Verkhovsky: Draw! The Art of the Half-Point in Chess Holz The games and historical context

The games and historical context enrich the personal narrative

Anyone who knows about "historical" mistakes can avoid similar mistakes in their own games

Carlsen went into the match as number 1 in the world rankings and the favorite with an Elo rating of 2856

You are invited to enter the mind of this wide-ranging

GM Zoltán Almasi

Verkhovsky: Draw! The Art of the Half-Point in Chess Holz The games and historical contextThe Luck of the Draw!? Foreword by Mikhail Tal We have all seen games and perhaps even played them in which a difficult or lost game is salvaged by a brilliant drawing combination. In the early 1970s, Soviet International Master Leonid Verkhovsky collected some of the most fantastic draws ever played. You will be captivated by combinations and threats, as inexhaustible imagination in defense and attack counterbalance each other. The chess prowess of