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  • In this position White can gain the
  • oppositon.  What is the move?
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  • Gains the opposition.
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  • The only choice that keeps White from
  • moving to c6 and winning the pawn.
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  • This technique is called "out
  • flanking."  The idea is to crowd
  • the enemy king until he is forced to
  • retreat from the defense of the
  • pawn.
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  • Now the Black king is forced away
  • from the pawn for good.
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  • Although White has won the pawn it
  • would appear that Black has
  • opposition.  Does this mean that
  • the game is a draw?  No.  The
  • above position is a rare exception in
  • this endgame when White can win
  • despite not having opposition.
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  • The king moves.
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  • Ditto.
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  • The pawn acts as the last tempo move
  • regaining the opposition.
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  • Must move.
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  • Now the king is forced off of the
  • back rank.  If somehow Black were
  • to have a magical 9nth rank then he
  • could play Kd9! and he would draw the
  • game because the White king is not in
  • front of the pawn.
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  • And the king assistance will allow
  • the pawn to queen.
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