How do you defend against King attacks?

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?

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Optimissed

Dec 2, 2021

#21

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.

2Kf21-0

Dec 8, 2021

#22

thanks