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 "Unknown674"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "5rk1/pp3pq1/5R2/2Pp1Q2/1P2r1p1/4P3/P4K1P/6R1 b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1... Re6 2. Rxg4 Rxf6 3. Qxf6 Qxg4 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1