Concept
Opposition
You might say: king opposition, direct opposition
Opposition is the king-to-king geometry in which the kings face one another with an odd number of squares between them; direct opposition has one square. Because a player must move, the side that can hand the move back or force the other king away may reach the key square.
- What it does
- Controls king entry and tempo in pawn endings and other reduced-material positions.
- Ask
- Who has the move, which king can take the opposition, and what happens after the forced king step?
- Trouble
- The player remembers “opposition” without counting squares, accounting for diagonal or distant forms, or checking pawn tempos.
What to look for
- Kings facing one another
- Odd number of squares between the kings
Pattern
Connections
- Made by: King activity
- See also: Theoretical position
Sources
- FIDE, Curriculum Chess for Refugees, p. 112
Here you can see an opposition: The kings face each other with one square between them. We speak about opposition when the amount of squares between the kings is odd.
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