queenside
noun
queen·side
ˈkwēn-ˌsīd 
: the side of a chessboard containing the file on which the queen sits at the beginning of the game
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The game was more or less even through twenty-two moves, then Carlsen carelessly advanced a pawn on the queenside, weakening his center of the board, and Hou found the perfect rook move to punish him.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021
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“Queenside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queenside. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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