How to Reasses your Chess by Jeremy Silman

Originally posted by ivan2908
Yes, I thought so ... I find it quite different, despite knowing the principles of opposition and outflanking. But I'll try to find it out

The purpose of outflanking is to win a pawn, while assuring the advance of one of your own. The purpose of gaining the opposition is to cretae the opportunity for a productive outflanking.

This one is easier:

white to move and win

This is another good puzzle to help learn opposition and outflanking from Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual.

Mate black with just one (mating) move for the Rook.

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