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 "Unknown361"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "6k1/p4p1p/2p1b1p1/2Pr4/PP3q2/4b1N1/2Q3PP/3RR2K b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1... Qxg3 2. Qe2 Qg5 ( { Black can try: } 2... Bg4 3. Rxd5 Bxe2 4. Rd8+ Kg7 5. hxg3 Bg5 6. Rc8 Bg4 7. Rxc6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Rxd5 Bxd5 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1