What are the specific rules for castling in chess?

Question

What are the exact conditions and rules for castling in chess?

Answer 1

castling is a special move where you have to take your king two steps towards the rook and jump your rook over the king make him sit next to the king

rules of castling - if there is check to the king you cannot do castling , if there is attack on the castling squares then also you cannot do the castling ,if there is attack on the rook you can do castling

Answer 2

To castle move your king over 2 spaces and then place the rook on the other side of the king. This can be done on either side of the board after the bishop and knight have developed and the rook has not moved on the side your wish to castle on. Also the king can not have been moved before you castle if he has you cannot castle in that game anymore.

Answer 3

Castling in chess, while it involves the king and one rook, is considered a king move. The conditions are as follows:

1. the king may not have previously moved
2. the rook that the king will castle with may not previously have moved
3. the squares between the king and rook it will castle with must be vacant
4. the king may not be in check
5. the square the king passes over may not be in check
6. the square the king lands on may not be in check

If all of those conditions are met, the king moves FIRST two squares towards the rook it will castle with, then the rook moves to the other side of the king.

Note the rook may be under attack, and if castling with the queen rook, the square b1 (or b8 for black) may be under attack.

Note that if you move the rook first, your opponent may hold you to that move only, as your intention to castle must be demonstrated by moving the king first.