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 "Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Black "Rosen, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r1bqr1k1/1p3pp1/2pb1n1p/p2p2n1/3PP2B/P1NB1P1P/1PQ1N1P1/R4RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Nfxe4 { Black brutally demolishes the pawn structure around the white
king.|White should play Kh1. } 2. fxe4 { White challenges black to prove the
sacrifice of material is worth it. } ( { White can try: } 2. Nxe4 dxe4 3. fxe4 Nxh3+ 4. gxh3 Qxh4 5. e5 Bxh3 6. Rf3 Bg4 7. Rf2 Qg5 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Rg2 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Bh3 11. Ne4 Qxg2+ 12. Qxg2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rxe5 { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 2... Nxh3+ 3. gxh3 Qxh4 { The white king is feeling a
bit breezy. } 4. e5 Rxe5 { The material sacrifices just keep on coming. } 5. Bf5 ( { White can try: } 5. dxe5 Bc5+ 6. Rf2 Qxf2+ 7. Kh1 Qf3+ 8. Kh2 Qxh3# ) 5... Qg5+ 6. Kh1 Bxf5 7. Qc1 Re3 { White resigned here. } 8. Rf2 ( { White can try: } 8. Rf3 Rae8 9. Ng1 Bg4 10. hxg4 Qh4+ 11. Rh3 Rxh3+ 12. Nxh3 Qxh3+ 13. Kg1 Bh2+ 14. Kf2 Qg3+ 15. Kf1 Qg1# ) 8... Rxh3+ 9. Rh2 Rxh2# 0-1