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Len Molden

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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.

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:

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My chessmastery.com site helps chess players from around the world with free advice.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
juan	06/30/09	10	10	10	10	thank you very much
Inon	01/30/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you Len!
Charu	10/02/08	10	10	10	10	Thank you!
Jayesh	09/11/08	10	10	9	10
wahoo	08/19/08	8	6	3	10

Recent Answers from Len Molden

2009-11-15 Failed to call checkmate:

Hi Nej, Checkmate means the game is over no matter what and you're not required to say anything. In tournament play a player usually resigns before it comes to this, but for those that don't - the

2009-11-15 Two doubts in the Sicilian defence.:

Hi Ganesh, The Knight moving to d1 occurs quite often for three main reasons: 1) White usually develops his Queen-side Bishop to e3 followed by the Queen going to d2. This then leaves the b2 pawn

2009-08-10 grandmaster:

Hi Vipul, Yes there is. Here's information on the chess grandmaster title: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_(chess) Here's the current ratings of the top players: http://ratings

2009-08-09 En Passant Capture:

Hi Darrell, Here's the complete rules about the en passant capture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant The computer can do this capture anytime it's present on the board after a move as it's

2009-07-11 chess stalemate or draw or win:

Hi Sriram, The ending which you describe can be drawn by the side with the King and Rook provided the best moves are played and checkmate is avoided. Theoretically you can play out the full 50 move

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