Magnus Carlsen

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 "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1912.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Streck"]
[Black "Barasch"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[FEN "3r2k1/1q3ppp/p1b2n2/8/1P6/PQ3P1B/6PP/R1B4K b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Ba4 2. Qxa4 Qb5 3. Qxb5 Rd1+ 4. Qf1 Rxf1# 0-1