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Strategy: Opposite Side Castling

"Understanding the opponent's counterplay is often the key to launching a successful attack."

  • That is also true without opposite side castling, e.g. in the King's Indian Defense when both have castled short i.e. king's side O-O white attacks on the queen's side to weaken and win a pawn, while black attacks on the king's side to checkmate the white king. However, both sides must make defensive moves too like ...a5 for black.
"Understanding the opponent's counterplay is often the key to launching a successful attack." * That is also true without opposite side castling, e.g. in the King's Indian Defense when both have castled short i.e. king's side O-O white attacks on the queen's side to weaken and win a pawn, while black attacks on the king's side to checkmate the white king. However, both sides must make defensive moves too like ...a5 for black.