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 "Unknown084"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6r1/1k3p1p/1p4r1/p1P1Pp2/P2Pb3/q3B3/1R3RPP/4Q1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Bxg2 2. Rxb6+ Rxb6 3. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 4. Kxg2 Rb2+ 5. Kg3 Qxa4 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } 0-1