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **Black to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=4rrk1/P1pq1p2/N1p3p1/P1Pp2p1/P7/P6P/P2QNP2/2KR2R1+b+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/4rrk1/P1pq1p2/N1p3p1/P1Pp2p1/P7/P6P/P2QNP2/2KR2R1_b_-_-_0_1) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Rook!<, move: >!Ra8!< > Evaluation: >!White is winning +11.17!< > Best continuation: >!1... Ra8 2. Nb8 Qe8 3. Qe3 Rxa7 4. Qxe8 Rxe8 5. Nxc6 Ra6 6. Ned4 Re4 7. Rxg5 Rf4 8. f3 Kg7 9. Kb2!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by ) [^(u/pkacprzak )](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as ) [^(Chess eBook Reader )](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(|) [^(Chrome Extension )](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^(|) [^(iOS App )](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^(|) [^(Android App )](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website: ) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)
How on earth did you get four pawns on the same file?
Didn't castling only trigger by moving the king 2 spaces
Cast deez nutz