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 "Unknown514"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/5p2/6p1/P3Rn2/Bp5p/1P3P2/r7/7K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rxf5 ( { White can try: } 1. a6 Ng3+ 2. Kg1 h3 3. Re8+ Kg7 4. a7 Rg2# ) 1... gxf5 2. a6 Rc2 3. a7 Rc8 4. Bc6 f6 5. a8=Q Rxa8 6. Bxa8 Kf7 7. Bd5+ Ke7 8. Kg2 Kd6 9. Bf7 Ke5 10. Kh3 Kf4 11. Bd5 Ke5 12. Bb7 f4 13. Kxh4 Kd4 14. Kg4 Kc3 15. Bd5 Kd4 16. Bg8 Ke3 17. Be6 Ke2 18. Kxf4 Kd3 19. Kf5 Ke3 20. f4 Kf3 21. Bd5+ Kg3 22. Bc6 Kh4 23. Kxf6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0