Editing Castling (section)

==Artificial castling==
''Artificial castling'', also known as ''castling by hand'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Aramil|first=William|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lu4qj12BS8wC&q=%22castling+by+hand%22&pg=PA173|title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess Openings: Discover the First-Move Strategies of Champions|date=2008-10-07|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-1-4406-5185-4|language=en}}</ref> is a maneuver whereby a player achieves a castled position without the use of castling.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bronznik|first=Valeri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2yFBCwAAQBAJ&q=Artificial+castling+-wikipedia.org&pg=PA142|title=Techniques of Positional Play: 45 Practical Methods to Gain the Upper Hand in Chess|date=2014-02-18|publisher=New In Chess|isbn=978-90-5691-473-8|language=en}}</ref>

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|rd|  |bd|qd|kd|  |nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd|  |pd|pd|pd
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|pl|pl|pl|pl|  |pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|  |  |rl
| White to play
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|rd|  |bd|qd|kd|  |  |rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd|nd|pd|pd|pd
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|pl|pl|pl|pl|  |  |pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|  |rl|kl|
| Position after 4.Kg1
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In the first diagram (arising from the [[Ruy Lopez#Classical Defence|Ruy Lopez, Classical Defence]]):
:'''1. Nxe5 Bxf2+{{chesspunc|?!}}'''
Black sees that if he plays 1...Nxe5, White responds with 2.d4, winning back the minor piece with a [[Fork (chess)|fork]] and taking control of the center. Instead of allowing this, Black hopes to cause trouble for White by returning the piece while depriving White of the right to castle. White can easily castle artificially, however. For example:
:'''2. Kxf2 Nxe5 3. Rf1'''
White begins castling artificially.
:'''3... Ne7 4. Kg1''' (second diagram)
White has achieved a normal castled position via several moves. With the bishop pair and a central pawn majority, White has a slight advantage.
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