: the side of a chessboard containing the file on which the king sits at the beginning of the game
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Then Nepomniachtchi inexplicably pushed a pawn on his kingside that made his whole position fall apart.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2021
Why waste a tempo on this as well as giving White a hook on his kingside?
—Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2018
Desperate, Black struck out on the kingside, which may have emotionally felt good, but only brought about his demise that much quicker.
—Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2018
This strikes me as a mistake but since the bishop is getting exchanged off anyway so why not weaken Black’s kingside?
—Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2018
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2021
Why waste a tempo on this as well as giving White a hook on his kingside?
—Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2018
Desperate, Black struck out on the kingside, which may have emotionally felt good, but only brought about his demise that much quicker.
—Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2018
This strikes me as a mistake but since the bishop is getting exchanged off anyway so why not weaken Black’s kingside?
—Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2018
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“Kingside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingside. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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