How is that knight move a brilliant move?

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goofygoompus

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/65874783055?tab=review

Can't find any reason apart from it is attacking the kingside. Someone explain?

SwagingDragon66
  • So, here's what I saw (I'm low ELO, so take this with a grain of salt)

    • protects h6 bishop
    • threatens g7 pawn, and the knight cannot be taken, then the knight can move to e6, forking the rook and queen
    • moving it to d6 could bait a queen take, allowing the pawn on e5 to take
    • moving the knight to e3 could bait him into capturing it, allowing you to take the knight back and develop your queen
    • it trades knights if he decided to defend with knight to e7
    • it protects d4 pawn, which if taken by black's queen, could check you
RemovedUsername333

Doesn't look that brilliant. You sure your engine isn't bugged?

nklristic
goofygoompus wrote:

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/65874783055?tab=review

 

Can't find any reason apart from it is attacking the kingside. Someone explain?


The definition of brilliant move on chess.com is a sacrifice that works, more or less. It might be a little more complicated, but that is more or less it. This move is in line with that definition.