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 "Unknown549"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "David Hayes"] [BlackElo "0"] [FEN "r6r/2p1kppp/p1Q5/3p2q1/4P1b1/1P6/PB1N1PpK/R3R3 b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [TimeControl "0"] [WhiteElo "0"] 1... g1=Q+ 2. Rxg1 ( 2. Kxg1 Bf3+ 3. Kf1 Qg2# ) 2... Qh4+ 3. Kg2 Qh3# 0-1