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  • n  interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
  • v  move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

  • Sniffing and sipping hot tea while he fought off a cold, Bobby began the second game by boldly launching an early attack without first castling his king into a protected corner .
  • The 16th black move, castling behind the unusual pawn formation, was a startling stroke.

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