castling

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Kosteniuk as White allows her queenside to be busted up and renounces castling in exchange for the bishop pair and a half-open b-file, but neither works to her advantage in the ensuring play.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

She saved the best for last, castling Kate Cross with another beauty: full and turning just enough to beat the edge as the batter aimed a shot through the leg side.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022

In his new book, “Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020,” Rushdie attempts to perform a defensive castling move.

From New York Times • May 24, 2021

Broad hoops an inswinging yorker at Smith, nearly castling him.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

This is much stronger than the alternative P-QKt3, which would fatally disturb the pawn skeleton, particularly as castling is only possible on the Q side.

From Chess Strategy by Du Mont, J.