Doubling rooks

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skeldol

In this position stockfish rates Rc2 (ready to double rooks) way down the list, below rfe1 & rfd1.  My thought process was to pile on the pressure on c6 & c7.  Why is doubling the rooks wrong?  I generally double rooks in this kind of position.  Anyone any pointers on when to double rooks & when to target multiple files like in this instance?

Thanks

ArtNJ

I'm assuming the rook is on c1 and its white's move.  

The main reason that Stockfish seems to dislike rc2 is that it gives black time for a tactical partial solution to activating his pieces, with a5.   

I dont know how long you gave Stockfish, or how powerful your PC is, but my Stockfish likes rfe1, bb1 or e4 right away.  At depth 24, my Stockfish is saying +1.4 for rfd1, vs +1.7 for immediate e4, +1.8 for rfe1 and gives bb1 a +2.0.

Rfd1 looks besides the point, so I'm wondering if your Stockfish is set wrong or something.  

wrathss

Double rooks does maximize the rooks but please look at your other pieces! You have a bad bishop on b2, a misplaced queen on b3, a bishop on d3 pointing into thin air, and a knight that doesn't really have a good place to go at this moment.

It is much more important to use your tempo to break the position open before black does with e4 to unleash your queen (and also open an additional file) and later d5 to activate your bishop. You have 1 rook on the c file already and having 2 doesn't really help much.

skeldol

i guess you are right that there is no way to land my rooks on c6o r c7 at the moment.  i can see Rfe1 with a view to pushing the e pawn but the d file looks a way from opening.

the rook is on c1 & it is whites turn to move, Rc2 was the move.  i see the a5 proposal, the point is that if i exchange the black knight gets to c4?

i can see in this position there is a tatic behind e4 but is the positional idea to remove the d5 pawn?  Doesn't my d pawn then become a liability or is the point that i'm trying to open the position to get the queen & two bishops all attacking the kings area whilst i guess the black attack hasn't really happened?

thanks for all the replies everyone.  appreciate it.

juliorevka

The plan of preparing to move e4 is better than doubling the rooks on the c-file.