Hi everyone. Probably, you have already heard about distant opposition in chess. But maybe you are not so clear about what it is, or what is it good for, or how to use it. In this post we are going to try to learn about it and answer those questions.

In pawn endgames, a side takes distant opposition when moves the king to a place where there is an odd number of squares between both kings.

It is so important, because usually, if you take distant opposition, you will be able to take frontal (common) opposition when kings get closer, which is very good for you. Let’s see some examples so you can understand everything better.

Example 1

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Example 1a

Example 2

In this video you can find explanations about these and some other positions.

https://youtu.be/lyJANV1xNF8

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Some other good and very instructive stuff about general endgames:

- Practical Endgames

- An Endgame Expert