“A knowledge of combinations is the foundation of positional chess.” FoundationChessCombination Author:Richard Reti
“The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations.” GamesLinesDecisionChessCombinationSchemes Author:Richard Reti
“It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned. Every player knows that all (or almost all) combinations arise from a recollection of familiar elements.” KnowsArtNaturalMistakeImaginePlayerTalentDependsElementsProfoundChessAriseFamiliarCombinationImagine ThatRecollectionNatural Talent Author:Richard Reti
“The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and giving them breath of life.” GivingMindHumansFeelingsLyingGamesPleasureBehindsPiecesBreathsChessCombinationHuman MindDominating Author:Richard Reti
“Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite truthfully, 'as a rule not a single one'” MovingAsksLoversChessCombinationAsk Me Author:Richard Reti