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Kingside castling is safer than Queenside castling
Kingside castling places the King away from the center and safer behind a rank of protected pawns; furthermore it’s a quicker move than Queenside castling since only two pieces have to be moved before.
On the other hand, castling on the opponent’s opposite side may be very interesting to create more attacking opportunities.
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Try to prevent the opponent from castling
If your opponent is waiting too long to castle, try to keep the enemy King even longer in the center.
One of the most common ways to do so is to control one of the squares serving as passage for the King (usually f1 or f8, when Kingside castling).
Most of the times it’s worthwhile to sacrifice a pawn in order to keep the King in the center
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Dominate as much territory as possible
The player, who has an advantage in space, enables greater mobility to friendly pieces and can, therefore, transfer pieces from one side to the other with more flexibility.rook
On the other hand, the player in a more restricted position finds it difficult to maneuver pieces, which might be fatal if they are requested to defend the King.
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