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Draw the art of the half-point in chess 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.

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You will be captivated by combinations and threats, as inexhaustible imagination in defense and attack counterbalance each other. The chess prowess of one player is basically in

equilibrium with the mastery of his opponent. Both are playing for a win, both send their chess armies into close combat, and peace sets in on the chessboard when it practically

becomes empty after a long and fierce battle.

Draw The art of the half-point in chess

You will also delight at the spectacular “saving draws,” when, although in a difficult position, a player finds all possible (and impossible!) resources to make a draw.

Example are drawn from the praxis of world champions and outstanding grandmasters, as well as from the games of lesser-known players. Of special interest is the research

made by the author regarding stalemate, that special exception in the rules. The book is crowned with an interesting chapter in which the author addresses the drawn games

of the world’s top players.

Leonid Verkhovsky

«I am sure that all those who love and cherish our ancient game will appreciate this wonderful book.» – Mikhail Tal

004 Foreword by Mikhail Tal

006 Introduction

011 I. David versus Goliath

021 II. Fortune Favors the Brave

042 III. Shield and Sword

047 IV. Grandmaster, You Are Wrong!

062 V. Bobby Fischer’s Draws

068 VI. Mutual Mistakes

078 VII. Paradoxes

090 VIII. The Intermediate Move (Zwischenzug )

099 IX. Stalemate

112 X. Grandmaster Draws

123 Exercises: Find the draw!

131 Solutions

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