Why is Chess.com Lying about Brilliant Moves to Paying Players?

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Shadowbandits

I was recently awarded gold membership, and in the past three days I have gotten a brilliant move. Today, I decided to check out the same move on a free account, and it merely says it is excellent. Why is this happening? Is Chess.com trying to throw in "brilliant" moves to paid players, in an attempt to make them think that they are improving their chess skill and thus should continue their membership?

justbefair
Shadowbandits wrote:

I was recently awarded gold membership, and in the past three days I have gotten a brilliant move. Today, I decided to check out the same move on a free account, and it merely says it is excellent. Why is this happening? Is Chess.com trying to throw in "brilliant" moves to paid players, in an attempt to make them think that they are improving their chess skill and thus should continue their membership?

 

 

Hmm. It's possible there is another explanation.

The review could simply have run at a different depth.

They also recently changed the analysis and the definition of some things like brilliant moves.

 

Shadowbandits

I just have them both on the default, and you can also see that the bar on the left side has the same evaluation number for both. I am almost certain that they are the same depth.

If they did change the definition of certain moves such as brilliant ones, then I guess maybe they just aren't as special or unique anymore.

justbefair

The news article explained how the new report was being rolled out to premium members first.

https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-releases-new-game-review 

 

 

Shadowbandits

Dang, I guess my conspiracy theory was wrong then

Arnaut10

Weird

Ubik42
It has something to do with South American Nazis, crop circles, the CIA, drug smugglers, comic book collectors, and Hollow Earth.