castling

[ UK /kˈɑːslɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
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How To Use castling In A Sentence

  • Therefore, I think that for both Putin and Medvedev, and for the entire political system, it would be beneficial to distance Putin from all problems and carry out a 'castling' maneuver. Robert Coalson: Russia's Teetering Tandem
  • And White lost more than a tempo, more like two or three since it took five bishop and knight moves to make the captures and Black did not lose a tempo with castling and only made two capturing moves with his rook and king.
  • Mr. Putin, 59 years old, is expected to switch places with his longtime protégé, President Dmitri Medvedev, after March presidential elections in what critics and Kremlin officials alike have called a "castling"—referring to a chess move—of the two leaders. Putin Warns West on Interference
  • Castling on opposite wings sharpens the play. Times, Sunday Times
  • Radjabov-Kamsky had the players "castling": Kamsky was half a point ahead before the round and tied for second, and now it's Radjabov who's in second, ahead of his rival. The Chess Mind
  • Um … The king in chess is supposed to have 8 short spines on top with a single object in the middle to signify that it moves one space in any direction (except when castling). EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Sketch a Day: 01-17-2008
  • This discourages the white knight from coming to f3, and clears away the last obstacle to castling queenside. Times, Sunday Times
  • The theme of castling on opposite sides of the board is a common feature in contemporary chess. Times, Sunday Times
  • This one move is called "castling" and is made by the King together with one of the Rooks. Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership
  • A fierce struggle is in prospect emphasized by opposite castling. Times, Sunday Times
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