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 "Unknown339"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "1b4k1/2p2pp1/3p4/8/2PP3p/2P1rqPP/P4P1K/R2Q1R2 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... hxg3+ 2. Kg1 ( { White can try: } 2. fxg3 Qxg3+ 3. Kh1 Qxh3+ 4. Kg1 Rg3+ 5. Kf2 Qg2+ 6. Ke1 Re3+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2# ) 2... Re2 ( { Black can try: } 2... g2 3. fxe3 gxf1=Q+ 4. Qxf1 Qxe3+ 5. Qf2 Qxh3 6. Re1 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } ) 3. a4 gxf2+ 4. Kh2 Qf4+ 5. Kg2 Qg5+ 6. Kh1 Qg3 7. Rxf2 Rxf2 8. Qg1 Qxh3+ 9. Qh2 Qxh2# 0-1