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 "Unknown343"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "rn2kb1r/pbp2ppp/1p2p1n1/3pP3/3P1BPq/2N5/PPPQ1P1P/R3KBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1. Bg5 Qxg4 2. h3 Qh5 ( { Black can try: } 2... Qf5 3. Bd3 Nh4 4. Bxf5 Nxf5 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Be2 Qxe2+ 4. Ngxe2 { White
wins with a large material advantage. } 1-0