Body: <p>The problem is:</p>
  <p>According to one of the rules, the king cannot go through check during castling.</p>
  <p>However, if f2 is empty, the king could simply move through f2 avoiding f1. Therefore not going through check, allowing castling.</p>
  <p>Is the kings path in castling strictly defined. Or is he allowed to take any 2 square route.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: This would not forbidden king from taking diagonal f2 route towards the rook, would it?
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Comments.Text: What do you mean exactly? King and rook would be on the same rank.
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Tags: <castling>
Title: Can you castle with white king if f1 is under attack from the enemy bishop
ThreadText: # Can you castle with white king if f1 is under attack from the enemy bishop
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-29)
  
  The problem is:
  
  According to one of the rules, the king cannot go through check during castling.
  
  However, if f2 is empty, the king could simply move through f2 avoiding f1. Therefore not going through check, allowing castling.
  
  Is the kings path in castling strictly defined. Or is he allowed to take any 2 square route.
  
  **Tags:** castling
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: This would not forbidden king from taking diagonal f2 route towards the rook, would it?  
  > **username_0**: What do you mean exactly? King and rook would be on the same rank.  
  
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