Gambit Guide Poll

Boris Alterman’s Gambit Guide

  
1. You know how to move the pieces… you know how to mate the lone King…. And you’d like to become much better player …
 What should be your next step?
 1. Your openings are quite far from being perfect. 2. You probably notice in your own games that tactical situations provide the majority of decisive moments, [...]

Note to the Reader

I already played checkers at the age of 3, and when I became quite good at it, my father decided to teach me a more complicated game. Chess was the most natural choice.  
The first lessons were very tough for me, but I adopted the most important principles of the chess game.  At the age 10 [...]