Answers.Body: <p>Black could castle, but that doesn't make the king any safer! White could follow with f5 0-0 Qd2, threatening both f6 and Bh6.</p>
  <p>Anyway even if Black could castle that doesn't make f5 a bad move (the only downside being the e5 square becoming a bit weak)</p>
  
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Body: <pre><code>[FEN &quot;r1b1k2r/3pnpbp/pp2p1p1/2q3B1/3pPP2/1B1P4/PPP1N1PP/R2Q1RK1 b k - 0 1&quot;]
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  <p>In this position, f5 was played. The reasoning is that Black's king is still in the center, so if White decides to start a kingside attack the king can just to run to safety. But this doesn't make any sense! Black could just castle after the move. Am I missing something?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: For clarity: Does White play f4-f5 or does Black play f7-f5?
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Comments.Text: white playes f4-f5
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Title: Wwhy was f5 played here?
ThreadText: # Wwhy was f5 played here?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-08)
  
  [FEN "r1b1k2r/3pnpbp/pp2p1p1/2q3B1/3pPP2/1B1P4/PPP1N1PP/R2Q1RK1 b k - 0 1"]
  
  In this position, f5 was played. The reasoning is that Black's king is still in the center, so if White decides to start a kingside attack the king can just to run to safety. But this doesn't make any sense! Black could just castle after the move. Am I missing something?
  
  **Tags:** analysis, middlegame
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: For clarity: Does White play f4-f5 or does Black play f7-f5?  
  > **username_0**: white playes f4-f5  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-07-08. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  Black could castle, but that doesn't make the king any safer! White could follow with f5 0-0 Qd2, threatening both f6 and Bh6.
  
  Anyway even if Black could castle that doesn't make f5 a bad move (the only downside being the e5 square becoming a bit weak)
  
  
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