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 "USSR"]
[Date "1949.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ljublinsky"]
[Black "Kamysev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "3b4/2k2p2/1p4p1/rP5p/7P/4B1P1/5PK1/3R4 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ Win material. } 1. Rxd8 Kxd8 2. Bxb6+ Kd7 3. Bxa5 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } 1-0