28 Jun 05
Originally posted by bobbob1056thNo, stupid. You move it yourself. Why would you need to have it moved. When you castle you should move your king first. moving it two places means that you have castled (since it is the only legal move where the king does this) you then move the rook and hit the clock with the same hand that you moved the rook
In OTB chess, when you move your king to castle, does the referee move your rook for you?
28 Jun 05
Originally posted by jugglingeekAt the club I used to play for, we announced the move by saying "Castle."
No, stupid. You move it yourself. Why would you need to have it moved. When you castle you should move your king first. moving it two places means that you have castled (since it is the only legal move where the king does this) you then move the rook and hit the clock with the same hand that you moved the rook
I would shout it at the top of my voice.
29 Jun 05
Originally posted by jugglingeekHumour is obviously lost on you.
No, stupid. You move it yourself. Why would you need to have it moved. When you castle you should move your king first. moving it two places means that you have castled (since it is the only legal move where the king does this) you then move the rook and hit the clock with the same hand that you moved the rook
Or, alternatively, commonsense is lost on bob. I went with the first interpretation, but it could have been the second. Bowmann's right, ambiguity can have terrible consequences.