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 "USSR"] [Date "1949.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ljublinsky"] [Black "Kamysev"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "3b4/2k2p2/1p4p1/rP5p/7P/4B1P1/5PK1/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] { Win material. } 1. Rxd8 Kxd8 2. Bxb6+ Kd7 3. Bxa5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0