more pawn moves.  Whoever has the move wins by assuming the opposition.  The opposing King must then give the way free to one of the pawns.

The state of affairs in Diagram 61 is similar to that in Diagram 60.  Having the move, White plays into opposition and forces his way to Q5, after which Black’s Bishop’s pawn is lost.

1.  K-K4, K-Q3; 2.  K-B5, K-Q2; 3.  K-K5, K-B3; 4.  K-K6, K-B2; 5.  K-Q5, K-Kt3; 6.  K-Q6, and so on (compare Diagram 57).  If Black has the move he can only draw, because the White Bishop’s pawn is covered even though Black gains the square at Q5.

1. ...  K-K4; 2.  K-Q3, K-B5; 3.  K-Q2!! and whatever Black plays White wins the opposition, so that the Black King’s ingress is stopped; 2.  K-K2 loses the game because of 3. ...  K-K5; 4.  K-Q2, K-Q5; 5.  K-B2, K-K6; 6.  K-B1, K-Q6; 7.  K-Kt2, K-Q7; 8.  K-Kt1, K-B6; 9.  K-R2, K-B7, and wins.

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7 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
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6 |    |    |    |    | #K |    |    |    |
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5 |    |    | #P |    |    |    |    |    |
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4 |    | #P | ^P |    |    |    |    |    |
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3 |    | ^P |    |    | ^K |    |    |    |
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2 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
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1 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
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A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H

Diag. 61

I shall take this opportunity of explaining what is called “distant opposition.”  In Diagram 62, White with the move wins by 1.  K-K2, thus assuming “distant opposition” (squares of the same colour!!).  If Black now enters his second rank, White immediately plays into opposition on his third rank, e.g. 1. ...  K-Q2; 2.  K-Q3, and still maintains it by 3.  K-K3 if Black plays a waiting move such as 2. ...  K-K2.  Now Black has no further waiting moves, as White threatens to capture one of the pawns.  But playing into the third rank is of no use, as White then assumes the direct opposition, and wins as in Diagram 60.  Black must allow White access to one side or the other.  He could not have remained on the first rank at the outset either, for after 1. ...  K-Q1, White advances through a square, to which Black cannot assume the opposition, namely, 2.  K-B3.  If now Black wishes to answer the threat of K-B 4-Kt5 and plays K-K2, White answers 3.  K-K3 as before.

2.  K-K3 or KQ3 would be wrong, as Black would then succeed in assuming the opposition at K2 or Q2, and would be able to maintain it.  White would be unable to circumvent this or to attack the pawns.