This is my version of the famous Lasker-Reichhelm position:

Árpád Rusz
2025
Draw

In this endgame, opposition fails completely: 1. Kb2? Kc8! 2. Kc2 Kd8! 3. Kd2 Kc7! 3... Ke8? 4. Kd1? Ke7 5. Kd2 Ke6 6. Kd1 Ke5 7. Kd2 = 4. Kc1 Kd7 5. Kb1!? 5. Kd1 quickly loses after 5... Kc6 6. Kc2 Kd6 -+ 5... Ke6 5... Kc6? 6. Kb2 = 6. Kc1 Kf5 7. Kd2 Kg4! 8. Ke2 Kf4 9. Kf2 Ke5 and the queen-side cannot be protected anymore.

1. Ka2! Instead of opposition, the best strategy is to use "anti-opposition". 1... Kb7 2. Ka1!! 2. Ka3? Kc7 3. Kb3 Kd7 4. Kc2 Kd6 -+ 2... Kb6 3. Ka2 Kc5 4. Kb3 Kc6 5. Kb2 Kc7 6. Kb1! Kd6 7. Kc2 Kd7 8. Kc1! Ke6 9. Kd1(2) Kf5 10. Ke1! 10. Ke2? Kf4! 11. Kf2 Ke5 -+ 10... Kg5 11. Kf1! Kg4 12. Kf2 Kf4 13. Ke2 Kf5 14. Ke1 Kf6 15. Ke2 Kf7 16. Ke1! Kg7 17. Kf1! Kg8 18. Kf2 Kf8 19. Ke2! = Don't be tempted to step forward! 19. Kf3? Ke7 20. Kg4 Kd6 21. Kxh3 Kc5 22. Kxh4 Kb4 23. Kg5 Kc3! (23... Kxa4 $2 24. h4 Kb3 25. h5 a4 26. h6 a3 27. h7 a2 28. h8=Q a1=Q 29. Qb8+ Kc2 30. Qh2+ Kc3 31. Qc7+ Kb3 32. Qb8+! =) 24. h4 Kxd3 -+

Watch this study on a dynamic board.