I agree that castling is necessary in certain situations... but if you can get away without it then castling is a waste of a tempo... right? So I take it back that castling is for wimps, it was a gung-ho remark.

Originally posted by ChessJester
I want to see games where the victor never cowers in the corners! Thanks! 😀 😉

Originally posted by leisurelysloth
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Originally posted by ChessJester
I agree that castling is necessary in certain situations... but if you can get away without it then castling is a waste of a tempo... right? So I take it back that castling is for wimps, it was a gung-ho remark.

Originally posted by ChessJester
There are many players out there who seem to think that castling early is a good idea. This idea even seems to controll their opening choices. Have you ever won a game where your opponent castled but you did not?

Post your games! I want to see games where the victor never cowers in the corners! Thanks! 😀 😉

Here is one I recently finished. Ruy lop ...[text shortened]... weakness in my white squares on the queenside because white traded his white-squared bishop! 😛

Originally posted by ChessJester
but if you can get away without it then castling is a waste of a tempo...

Originally posted by YUG0slav
castling allows your rooks to connect and get into the game, and in some cases, castling queenside can actually gain quite a tempo if the d file is open by both bringing your king to safety and attacking the center at the same time.