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 "Unknown542"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "r3nrk1/p3qpBp/2p5/5b2/2P1R3/P4B2/6PP/1R1Q3K b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
1... Bxe4 2. Bxf8 Kxf8 ( { Black can try: } 2... Bxf3 3. Bxe7 Bxd1 4. Rxd1 { With a likely draw. } ) 3. Qd4 Nf6 4. Re1 Rd8 ( { Black can try: } 4... Re8 5. Rxe4 Qxa3 6. Rxe8+ Nxe8 7. h3 { With a likely draw. } ) 5. Qc3 Kg8 { Black wins
with a large material advantage. } 0-1