queenside

American  

[kween-sahyd] / ˈkwinˌsaɪd /

noun

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

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adjective

1. on the queenside.

   to castle queenside; queenside castling.

Etymology

Origin of queenside

First recorded in 1910–15; queen ( def. ) + side ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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queenside

Black in this line must generate queenside counterplay to stave off White’s methodically building kingside attack, but some time-wasting moves by Black’s queen put Yip in the hole after 19.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

Caruana ends up gambiting a pawn in return for a pronounced space advantage as Firouzja’s pieces cluster on the queenside.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

White works methodically toward a queenside break, but switches nimbly to the other flank when his opponent overreaches: 19. a4 g5?!

From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

Dragnev activates his queenside pawns and even wins the race to queen, but his exposed king proves fatal: 62. g6 b2 63. e7!

From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

Rhg3, Black is about to lose his queen and get mated, without his queenside pieces having made a move; Stearman gave up.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2023