Two Cool Brilliant Moves!
I recently played a nice game with two brilliant moves, and ultimately, a nice checkmate.
On move 15, I played...
Rh3: a brilliant move... but how? The Bishop on f4 was left hanging, but if it were to be taken, the price would be paid in the form of one Black King. Black took it anyway, and I played the second brilliant move:
16. Bg8+!! is another brilliant move. But why...?
Well, if 16. Kxg8, then 17... Qh7#.
If 16. Bh6, then again, 17... Qh7#.
Or, if 16. Qh4 to delay the mate, then 17. Rxh4+ (Kxg8 18. Qh7#) Bh6 18. Qh7#
So basically, it was a forced checkmate in 3 no matter what.
In case you wanted to see the ELO report for the Game Review:
