a brilliant question

Question: Shouldn't a queen sacrifice ; that worked ; and by doing so ; it allowed me to checkmate my opponent; be awarded a brilliancy award??

I mean...; I sacraficed the most valued piece ; and won the ultimate prize ; yet "No Brilliancy"

Do you mind posting the following game you are referring too? Or telling me the name of your opponent?

Ok sir ; The opponent's name is Geolgau2022 The game was played February 22 2026

Here is the game......

Interesting…. I don’t really understand why it’s not a brilliant sacrifice, but my guess would be is the fact that “TECHNICALLY” your opponent didn’t have to take the queen and they still would have been in the same position they were in. Brilliants are mostly only when your opponent has to take the piece you sacrificed in order not to lose (but would still end up losing due to the sacrifice) or when you take a protected piece (for example, the queen takes a knight that is protected by a rook) but as a result you proceed to threaten mate if the rook recaptures (back rank mate, for instance). To me, it’s a kind of bugged system, but that’s my best way of understanding it

Wasn't this already asked and answered?

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/sacrifice-usually-is-awarded-a-brilliancy#comment-125816554

You guys forgive me ; if someone else had already dealt with such a situation. It is true that I asked the question a couple different times ; but this was the first time anyone attempted to answer my particular question.

In my humble opinion ; the brilliant parts of the situation are two fold. I feel it was brilliant to spot the possibility of the opportunity ; and secondly to realize that the temptation to steal a piece ; is never greater than when the piece in question is the Queen.

Plus if I remember correctly ; the piece that was used to take the queen was in the way or was keeping the mate from being possible.

The sacrifice was a blunder. Had black played correctly you wouldn't have mated there.

I know ; that's the whole point. The temptation to take the queen was so great ; if caused them to overlook the fact that there was a better option. mean ; its not that there wasn't a way to avoid the outcome. Its that I recognized that such a great temptation might mask the threat just enough for it to work. And I gambled and won. That's what deserves the brilliancy. In many past games I have received a brilliancy for simply sacrificing a piece to gain a temporary advantage ; that ultimately never lead to a win. Just seems if a sacrifice works then it's clearly deserving. The fact that it worked is what qualifies the move as brilliant.

@Wolfordwv1968

Agreed