About me
I'm an International Master living in Ireland, with a current FIDE rating of 2417.
I have played for the Irish Senior team at the last three Olympiads (2010, 2012, 2014).
For the most part, my goal with these streams is to help the viewers to improve their own chess, although I like to mix in some more chilled streams where I might be playing bullet/blitz while listening to music.
I would like to keep my channel focused on chess, as well as friendly and appropriate for all ages. I would greatly appreciate to keep that in mind when chatting.
For any business enquiries or contacting about chess lessons, please e-mail me at: astanehchess@gmail.com
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy the stream!
Recommended Chess Books (Strategy)
The first three books are simpler, the final two books are a little bit more advanced. All of them are accessible to the club player.
* [Seirawan - Play Winning Chess](http://geni.us/7hZU4AC)
* [Chernev - Logical Chess, Move by Move](http://geni.us/BDuW)
* [Chernev/Reinfeld - Winning Chess](http://geni.us/E1nytT)
* [Silman - How to Reassess Your Chess](http://geni.us/6PBH0A)
* [Fischer - My 60 Memorable Games](http://geni.us/YV9WA)
Books on the Caro-Kann (for Black!)
The first book is a little more basic, focusing on the key ideas of the Caro-Kann. The second book is more advanced & provides a comprehensive and updated (2015 edition) treatment of the Caro-Kann.
* [Grandmaster Secrets - Caro-Kann](http://geni.us/vbZhxE)
* [Houska - Caro-Kann](http://geni.us/SLvk49)
My Favorite Books
* [Mikhail Tal - Life & Games](http://geni.us/GAW2)
* [Build up Your Chess - Yusupov](http://geni.us/Fx1tB)