Intermediate COURSE

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Session # 20
DOUBLED PAWN AND PASSED PAWN

Starting with the doubled pawn. The doubled pawn is bad to have, so consequently, it is good to give to our enemy. It gives us almost the equivalent of having a pawn behind. Doubled pawns are two pawns of the same color that are on the same file. They are weak because of the fact that they cannot protect one another, so are easier to capture.

The passed pawn is a pawn that has no enemy pawn on the same file as him or on the files immediately beside him, in front of him. The passed pawn is the reason a lot of games are won in the endgame. So you can guess it is good to have. Such a pawn is a lot easier to promote (turn in another piece) than other pawns, and consequently is a constant threat to the enemy.

Here the passed pawn puts pressure on black even if black has the advantage.

Here, the pawns on e2 and e6 are doubled and are much weaker and more vulnerable to be captured than if they would be on different files because they cannot protect each other.

 

 

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