How rare are "brilliant" moves according to chess.com's analysis?

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I got 2 brilliant moves in 1 game

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I got another 1 (I'm pretty sure it's as I'm 700 elohttps://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137341548698?tab=review

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119 brilliant moves

https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/2P7LcQjZSn?tab=review

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now im starting to wonder how many brilliant moves ive made and just havent analysed
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Apparently the knight sacrifice on the 6th move is a brilliant

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https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137453196222?tab=review&move=36

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https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137559774812?tab=review&move=15

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I don't know why I sacrificed the ROOOOOOOOOOOOK

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bruh I made 4 brilliant moves but I did them all by accident

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I'm currently on 135 brilliants, but to answer the topic question:

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On my last engine it said this wasn't a brilliant move

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137590234326?tab=review

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https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/137710389264?tab=review

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1/1000 apparently *skull*

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wrote:

Apparently the knight sacrifice on the 6th move is a brilliant

yes, its theory

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Brilliant moves are good piece sacrifices (and has to be the best or almost best move), according to the chess.com page that explains move classifications. You also have to not be in a losing position after the move. They’re more generously given to low rated players and harder to get if you’re high rated.
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AGC-Gambit_YT wrote:
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Apparently the knight sacrifice on the 6th move is a brilliant

yes, its theory

its not theory its true i reviewed it

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DluxgamerYT wrote:
AGC-Gambit_YT wrote:
wrote:

Apparently the knight sacrifice on the 6th move is a brilliant

yes, its theory

its not theory its true i reviewed it

It is theory since Polerio first wrote about it more than 400 years ago. It even has a wikipedia page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_Liver_Attack

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Brilliant moves appear once in a while, but it's not really that much of a satisfactory thing.

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GR-Group wrote:

Chess.com's brilliant moves are comparatively uncommon since the engine only recognizes them when a move is both highly effective and non-obvious, usually a deep tactic or unexpected sacrifice. They are not merely "great" moves; they are ones that exhibit inventiveness or ingenuity that even skilled players might overlook without careful consideration.

Was this written by AI?

None of it is true. A computer can't even comprehend things like "non-obvious" or "unexpected".

Instead, the definition is simple: "A sacrifice that's good".