when is the best time to castle
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you should castle before you break in the center, and you should castle when either all your minor pieces are developed as white or as black castle kingside as fast as possible dont castle queenside unless there is some sort of tactic
check for tactics first of course
check for tactics first of course
Sometimes castling can change your position to a more vulnerable one. In most cases, it helps protect the king and join both rooks in a horizontal line. But it is always good to study the next future position. If you gain the skill of castling at the perfect moment,or unexpected moment, it can be decisive. Sometimes it is good quickly, and other times it can be good and "a salvation" in the end. A surprise tool.it's just my opinion.
Here, suporting my theory, I make castling after my opponent castling,and just in a decisive and perhaps unexpected moment, protecting myself against her attack while prep my counterattack https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/119671027584?tab=review
what time should you castle?