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 "Unknown375"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "2b3k1/r6p/2Pp4/p2P1p2/1r1bpPp1/2N3P1/RR4KP/5B2 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Nb5 ( { White can try: } 1. Rxb4 axb4 2. Rxa7 Bxa7 3. Nd1 { Black wins with a
large material advantage. } ) 1... Rxb2+ 2. Rxb2 Ra8 3. Nxd4 { White wins with a
large material advantage. } 1-0