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THE OPPOSITION

which can be called actual or close frontal opposition; or this form:

c6 black king
e4 white king


which can be called actual or close diagonal opposition, or, again, this form:

c4 black king
e4 white king


which can be called actual or close lateral opposition.

In practice they are all one and the same. The Kings are always on squares of the same colour, there is only one intervening square between the Kings, and the player who has moved last "has the opposition."