It is said that someone with doubled up pawns has a bad postion and is likely to lose..well think ag

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ELBEASTO

lol

shakje

Doubled up pawns are good if they help take control of the centre

scuttlebutt94

I'll keep that in mind.

pastoryoshi

not to be rude or anything but it was not the doubled pawns that helped you win, it was the open file for your doubled rooks and the good bishop placement and the bad moves of your opponent

clownboy9292

...yeah i saw like 3 bogus moves in that little diagram thing,lol

doubled pawns are bad only if they block you ;)

-my opinion

scuttlebutt94

It was a 5 mintue game,bogus moves are expected to save time.And buy the way the b-file wasn't open.A file is only open when their isnt any pawns.

musiquismo

nice game

WanderingWinder

Doubled pawns aren't bad if they're extra pawns. ;) Nice tactics. Of course play wasn't perfect, but you took advantage of the holes he presented you rather nicely.

Doubled pawns can be bad, but that is generally only in situations where the lead of the pawns is blocked so that the second one just ends up being stuck behind it. If they open (or semi-open) a file, support other pawns or pieces, help control the centre, or can be forced to be traded off, they aren't really a problem and can in some cases be beneficial, especially if, like I said, they are extra pawns.

diemking
moaz wrote:

It was a 5 mintue game,bogus moves are expected to save time.And buy the way the b-file wasn't open.A file is only open when their isnt any pawns.


well first of all it wasn't the b-file

second of all, half-open files are considered open esp. in your case

jason1

coll

RedSoxFan3

If queens are off the board, you don't really need to castle. So doubled f-pawns, can be a big advantage, since you have a great pawn center. Also, you have a nice open file to your opponents king, and your King is much more powerful in the middle of the board where it is mobile and able to defend your pawn center.

If you're opponent has no queen and only 1 bishop, castling can actually weaken your position.

scuttlebutt94

Thanx for the advice guys