"Combinations have always been the most intriguing
aspect of Chess.
The masters
look for them, the public applauds them,
the critics praise them.
It is
because combinations are possible that Chess
is more
than a lifeless mathematical exercise.
They are the poetry of the game;
they are to Chess what melody
is to music.
"They represent
the triumph of mind over matter"
(Reuben Fine)
"Chess, like any creative activity, can
exist only through
the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and
those who have the ability to organize
their creative work"
(Mikhail Botvinnik)
