Chess Board
[ECO code C10] Move Move Move Here
FRENCH DEFENCE
Rubinstein Variation
White develops his QBishop to pin Black's Kt+Q, preventing 10..Kt-K5, and has a choice of castling.
Black develops his King's Bishop to K2(e7) to relieve the Kt+Q pin, and enables short castling.
    White  Black	White  Black
 1. P-K4   P-K3	     6.	KtxKt ch KtxKt
 2. P-Q4   P-Q4	     7.	B-Q3   P-QKt3
 3. Kt-QB3 PxP	     8.	Q-K2   B-Kt2
 4. KtxP   Kt-Q2     9.	B-Kt5  B-K2
 5. KKt-B3 KKt-B3  Alt. 6W-9B route
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When castling always touch the king first
Under FIDE laws of chess, if a player deliberately touches a rook and then his king, he is not allowed to castle on that side on that move but must still move the rook if legally possible.

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