Story Behind A Chess Combination

The chess combinations fill the heart with creative pleasure. We admire the beauty of combinations in which the most fantastic ideas are embodied in the most fantastic battle of white and black pieces.
A chess player can only consider himself a true artist if he has managed to discover the secrets of deep combinational ideas and to become a creator of this unique world. However, the path of learning is thorny. It is possible to get closer to the goal only through constant and serious training in the practical struggle.
By reading this book, the reader will be able to witness the training sessions of my students at the Riga Chess Club, where I try to familiarize them with the most important combinational ideas. Especially important are the self-training sessions for the students in our practicum. This training should accelerate the process of development of combinational vision, to teach how to think independently.