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- Doubled pawns occur when a pawn captures an enemy piece and ends on the same file as a friendly pawn. In general, doubled pawns are considered a structural weakness, but sometimes the creation of doubled pawns can be beneficial.
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In chess, doubled pawns are two pawns of the same color residing on the same file. Pawns can become doubled only when one pawn captures onto a file on which another friendly pawn resides. In the diagram, the white pawns on the b-file and e-file are doubled.
Jan 17, 2015 · The first game shows a very instructive play by Dreev against the central doubled pawns. He uses a very basic idea in the structure we are studying – doubled pawns become weak in the endgame. Limiting black’s activity and neutralizing any counter-play, he forces his opponent into a worse endgame.
Do you know how to handle doubled pawn positions? How can you tell when to accept doubled pawns? GM Fabien Libiszewski demonstrates the pros and cons in sharp Caro-Kann and Nimzo Indian variations. Learn the tricky Nf6 Caro-Kann.
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Among the important terms to describe the types of pawns is doubled pawns, which are two pawns on the same file (for one side). Doubled pawns occur when a pawn captures an enemy piece and ends on the same file as a friendly pawn. In general, doubled pawns are considered a structural weakness, but sometimes the creation of doubled pawns can be benef...
Doubled pawns are important because they usually define the pawn structure and thus play a large part in how both sides plan. In fact, there are several opening variations based on giving an opponent doubled pawns (like the Ruy Lopez exchange variation, the Nimzo-Indian Defense, the Trompowsky Attack, and more). In the previous example of the Nimzo...
Now that you know what doubled pawns are and why they are important, let's see if you can recognize them and determine if they are weak or strong. In the following position from the Trompowsky Attack, where are the doubled pawns? Is either of the doubled pawns weak? Yes! Black's f-pawns are doubled, but it is safe to say that the f-pawns are not we...
You now know what doubled pawns are, why they are important, and how to identify them! Check out this video explaining deep concepts about doubled pawns or this video lesson on winning with doubled pawns, both by GM Jon Ludvig Hammer. Use this new knowledge in your own games, and may your opponents' doubled pawns always be weak!
Feb 27, 2018 · In this article, we are going to talk about the doubled pawns structure in regard to the piece cooperation. For this, we have chosen a rather unusual way of ruining the opponent’s structure – giving up the important fianchetto bishop.
Dec 16, 2012 · In this early game of Botvinnik's (which was by the way one of Fischer's favorites!), White's doubled pawns control the important central squares d4 and d5. The isolated c3 and c4 pawns were clearly Botvinnik's favorites. He used them in many different openings to increase control over the center.
The black d pawn is restricted, and trading on d5 would undo the doubled pawns for white and give a strong center presence. However, it could turn out to be an endgame weakness. Here is some commentary by a GM.
