Chess960: Using Android app I can not castle in the usual way I do with standar chess • page 1/1 • Lichess Feedback • lichess.org

Hi: First time I play a Chess960 game.

I use Android Lichess app. To castle, in standar chess I touch the King and then I touch the destination sqare and the castle is produced automatically.

But that procedure dont work in Chess960 as you can see in the following game:

https://lichess.org/f2hQyPiUwl24

It was imposible for me to castle with that procedure after black 10th move.

Any help, please?

Hi: First time I play a Chess960 game. I use Android Lichess app. To castle, in standar chess I touch the King and then I touch the destination sqare and the castle is produced automatically. But that procedure dont work in Chess960 as you can see in the following game: https://lichess.org/f2hQyPiUwl24 It was imposible for me to castle with that procedure after black 10th move. Any help, please?

sheckley666

In chess960, you have to move the king on the rook.
The reason is, there are 960-positions, where the king moves only one square during castling. In these cases, the usual way would be ambiguous, if you wanted to castle or to simply move the king.

In chess960, you have to move the king *on* the rook. The reason is, there are 960-positions, where the king moves only one square during castling. In these cases, the usual way would be ambiguous, if you wanted to castle or to simply move the king.