Re: Castling - touching rook first

On 12 Sep 2005 15:00:56 +0100 (BST), David Richerby
<davidr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It's worse than that... Suppose I pick up my rook, move it to f1, and
>reach for my king. I then let go of the rook and pull my hand back from
>the king without touching it. Did I intend to castle? Am I allowed to
>play Rf1 or do I have to play O-O ?

You're right - that's a mess that could be avoided. I didn't hear
about the change until Saturday. Was a reason given for the change?

Relevant rules: 8A2, 9C, 10I1, 10I2.

And 10I2 seems ambiguous to me. 10I1 talks about the K being touched
first or the K & R touched at the same time, and then the player
realizing that castling is illegal. 10I2 is for the rook being
touched first, but it doesn't say if the player can change his mind
for any reason, or only if he realizes that castling is illegal.

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