Brilliant move not the best move?

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As black, I played Qxc2. In game review it is said to be a brilliant move, but the coach has said "This is not the best move, but an interesting alternative."

I clicked "Show moves" and it gave me the line 28. Qc8+Rxc8 29. Rxc2.

It seems like it hasn't accounted that I could go Kg7.

Staff?

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EGREGGERG wrote:

As black, I played Qxc2. In game review it is said to be a brilliant move, but the coach has said "This is not the best move, but an interesting alternative."

I clicked "Show moves" and it gave me the line 28. Qc8+Rxc8 29. Rxc2.

It seems like it hasn't accounted that I could go Kg7.

Staff?

Brilliant moves don't have to be the best move but without a link to the game, not a lot more information can be provided.

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Martin_Stahl wrote: EGREGGERG wrote:

As black, I played Qxc2. In game review it is said to be a brilliant move, but the coach has said "This is not the best move, but an interesting alternative."

I clicked "Show moves" and it gave me the line 28. Qc8+Rxc8 29. Rxc2.

It seems like it hasn't accounted that I could go Kg7.

Staff?

Brilliant moves don't have to be the best move but without a link to the game, not a lot more information can be provided.

[Event "?"]
[Site "Chess.com iPhone"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 e5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. Bc4 Re8 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 g5 14. Bg3 Nxe4 15. Qh5 Qf6 16. Rfd1 d5 17. Bb3 Nxc3 18. Rd2 Bf5 19. f3 e4 20. Re1 e3 21. Rd3 Bxd3 22. cxd3 Rab8 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Bc2 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Nf4 26. Qg4 Qc3 27. Rc1 Qxc2 28. Re1 Rb1 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Qf8+ Kxf8 31. Rxb1 Qxb1# {*}

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It may just come down to the strength of the review. At the highest it shows as the best move.