Weird Brilliant move

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BunDunFun

I was just analyzing a game against Isabel (I'm not quite good). They played the Caro-Khan and after a bunch of sacrifices I got to this position and somehow, (weird to me) the computer thinks this is a brilliant move. Now I'm not quite sure whether I am missing the bigger picture or something but how is taking a hanging pawn brilliant?

I'm new to posting topics so I don't even know if this will work ^

CastawayWill

why is that brilliant?

NullOfSpace

Better question, what are the criteria for the computer to consider a move "brilliant"?

AunTheKnight
NullOfSpace wrote:

Better question, what are the criteria for the computer to consider a move "brilliant"?

You play a move that the computer did not consider and it is as good if not better than the suggested move. In other words, only humans can make them. This is what I've heard, but I may be wrong.

jonnin

The mouse over for it simply says it is the best move and the algorithm believes it is hard to spot.  The algorithm poor quality, though.  My most recent one was simply moving my rook to the only place where it would not be lost next move.  The one before that was moving a pawn that very obviously kept the enemy king from running away from a mating net, blocking his only escape diagonal.   
The moves are often the most obvious and natural move on the board.  

AunTheKnight
jonnin wrote:

The mouse over for it simply says it is the best move and the algorithm believes it is hard to spot.  The algorithm poor quality, though.  My most recent one was simply moving my rook to the only place where it would not be lost next move.  The one before that was moving a pawn that very obviously kept the enemy king from running away from a mating net, blocking his only escape diagonal.   
The moves are often the most obvious and natural move on the board.  

What?! I have only gotten one brilliant move out of all of my games combined. How is it so common for everyone else? I guess I am just not good.

normal_thing_on_ohio

me too

normal_thing_on_ohio

I was just playing chess when I remembered that I got a brilliant just some 1 year ago I searched on the analysis and I found it but there was no brilliant it was just a good move I don't know if this is just a glitch update or something but I was sad when I saw it.

putshort
@BunDunFun, In the weird brilliancy you’ve shown there is a skewer that black was threatening if they took the hanging pawn. But this skewer doesn’t work because 9 ply later, the king arrives in the nick of time to eat the pawn at promotion. So it’s safe to take the pawn for that reason, which may be why it was awarded a brilliancy.

35. Rxa3 Rb3+ 36. Rxb3 cxb3 37. Kd3 b2 38. Kc2 b1=Q+ 39. Kxb1