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 "Unknown01"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/1p2k3/1R2Pp2/2p2P2/3p1B1p/r1n3pP/6P1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Rxb7+ ( { White dare not try: } 1. Bd6+ Ke8 2. Rxb7 Ra1+ 3. Rb1 Rxb1# ) 1... Ke8 2. Rb8+ Ke7 3. Rb7+ Kf8 4. Rb8+ Kg7 5. Rb7+ Kg8 6. Rb8+ Kh7 7. Rb7+ { Draw.
The black king cannot escape checks. } 1/2-1/2