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rs12three

Here's a game with a "brilliant" move made by my opponent. How rare are these? This is the first one I've seen.

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/3663815053

m_connors

I suspect very rare; I've never seen one.

notmtwain
notmtwain wrote:
robertmsharp wrote:

Here's a game with a "brilliant" move made by my opponent. How rare are these? This is the first one I've seen.

 

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/3663815053

They are not that rare and often not that brilliant. Many people have posted threads questioning why certain moves were seemed "brilliant".

In the game you played, your opponent, a 2295 rated player, seemingly got back close to even with his "brilliant" move, only to throw the game away a move later.



The game with computer analysis comments. Shows 21..Nd4 as a critical move (positive) followed by 22..Nb4 as a blunder, a critical mistake.

Thy_Pie

Same, look at this game:

 

Thy_Pie

Analyze it, 18. ... Nxe3 gets a brilliant

 

checkmatemark04
Lol, I got a brilliant in a bullet game. Just tossed out h4 to attack his King,( which is what I do in a lot of bullet games,) and guess what? It was a brilliant move!
artypalms

brilliant move at 18 Qxc3, pretty interesting sequence there as well.

individuals655_r

1. e3 {[%clk 0:09:58.6]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:09:55.6]} 2. f3 {[%clk 0:09:51.1]}
2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:09:50.5]} 3. Qe2 {[%clk 0:09:49]} 3... Nc6 {[%clk 0:09:47.3]}
4. g3 {[%clk 0:09:45.9]} 4... Nb4 {[%clk 0:09:44.6]} 5. Qd1 {[%clk 0:09:04.7]}
5... e4 {[%clk 0:09:31.7]} 6. fxe4 {[%clk 0:08:38.7]} 6... Nxe4 {[%clk
0:09:28.8]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 0:08:22.3]} 7... Qf6 {[%clk 0:09:23]} 8. Rg1 {[%clk
0:08:16.4]} 8... Nxc2+ {[%clk 0:09:18.8]} 9. Qxc2 {[%clk 0:08:07.3]} 9... Qxf3
{[%clk 0:09:11.9]} 10. d3 {[%clk 0:07:53.8]} 10... Nf2 {[%clk 0:08:47.7]} 11.
Bg2 {[%clk 0:07:37]} 11... Qf6 {[%clk 0:08:27.8]} 12. Rf1 {[%clk 0:07:20.8]}
12... Bb4+ {[%clk 0:08:16.9]} 13. Ke2 {[%clk 0:07:09.9]} 13... d6 {[%clk
0:08:03.8]} 14. Qxc7 {[%clk 0:07:00.6]} 14... Bg4+ {[%clk 0:08:00.5]} 15. Bf3
{[%clk 0:06:41.5]} 15... Qxf3#

rs12three

I got two brilliant in this game. I wonder if they hand them out more often nowadays.

 

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/58404605281?tab=review

rs12three

The free analysis hides "great" and "brilliant" moves. Maybe its a good marketing strategy. ie. "people want to hear they're great and brilliant".

Pzxchess

Before the game review, the game report labels brilliant moves as "The only winning move" algorithm. Now it is sacrifice that is the best even if it is not the only winning move. Must win or equalize

Pzxchess

They get less rare now, and is more generous to the lower rated

Pzxchess

Also I think it is different on app and browser

Astra_44

  https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/73679360485?tab=review&move=29&tab=review&classification=brilliant&autorun=true 

 

 

they are very hard, this was just my first

tryhardkidin

i am 400 elo and i made a brilliant move https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/a6e2fdad-189d-11ee-9242-d1b0cf01000f?tab=review&move=10&tab=review&classification=brilliant&autorun=true

abcx123

Lol : i'm dreaming to make a brilliant move .

GeorgeGoodnight

I get them now and then. I had one in each of three consecutive games last week. In my experience, although I'm no expert, when I've seen them they tend to be the first move in a combination. They look wrong in the first instance. I've seen them when there is a threat against you and you make a bigger one or make a sacrifice. You've been able to see past this move and the next one. I can only speak of my own experience, there is probably more to it, I'm sure.

landonunadkat

I JUST GOT A BRILLANT MOVE AND BEAT A 2654 RATING PERSON

sadiesmyth500iq
notmtwain wrote:
notmtwain wrote:
robertmsharp wrote:

Here's a game with a "brilliant" move made by my opponent. How rare are these? This is the first one I've seen.

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/3663815053

They are not that rare and often not that brilliant. Many people have posted threads questioning why certain moves were seemed "brilliant".

In the game you played, your opponent, a 2295 rated player, seemingly got back close to even with his "brilliant" move, only to throw the game away a move later.

The game with computer analysis comments. Shows 21..Nd4 as a critical move (positive) followed by 22..Nb4 as a blunder, a critical mistake.

sadiesmyth800iq wrote that’s very true!! But you also got it off the internet, still well done

Martin_Stahl
ChessIsLikeFire wrote:
abcx123 wrote:

Lol : i'm dreaming to make a brilliant move .

Brilliant moves aren't so special. In my entire chess career of 18 months, I only got around 200-300 KNOWN brilliant moves (I don't analyze every game). I have around 7 games with 2 brilliant and 0 with three. When I was under around 1300 elo, when I got a brilliant move, I was elated. Now, as a 2000, I just ignore brilliant moves. I can predict when a move can be brilliant or not, so it isn't much of a reward and isn't as pleasing to see the bright blue double exclamation mark.

Most members only get between 0.2-0.3% of moves classified as brilliant.

Nakamura only has 0.3 in bullet and blitz, 0.2 in Rapid

https://www.chess.com/insights/hikaru?type=2&timeClass=bullet&dateRange=allTime#overview