The Underpromotion Brilliancy

This game was played last night in a 3/2 arena tournament. In my previous game I had managed to draw an 1800+ rated opponent by forcing an opposite bishop endgame and had lost the previous game before that to an opponent who wound up getting banned about ten minutes after I reported it. I had no chance to do well as a result and decided on one more game before bedtime. The game isn't perfect and there are a few errors as would be expected in a blitz game, but the result is as satisfying as any game I have ever played. Despite his 1200 rating my opponent played well and I must give him due credit for his willingness to fight on.

This game features the rarest of the rare: an underpromotion to a knight that is rated by the chess.com analysis engine as a brilliant move, which occurs on move 39, Enjoy!

Nice game, but that game is unfair to your opponent since he has lower rating then you.

That's how arena works.

Oh ok. I didnt know

28...QxB+ just wins outrite

...then capture horsey...depending what they do.

100% correct. I missed this simple and clear win because I was too focused on the center.

And the game ended in a pawn checkmate - Wow.

Wow!

Cool! 🙂

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would it still be considered brilliant if i played b8=N#

cuz if it is then i got two brilliant moves in one game for the first time in my life

I think it is a cool underpromotion

Don't pay much attention to the comments about "oh, you missed this" or "you could have won here instead." This is in "game showcase" for a reason - it isn't in "game analysis." Relax people

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