Meanings
nounqueenside (usually uncountable, plural queensides)
plural queensides
- uncountableusuallyboard gamesThe side of the chessboard nearest to the queen (at the opening position).
[Castling:] A move of the king towards a rook. See the article. In notation 0-0 kingside castling, 0-0-0 queenside castling.
2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2025, page 31
Origin
- Englishqueen
- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
- Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
- Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
- Old Englishsīde
- Middle Englishside
- Englishside
- Englishqueenside
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 后翼
- 后翼 (hòuyì)chess: side nearest to the queen
Finnish kuningattaren puoli
- kuningattaren puolichess: side nearest to the queen
German Damenflügel
- Damenflügelchess: side nearest to the queen
Romanian partea reginei
- partea regineichess: side nearest to the queen
Vietnamese cánh hậu
- cánh hậuchess: side nearest to the queen
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Cite this entry
APA
queenside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queenside
MLA
“queenside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queenside. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “queenside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/queenside.
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