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Americanen
10-02-2006, 06:28
What is it called, when u castle to the kings side but u have a bishop in the middle instead of a pawn
Normal Castle:
P P P
R K
This other type:
P
P B P
R K
What is it called? thanks
Iztatepopotla
10-02-2006, 06:39
It's called enroque in Spanish. I don't know the English term :(
Iztatepopotla
10-02-2006, 06:41
Hmm... the Wordreference dictionary says 'to castle': http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=enroque
but that's the normal one. Doesn't say the other, then again, it's not specialized.
THE LOST PLANET
10-02-2006, 06:47
My understanding is the pawns don't matter, they can be in any configuration. The only requirement is the King and Rook cannot have moved beforehand. Also you cannot castle out of check and no spaces the king moves accross can be threatened.
P
P B P
R K
What is it called? thanks
You can do that?! :eek:
[NS]Simonist
10-02-2006, 06:50
It's called enroque in Spanish. I don't know the English term :(
We always called it "enroque" anyway....so either we've got the term wrong in my chess circle (the kids who only play chess behind closed doors, with security cameras definitely turned off, and no word ever gets out), or that's actually what it's called in English as well.
Curious Inquiry
10-02-2006, 06:51
The bishop's position is refered to as "fianchettoed". It is such wether you castle to that side or not. Aron Nimzovitch, the father of hypermodern chess, was fond of fianchetto, as it allowed him to pressure the centre from the side of the board.
I V Stalin
10-02-2006, 12:36
Yeah, it's called a fianchetto, although I think that term has gone out in favour of 'the dragon'. Not got a clue why it's called that.
Unnecessary edit: Y'know, there's an opening called the hippopotamus...
Curious Inquiry
10-02-2006, 18:00
Perhaps the term "dragon" comes from the Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defense, which features a fianchettoed King's Bishop . . .