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 "Unknown674"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5rk1/pp3pq1/5R2/2Pp1Q2/1P2r1p1/4P3/P4K1P/6R1 b - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1... Re6 2. Rxg4 Rxf6 3. Qxf6 Qxg4 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } 0-1