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 "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huber"]
[Black "Lenke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r2qkb1r/pp3ppp/1nn5/2p1p2b/8/1BNP1N1P/PPP2PP1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Nxe5 Bxd1 2. Bxf7+ Ke7 3. Bg5+ Kd6 4. Ne4+ Kxe5 5. f4+ Kf5 6. Ng3# 1-0