One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences.
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[Event "rated untimed match"] [Site "BRD"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fridrich"] [Black "Bantleon"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "2r2k1r/2p2pp1/Q3bq1p/3nN3/Bp1P4/1P6/5PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Nd7+ Bxd7 2. Qxc8+ Bxc8 3. Re8# 1-0