Boris Alterman (, ; born May 4, 1970) is an Israeli chess Grandmaster, FIDE Senior Trainer (2010), advisor of the Junior chess program. He started playing chess at the age of 7. His career highlights include earning the IM title in 1991, and the GM title in 1992. He is the winner of the following Open and GM tournaments: Haifa 1993, Bad Homburg 1996, Rishon LeZion 1996, Beijing 1995 and 1997, and Munich 1992. He plays for Rishon LeZion chess club. He does video lectures on the Internet Chess Club Website, and has a series called "Gambit Guide" which covers openings like the Danish Gambit, Cochrane Gambit, Evans Gambit, Budapest Gambit, and the Fried Liver Attack. On the April 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2572. See also List of Jewish chess players References External links GM Boris Alterman Chess Lessons 1970 births Living people Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess coaches Jewish chess players Israeli chess players Ukrainian chess players Ukrainian Jews Ukrainian emigrants to Israel Sportspeople from Kharkiv