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Doubled pawns

Two pawns of the same color on the same file as a result of a capture.


Two pawns of the same colour on the same file, put there by a capture. These pawns are generally considered to be weak, but they can control valuable squares and create open or half-open files.


Two pawns of the same color on the same file; generally considered a weakness due to their inability to defend each other.

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