kingside

Soon her kingside campaign was well under way with 34 g4.

White will try to attack on the kingside via 18.

At this point in the game, Black could not have known whether he would need g6 or h6 to defend his kingside.

White's plans are to force g4-g5 and open the kingside files to his advantage.

Black knows that she has diminished the chance to make a safe place for her king on the kingside.

Suddenly all the white pieces were establishing connection with the kingside.

The basic plan with this setup is for White to storm the black kingside.

Instead he took another piece away from the important kingside with 15 Nc3?!

After 16 h4, the white kingside was loosened and invited attack.

If this becomes mobile Black will struggle in the centre and on the kingside.

The point of this maneuver was to weaken Black's kingside.

Bc4+ will be seen, attempting to add kingside pressure while developing a minor piece.

Apparently Karpov thought the same, because he soon turned his attention to action on the kingside with 26 g4.

Black will have trouble castling kingside and Ng5 is a likely threat.

White will have an easier time than Black in finding good squares for his pieces, particularly with an eye to the kingside.

However, after 7 h3, the black kingside was left weakened without any compensating value.

No matter whether Short took it or left it, she was going to get a kingside attack.

White's e pawn gives him greater space on the kingside in which to attack.

Black offers White a pawn in exchange for a direct kingside attack.

White gets an important space advantage in the centre, but Black can attack the kingside with rook lifts.

Instead, he played for a kingside attack with the more adventurous but looser 15 f4.

He should have proceeded directly to a kingside attack with 13 g4!?

Black should not have disturbed his kingside pawn formation with 9 h6.

All this move does is waste a tempo weakening the kingside.

Somewhat oddly, White did not move his kingside pawns the entire game.