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Fig51
I got my first brilliant move but I don’t completely understand why it was brilliant? It was also after a blunder lol.
AMagirlcom

put the game on here.

Fig51
Currently on mobile so I can’t but it’s my latest game
Fig51
Fig51
Here it is
Compadre_J

Congrats 🎉 Fig

Your Brilliant move rocked!

What a Glorious Last minute save!

Fig51
Thanks! But why was the rook move brilliant?
Compadre_J
Fig51 wrote:
Thanks! But why was the rook move brilliant?

Because if you move your Knight away

You get back row checkmated.

Fig51
Oh I see, thanks
stockfish17_4000rated

no offense, but no way I want to watch these low rated games,

Fig51
It was a mostly well played game
Yao_Wang
#10, you are on the “For Beginners” forum. So they are all going to be low rated games pretty much
stockfish17_4000rated
Yao_Wang wrote:
#10, you are on the “For Beginners” forum. So they are all going to be low rated games pretty much

good point

Fig51
#10 low rated in a bad way?
stockfish17_4000rated
Fig51 wrote:
#10 low rated in a bad way?

no.

ItsTwoDuece

I gives it a brilliancy because you're recognizing that giving up the knight is necessary to prevent losing. I personally disagree with the annotation, because it's not so much a found sacrifice as it is the only playable follow-up to your Bd3 blunder the move prior. After Bd3 the game is completely equal, and giving up the knight is just the only way to not get mated.

To be clear I don't mean that brilliancies have to be winning, I mean that I don't think they should be forced moves. Good job anyways.

Fig51
#16 I see, thanks
Denethvip

Put the game on here.

Fig51
I put the game here already?
Fig51
Look at the 4th post