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 "Unknown442"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/4Q1pp/4p3/1p1p1p2/b1p5/3q1P1P/4R1PK/8 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. Qxe6+ Rf7 2. Qc8+ Rf8 3. Re8 Qa3 4. Qe6+ Kh8 5. Qf7 Qd6+ 6. Kh1 h6 7. Rxf8+ Kh7 8. Qxf5+ Qg6 9. Rh8+ Kxh8 10. Qxg6 { White wins with a large
material advantage. } 1-0