Definition of KingSide. Meaning of KingSide. Synonyms of KingSide

- kingside at the start of the game. Sometimes abbreviated "KR". kingside Or king's side. The side of the board (half-board) the kings are on at the start of...
- notations, castling kingside is written as 0-0 and castling queenside as 0-0-0. Castling originates from the king's leap, a two-square king move added to European...
- eventual kingside attack. Meanwhile, White attempts to expand on the opposite wing. The resulting unbalanced positions offer scope for both sides to play...
- developed to d2 and f3, the king's bishop is fianchettoed at g2 following the g-pawn's move to g3, and White castles kingside. This pattern can either be...
- Basman Defence, often pla**** by IM Michael Basman. The move weakens the kingside severely, but according to Modern Chess Openings (MCO), Black is only somewhat...
- launching a kingside pawn storm with h4–h5 and g4. To involve the a1-rook in the attack, White usually castles queenside, placing the white king on the semi-open...
- as the white king would be stuck in the centre of the board after ...Bxc5. White usually tries to exploit the extra space on the kingside, often playing...
- characteristics because of the propensity of the kings to castle on the kingside. Pawn structures often transpose into one another, such as the isolani...
- King's Gambit Declined with colours reversed, and White's king bishop aiming at Black's weakened kingside. Black will have trouble castling kingside,...
- flank, which may occasion 2...dxc4. White may couple this plan with a kingside fianchetto (g3 and Bg2) to create pressure on the light squares in the...