How do you defend against King attacks? - Chess Forums - Page 2

2Kf21-0 · 2021-12-01T17:35:42-08:00

I am so tired of just getting destroyed by getting my king attacked. To me, it literally feels like there is never a defense to a kingside attack. So can someone tell me how to defend against kingside attacks, and what to do when my king smells danger?

2Kf21-0

Dec 2, 2021

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#21

blueemu wrote:

goldenbeer wrote:

Yes, actually there is most likely no defense in opposite side castles unless your opponent blunders. Instead of defending you should attack your opponent king as well.

This is why I suggested delaying your 0-0-0 move.

White had already played 0-0, and his King was now a valid target for your K-side attack. His Q-side attack had no bite until you castled into it.

So why not just play f6 and g5, prepare a Pawn Storm on White's King, and leave your King in the center until the center becomes too hot for you... THEN castle when you need the a1-Rook.

Sounds good.

Optimissed

Dec 2, 2021

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#22

2Kf21-0 wrote:

Thanks everyone for your points. So in summary, when my kingside is getting attacked I have to:

Not push my pawns in front of my king

Counter attack them if they are opposite castled or open up the center

Sometimes you have to push pawns in front of your king, either to drive pieces away or to lock pawns. But everything being equal, there's always a way to attack you. So it's essential, if you castle opposite sides, to be able to get your attack in first, even if it's just by one move, provided your threats are strong enough. So you HAVE to be able to analyse accurately or have so many pieces pointing at your opponent's king that you can't go wrong.

goldenbeer

Dec 2, 2021

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#23

Agreed @blueemu

@2Kf21-0, here is an (extreme) example of the opposite side castles in my own games, I sacrificed everything (queen, a bishop, a rook, several pawns) to reach my opponent King and mate it:

https://youtu.be/5Lm01Z40f1o

goldenbeer

Dec 8, 2021

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#24

Here is my recent game that I follow my own advice (a few posts earlier), best defense is actually to attack in such cases (the game of course is not the best possible but it has a good accuracy).

https://youtu.be/r7sy6NOc4xk

2Kf21-0

Dec 8, 2021

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#25

thanks