Since the loss of Kasparov to Deep Blue it appears that the question has been answered. Chess at it's highest level of play so far is logic not art.
Chess: art or science?
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There seems to be something that makes that chess is not solvable in a scientific way. The best players in the world seem to have an artistic instinct that helps them select a better move than the move that follows raw logic. Or are the results of engines proof that it is nothing but raw calculation and logic?