What is Doubled pawns in chess?
Two friendly pawns stacked on the same file.
Doubled pawns can't defend each other and are often weak, though they can open a file for your rooks as compensation.
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- Backward pawnA pawn that can't advance because the squares ahead are controlled by the opponent, and can't be supported by its own pawns.
- Passed pawnA pawn with no enemy pawns able to block or capture it on its way to promotion.
- Pawn chainA diagonal line of pawns where each pawn defends the one in front of it.
- Pawn majorityHaving more pawns than the opponent on one side of the board.
- Minority attackAdvancing fewer pawns to break up a larger enemy pawn group and create a weakness.
- Open fileA file with no pawns on it at all - a highway for rooks.