how to defend against king side attack

i notice that even though i got good openings and development i still blundered by king side attacks(especially after i castled). may i know generally, or some tips to defend against king side attack. it usually spoils the offense and you are then focused on defending

Well some general tips are:

1) Dont move kingside pawns up unless doing so gains you a decisive advantage.

2)Always keep a few minor pieces around your king for protection.

3)Avoid pins on the pawns in front of your king. Otherwise this will allow your opponent to place pieces close to your king. Move your king to avoid pins if possible.

4)Try to prevent your opponents pieces from building up on the kingside. Use the middle pawns to block attacking lines.

5)If you get the chance, trade off your opponents pieces that are trained on your kingside.

thanks for the tips mate. one more thing.i usually have a knight as a minor piece for the castled king.sometimes opponents pawns on the king side will attack together with the queen.i know you can defend this but if you faced a stronger player its quite difficult to neutralize the development on the kingside.

It is difficult to defend against these types of attacks, however if you can then you will have a good advantage(assuming you haven't castled on different sides). A few tips include:

1) Trade off queens if possible. An open kingside is much less of a problem if queens are off the board, although it's still not good.

2)If your being overwhelmed, trade of a minor piece for 2 pawns. This won't put you at much of a disadvantage, and will give you a good attack on your opponents kingside.

3)Block enemy pawns, either with your minor piece or with pawns. Although it is rarely good to advance your kingside pawns, it is worth it to avoid be over run.

4) If you are castled on opposite sides then counter-attack. Try to force your opponent to abandon their attack on you. You can try your own pawn storm on their king.

thanks, thats sensible.ive seen some kingside attacks recently in GM games notably by Ivanchuk.

1. Don't panic

2. ????

3. Profit

You have to put pressure on the queenside so he will be forced to divert some of his  attacking pieces to fend off your threats over there

just don't panic. You just have to look for the CONCRETE threats (if any) and decides that if it was dangerous or not. If not, just simply ignore it. Start your counterattack at CENTRE is the best reply for kingside attack. If you manage to destroy the centre, then your opponent will not have time to attack and now its their turn to resist your invasion.

thanks guys for the response.ill keep all your suggestions in mind

I looked briefly at some of your games. I think your question is a little misleading. 

In your games, there's always an attack on your king. It's a king side attack because that's where you castled. However, you would have experienced the same problem if you had castled queen-side.

Based my limited experience, you are getting into trouble because you are not developing your pieces (properly) during the opening and so, you are vulernable...defenseless to your opponent's tactics.

@mycowscanfly, thanks for the tip bro, yeah im talking about the castled king side,yeah sometimes i tend not to develop my pieces early in the game because of an early attack on king side.

anyway your tips are always helpful.especially the center attack, makes sense.

Most of the time, a kingside attack will not appear until middlegame, giving you plenty of time to set up a defence against it. I try to make sure that both bishops control strong diagonals that protect the kingside.

Some people advocate keeping a knight nearby, but I prefer to use them as versatile attackers. They're especially good for windmilling, and you can't do that with a knight hovering by the three "king pawns".

1)Yeah. Speak proper english. Yes, you're from India. No excuse. I was born a chinese....

2)Proper use of knights and the three king pawns should discourage all but the most solid kingside attack. If that happens, I suggest you threaten the opponent's pieces and let him make forced moves.

Nongsha according to your great advice, i think u are a good players and i agree with you !! can u share me abt the vishy anad's disccusion where u study abt preventing kindside attack? it will be realy great for all of us !! may god bless you !