ChessGyan

King and pawn endgames are tough, and even high-level masters mess them up over the board. If you can memorize some main ideas and positions, you’ll be able to find what to do in these positions. You’ll start to see these ideas even when the board is flooded with other pieces still. Opposition: Distant, Diagonal, and Indirect There are four types of opposition and each one can be simplified to regular opposition if both sides are given more moves. According to Jeremy Silman, “in such opposition battles, you want to have an  odd  number of squares between the Kings with the  other guy to move! “ How Opposition Works in Chess Opposition occurs when the kings are separated by one square.  If you can move and put one square directly between your king and your opponent’s king. Normal Opposition: Diagram 1: White to move has the opposition and black must yield to white in this situation. You can also think about opposition more easily by looking at the color square the kings are on.  In this