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Science of Chess: What makes a move seem "Brilliant?"

In the first diagram of your own game, there is a slight annotation error. Is that your intention to write Nf3 instead of Nf6? Because you followed up with Bxh3 when White played h3.

In the first diagram of your own game, there is a slight annotation error. Is that your intention to write Nf3 instead of Nf6? Because you followed up with Bxh3 when White played h3.

@Fossil123 said in #2:

In the first diagram of your own game, there is a slight annotation error. Is that your intention to write Nf3 instead of Nf6? Because you followed up with Bxh3 when White played h3.

Ack - good catch, fixing it now! Thanks!

@Fossil123 said in #2: > In the first diagram of your own game, there is a slight annotation error. Is that your intention to write Nf3 instead of Nf6? Because you followed up with Bxh3 when White played h3. Ack - good catch, fixing it now! Thanks!
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There is also the simple way of quantifying the difference in engine evaluations across depths, which I termed "surprising" move but can also often be considered a brilliancy. See for example the heatmap for the Kasparov vs. Topalov game here: https://github.com/CYHSM/chess-surprise-analysis

There is also the simple way of quantifying the difference in engine evaluations across depths, which I termed "surprising" move but can also often be considered a brilliancy. See for example the heatmap for the Kasparov vs. Topalov game here: https://github.com/CYHSM/chess-surprise-analysis

Bobby Fisher? Not Fischer? That's the spelling on the book in the pic. Sorry to be pedantic but the GOAT deserves his name to be spelled correctly! Thanks.

Bobby Fisher? Not Fischer? That's the spelling on the book in the pic. Sorry to be pedantic but the GOAT deserves his name to be spelled correctly! Thanks.

@gavin_PK4 said in #6:

Bobby Fisher? Not Fischer? That's the spelling on the book in the pic. Sorry to be pedantic but the GOAT deserves his name to be spelled correctly! Thanks.

He does - thanks for catching this!

@gavin_PK4 said in #6: > Bobby Fisher? Not Fischer? That's the spelling on the book in the pic. Sorry to be pedantic but the GOAT deserves his name to be spelled correctly! Thanks. He does - thanks for catching this!

Well well well who would have known brilliant moves were just a elaborate marketing ploy by Chess.com to get people to play more chess all for what? for two white exclamation marks on a light blue circle next to their chess piece. You see, Chess.com themselves say "We are also more generous in defining a piece sacrifice for newer players compared to those who are higher-rated." Its literally just a marketing ploy. Truely a brilliant move there, Chess.com. Wait until Lichess adds the MAGNIFICENT MOVE !!!

Well well well who would have known brilliant moves were just a elaborate marketing ploy by Chess.com to get people to play more chess all for what? for two white exclamation marks on a light blue circle next to their chess piece. You see, Chess.com themselves say "We are also more generous in defining a piece sacrifice for newer players compared to those who are higher-rated." Its literally just a marketing ploy. Truely a brilliant move there, Chess.com. Wait until Lichess adds the MAGNIFICENT MOVE !!!

brilliants on chess.com didnt used to be sacrifices. they sometimes were but were often hard to find moves

brilliants on chess.com didnt used to be sacrifices. they sometimes were but were often hard to find moves