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 "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Unknown"]
[Black "Unknown361"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "6k1/p4p1p/2p1b1p1/2Pr4/PP3q2/4b1N1/2Q3PP/3RR2K b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Qxg3 2. Qe2 Qg5 ( { Black can try: } 2... Bg4 3. Rxd5 Bxe2 4. Rd8+ Kg7 5. hxg3 Bg5 6. Rc8 Bg4 7. Rxc6 { White wins with a large material advantage. } ) 3. Rxd5 Bxd5 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } 0-1