Questions about the The Opposition poster

What’s on the The Opposition poster?

A definition and 6 facts worth remembering. Kings facing each other with an odd number of squares between them. Whoever is NOT to move holds the opposition and can force the other king backwards. Direct opposition: one square between, same file.; Distant opposition: three or five squares between.; Diagonal opposition: the same idea on a diagonal.; The side not to move holds it.; Triangulation loses a tempo deliberately to gain it.; It is the mechanism behind almost every king-and-pawn win.; Direct — 1 square; Distant — 3 or 5; Holder — not to move; Kings on e4 and e6, Black to move: White holds the opposition and Black must give way.. Triangulation: your king walks a three-square triangle to reach the same position with the opponent to move.

Who is the The Opposition poster for?

The Opposition belongs to the Chess section rather than to a school year, because games is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning endgames can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the The Opposition poster?

Whoever must move gives ground. Having the opposition means it is their turn. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Opposition belongs on the wall where that games work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with The Opposition?

King & Pawn vs King, Pawn Endgames and Zugzwang sit alongside The Opposition in the Chess section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.King & Pawn vs KingPawn EndgamesZugzwang

Is the The Opposition poster free to download and print?

Yes. The Opposition downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Chess section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the The Opposition poster print at?

The Opposition is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Opposition loses nothing.Printing guide