[Retros] Really fake queenside castling in 5.5

[Joost de Heer]

On 23-9-2012 18:05, Joost de Heer wrote:

> On 23-9-2012 17:59, Olli Heimo wrote:

>> rsb1kbsr/pppp1ppp/4p2B/8/8/3P3S/PPP1PP1P/RSKR4

>> 11 single moves.    13 + 15

>> 1.Pd2-d3   Pe7-e6   2.Bc1-h6   Qd8-g5   3.Sg1-h3   Qg5xg2

>> 4.Ke1-d2   Qg2xf1   5.Kd2-c1   Qf1xd1   6.Rh1xd1

>

> That doesn't 'feel' like an artificial castling however. The wrong rook

> is on d1, and a1 and b1 are still occupied.


For a formal definition: A 'fake castling' is a position in which it's 
visually possible that the player who just moved castled. E.g. Kc1, Rd1, 
a1, b1 and e1 empty, e1 and d1 unguarded by black.

Joost