If you love chess and want to improve your chess skills, then this book is for you. It is devoted to the art of combinations and combines the functions of a textbook and a problem book, that is, it provides the foundations of not only theory, but also practice. The material in it is grouped according to traditional chess topics, which are illustrated by 1325 classical examples and are presented in the form of lessons explaining a particular tactical technique. The book will be useful to both professional chess players and those who are taking the first steps in studying chess tactics.