Brilliant moves on this website were apparently once a great thing at one point. Then they dumbed them down. Hard.
How to get your first brilliant move and lts make a list of different types of brilliant moves
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Jun 11, 2025
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Fr3nchToastCrunch wrote:
Brilliant moves on this website were apparently once a great thing at one point. Then they dumbed them down. Hard.
it's true, but beginner players still really want them, so why not just help them get it.
Jun 13, 2025
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Magic_of_youth wrote:
I do often make brilliant moves and I'm actually making a club to help people with chess if you want to join here's the link i will explain everything in the club https://www.chess.com/club/beginner-to-pro-1/join/9a3a6c
thanks but one question will you be teaching like stuff for people that just started playing or like a bit more advanced
Jun 13, 2025
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There are quite a few simple "brilliant" moves to be found in various opening traps. The most famous one is the "correct" response to the terrible Damiano Defense:
I’m new to chess and excited to learn and improve. Open to tips and always happy to connect!
Jun 14, 2025
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Fr3nchToastCrunch wrote:
There are quite a few simple "brilliant" moves to be found in various opening traps. The most famous one is the "correct" response to the terrible Damiano Defense:
thanks!
Jun 14, 2025
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Magic_of_youth wrote:
No I teach all kinds of stuff like 100-1400
i may join
Jun 14, 2025
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Magic_of_youth wrote:
The power of the vienna
cool!! an opening i do want to learn
Brilliant moves are usually the result of something being the only move in the position where the engine identifies the move as the top move, but there is a big drop off from there to other moves, usually greater than the value of a rook. So, if every other move is a swing against the player of more than 5 pawns in evaluation that is a brilliant move. Sometimes there could be two moves, one of them could be a Great move the other Brilliant and the rest blunders. Sometimes you get them for strange things that would be principally obvious, and other times for unusual play like sacrifices.
@15 No, that is why I play 2.e4 and bail out into a centre gambit game.
Jul 30, 2025
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GMegasDoux wrote:
Brilliant moves are usually the result of something being the only move in the position where the engine identifies the move as the top move, but there is a big drop-off from there to other moves, usually greater than the value of a rook. So, if every other move is a swing against the player of more than 5 pawns in evaluation, that is a brilliant move. Sometimes there could be two moves, one of them could be a Great move, the other Brilliant and the rest blunders. Sometimes you get them for strange things that would be principally obvious, and other times for unusual play like sacrifices.
cool!
Jul 30, 2025
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CanadianChessPlayer2707 wrote:
Oh no! White just made a blunder. Do you know what the best move black can make in this position is?
uh I don't know
Jul 30, 2025
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Fr3nchToastCrunch wrote:
There are quite a few simple "brilliant" moves to be found in various opening traps. The most famous one is the "correct" response to the terrible Damiano Defense:
nice!
Jul 30, 2025
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Alisonxjohn wrote:
I’m new to chess and excited to learn and improve. Open to tips and always happy to connect!
great!
Jul 30, 2025
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why are people so fixated on brilliant moves? they're meaningless
Jul 30, 2025
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I will show how to find these moves because what #1 said is not good. You need to find what pieces can go to your opponent’s half territory and see weaknesses and take advantage of them. Weaknesses like king safety, pieces with loose defense, and pawn structure.
Queen sacrifices.....revealed attacks....
Have you ever gotten a brilliant move? If so, amazing! If not, this could help you.
The first brilliant moves are made when they involve a strong sacrifice or an amazing move. On this forum, I will only focus on the sacrificing part because it's the easiest.
Most brilliant sacrifices are discovered attacks or eventual checkmate sacrifices.