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 "Unknown171"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "r4rk1/p1R3pp/1p1Np3/4p3/8/P2q4/1P3P1P/6RK w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1. Rcxg7+ Kh8 2. Rg8+ Rxg8 3. Nf7# 1-0