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 "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown392"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3rr3/1k2bQ1p/p4pp1/8/2R2Bp1/4P3/1P3PKP/4q3 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rc7+ Kb6 2. Qc4 ( { White can try: } 2. Rxe7 Rxe7 3. Qxe7 Rd1 4. Qxf6+ Kb5 5. Qe5+ Kb4 6. Qe7+ Kb3 7. Qe6+ Kc2 8. Qc4+ Kb1 9. Qe4+ Kxb2 10. Qb7+ { Draw.
Black cannot escape the checks. } ) 2... Qb4 3. Rc6+ Kb7 4. Qxa6# 1-0