What really is a chess combination?  It is a maneuver generally employing surprise and a sacrifice in which pieces work together to bring about a sudden advantage.  It is perhaps the most aesthetically satisfying and successful technique in the game.  Some players believe that the combination is a spontaneous creation with no guiding laws; the possibility springs up in the mind like a flash of genius.  In this classic work, however, Znosko-Borovsky proves that combinations can be studied.  He demonstrates conslusively that they need not be a haphazard occurrence, but may be prepared for as an integral part of a player's game. 

The Art of Chess Combination will improve the game of anyone who knows how to move individual pieces, but finds it hard to plan many moves ahead to make the pieces work together.  The exposition is easily understood; technical terms are almost completely avoided, but clarity and precision remain.