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 "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vanka"] [Black "Skala"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [ECO "A00"] [FEN "r1b2r2/pp2npkp/3p1pp1/q2P4/3QPP2/8/PP2B1PP/R1B2R1K w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. b4 Qd8 2. Qxf6+ Kxf6 3. Bb2# 1-0