Brilliant Move Explanation

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Dooksiepoo

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81746086098?tab=review&move=47&tab=review&classification=brilliant&autorun=true

Can someone explain, in simple terms (if possible), why this pawn move (bxa3) was a brilliant move?

Martin_Stahl
Dooksiepoo wrote:

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/81746086098?tab=review&move=47&tab=review&classification=brilliant&autorun=true

Can someone explain, in simple terms (if possible), why this pawn move (bxa3) was a brilliant move?

A brilliant move sacrifices material or allows material to be captured, as long as the mov e is good or best

https://support.chess.com/article/2965-how-are-moves-classified-what-is-a-blunder-or-brilliant-and-etc

It doesn't matter if taking that material is bad for the other player or not

bxa3 allows white to capture the rook on d4