Open in the app

Learn · Castling Trainer

King on d1: Queenside

Same position, but now queenside — and there's a funny twist here! The king will step from d1 just one square, to c1, while the rook runs over from a1 and lands… exactly on d1, where the king was just standing! It's like the pieces swap houses. It confused me at first, and then I got it: they're simply going to their lawful squares, c1 and d1. Drag the king onto the rook on a1!

a8b7c6d5e4f3g2h1
Your move — make it on the board

They swapped houses! King c1, rook d1 — all by the rules.

This is a preview — the full interactive lesson is in the app.

Continue in the app

Free, no ads · Android 8.0+ · coming soon to Google Play