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 "1925.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik"]
[Black "Study"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[FEN "8/6q1/6p1/4p2k/8/3n1P2/Q2B2P1/K7 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ A study by the former world champion based on one of his games. } 1. g4+ Kh4 2. Bh6 Qxh6 3. Qh2+ Kg5 4. Qd2+ Nf4 5. Qd8# 1-0