Re: News to me...

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From: Walter Mankowski
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 00:00

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Cybil H. Gaster (chg2266@is.nyu.edu) wrote:

: Recently I was playing with an actor in my show when he did a most 
: peculiar thing...he moved his king 2 spaces and justified it with the 
: comment that he believed that the king could move 2 spaces its first 
: move.  I have never heard of the king moving more than one space except 
: to castle.

You are right.  The king is only allowed to move more than one space
if it is casteling.

: Also, in regards to castling, can you castle through check?  I know you 
: can't castle if you are in check.

No, you're not allowed to castle through check.

Walt

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From: mankowsk@dolphin.upenn.edu (Walter Mankowski)
Subject: Re: News to me...
Date: 1996/02/19
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