“I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which his opponent resigned at once!” I CanRememberMovingSimpleAnswersCasesChessCombinationOpponentsImpressiveResignedCapablanca Author:Alexander Kotov
“After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of view of a methodical approach it was best to settle on this definition - A combination is a forced variation with a sacrifice.” LiteratureViewsDealsSacrificeApproachDecidedDefinitionsPoint Of ViewChessCombinationSettlingDiscussionSovietVariationMethodical Author:Alexander Kotov
“Once there is the slightest suggestion of combinational possibilities on the board, look for unusual moves. Apart from making your play creative and interesting it will help you to get better results.” LooksPlayHelpingMovingInterestingResultsCreativePossibilityChessCombinationGet BetterBoardsUnusualSuggestions Author:Alexander Kotov
