AboutLen Molden Expertise Questions about specific chess openings and advice about which opening repertoire is suited to a particular style. For example, the Sicilian Defense is suited to aggressive players, while the Caro Kann Defense appeals to defensive players.
Experience
Past/Present clients I've been playing in chess tournaments in the United States and Canada since 1972. I've won many tournaments in both countries and I'm ranked as a Canadian Expert. I've also written articles for chess magazines and one of my best victories ever is featured here:
I am teaching my daughter chess who is about 1000. She is 8 and quite
bright. She can use some help from openings books but the only book I ever
looked at over 25 years ago was MCO.
I am quite out of touch with chess at this point so I would love some advice
on nice openings and endgame books, which are easy read and offer a lot of
explanation.
Thanks in advance.
Answer Hi Charu,
MCO is still being printed with a new edition recently released (!).
However, the times have changed and here's the two opening books I highly recommend. They not only give different variations, but most importantly - the ideas and explanations of typical strategies, including how to handle the middlegame positions that arise.
