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 "Unknown54"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/3p1n2/4p3/2BQ4/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNB1R1K1 w kq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Nxe5 dxe5 2. Bxf7+ ( { White can try: } 2. Rxe5+ Be6 3. Qxd8+ Kxd8 4. Bxe6 Nc6 5. Rb5 fxe6 6. Rxb7 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 2... Ke7 3. Rxe5+ Be6 4. Rxe6+ Kxf7 5. Qxd8 Kxe6 { White wins with a large material
advantage. } 1-0