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Example 28. — The following position is an excellent proof of the value of the opposition as a means of defence.

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

White is a Pawn behind and apparently lost, yet he can manage to draw as follows:

The position of the Pawns does not permit White to draw by means of the actual or close opposition, hence he takes the distant opposition: in effect if 1 K—B 1 (actual or close opposition), K—Q 7; 2 K—B 2, K—Q 6 and White cannot continue to keep the lateral opposition essential to his safety, because of his own Pawn at B 3. On the other hand, after the text move, if