kingside

American  

[king-sahyd] / ˈkɪŋˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the side of the board on which the king is positioned at the start of the game, left for black and right for white.

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adverb

1. on the kingside.

Etymology

Origin of kingside

First recorded in 1730–40; king ( def. ) + side ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Kd3 Rxg5, and Yip now has a two-to-one pawn edge on the kingside in addition to the passed d-pawn.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Ne3 — White only gets a rook and minor piece for the queen, but his rook on d8 locks up Black’s queenside and allows the kingside mating attack to proceed.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Re1 Nc7 42. b6 Na6, White gets a killer kingside attack with 43. f4 Nb8 44.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023

In the tricky play that follows, White manages to eliminate all of Black’s queenside pawns but Lee gets her rooks in position to escort her kingside pawns down the board.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Nxg5 Rh8 — in hopes of launching his own kingside attack along the open file.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2023