The Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 1, de Boris Alterman (tapa blanda)

The Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 1 is an English-language paperback chess opening book by Boris Alterman for players who want to build an active black repertoire and understand the tactical ideas behind sharp gambit play after 1.d4 and 1.c4.

What the book covers

Instead of offering a dry move-by-move repertoire, this book focuses on practical gambit play, recurring tactical motifs and the positional judgement that matters over the board. It covers the Benko Gambit, Blumenfeld Gambit, Waganian Gambit and other dynamic systems in which Black fights for the initiative from the start.

That makes it a useful study book for ambitious club and tournament players who want more than memorised lines. The emphasis is on understanding why the positions work, how the ideas fit together and how to handle them in real games.

About the author and approach

GM Boris Alterman founded the Shevah-Mofet Chess Academy in Israel, was trained in the Botvinnik-Kasparov school and helped create Deep Junior, the program that drew a match with Kasparov and defeated Radjabov and Deep Fritz. That background shows in the way the material is presented: the book teaches through examples, model games, diagrams and practical evaluations.

The structure is designed for self-study and regular training, with the material organised around 58 model games. That format makes it easier to follow the strategic ideas and return to the key positions as you work through the openings.

Edition details

• Author: Boris Alterman
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Page count: 360
• ISBN: 978-1-906552-54-1
• Publication date: 30 September 2011

Key details

• Product type: chess opening book
• Title: The Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 1
• Author: Boris Alterman
• Opening focus: black gambits against 1.d4 and 1.c4
• Covered openings: Benko Gambit, Blumenfeld Gambit, Waganian Gambit and other dynamic systems
• Training format: practical guide with model games, diagrams and positional evaluations
• Binding: paperback
• Page count: 360