800’s first smothered mate (3 brilliant moves)

Hello everyone, i just wanted to show this beautiful game that i just played a few minutes ago, the engine said i found 3 brilliant moves, including the queen sacrifice that i used to get smothered mate. I hope the combination starting at move 15 at least puts a smile on your face, because I needed a minute to compose myself after pulling this off. What i’m really proud of is finding it in seconds, although i may have seen it in advance when i played 13…Nxd4. Overall, i think this game is really instructive, and a great example of the dangers of bringing your queen out too early.

Here’s the game, enjoy.

Well played

Nice

15... Bg4!

Noice! I never got 3 brilliant moves, although two are quite common. The main thing is I don't get why some smothered mates are great, and some are brilliant.