How is this only a great move but not a brilliant move?

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Calfrodite

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/119445590937?tab=review&move=44 I sacrificed my knight and won a rook why is it not a brilliant move?

AstitvaDas

Maybe because all brilliant moves are the sacrifices which not easily visible it is very close to brilliant

SQHM

Bcuz it isn't hard to see... A pretty obvious move to play

ChillByteFire

bcuz it thinks its a discovered check (which it is)

Calfrodite

0-0 @FrierenFan21

Martin_Stahl
GODOFCOW321321 wrote:

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/119445590937?tab=review&move=44 I sacrificed my knight and won a rook why is it not a brilliant move?

It's the only move in the position that is winning. All other moves are bad. That fits the definition of a great move.

AreebK1019

I think because one time I got a brilliant move, but I was giving my knight for free, not a discovered check, and thus, if they took it, their rook is gone I'm pretty sure for my game

Calfrodite

;-; ok

ChessAddictLoggingOff

maybe I'm in the wrong here, but from my understanding of the term this is not a discovered check, but a discovered attack.

and I agree, it does seem to fit the definition of both a great & a brilliant move.