kingside

Noun

Meaning

kingside (usually uncountable, plural kingsides)

(chess) The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position).

Examples

Black, in contrast, suffers from a bad bishop on c8, which is prevented by the black pawns from finding a good square or helping out on the kingside. Source: Internet

Castling is indicated by the special notations 0-0 for kingside castling and 0-0-0 for queenside castling. Source: Internet

If one player castles kingside and the other queenside, it is called opposite (or opposite-side) castling. Source: Internet

In addition, queenside castling requires moving the queen; therefore, it may take slightly longer to achieve than kingside castling. Source: Internet

It is common for both players to castle kingside, and rare for both players to castle queenside. Source: Internet

The vertical columns of squares (called files ) from White's left (the queenside ) to his or her right (the kingside ) are labeled a through h. The horizontal rows of squares (called ranks ) are numbered 1 to 8 starting from White's side of the board. Source: Internet

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