What is the most brilliant move EVER?

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Avatar of MXZYI

I'm fairly certain that Mikhail Tal might have played it.

Avatar of Fr3nchToastCrunch

There's a few candidates.

The last move of the Gold Coins Game:

The bishop move heard around the world in the Game of the Century:

This utterly ridiculous move, so hard to find that even the engine doesn't consider it at all until you play it (and even then, it actually lags for a few seconds before the realization kicks in):

Or how about this queen sacrifice for the ages?

Oddly enough, Mikhail Tal doesn't seem to have a ton of moves that many people think of immediately when they hear "best move ever," despite his reputation for playing incredible moves that seem completely idiotic at first glance. I guess it's because Stockfish can be a real killjoy at times, showing how the opponent can save themselves if they play the exact right moves.