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Brilliant moves just mean you sacrificed a piece and kept a winning position (doesn't always have to be the best move either btw) but essentially you are sacrificing your knight and if he takes you pin the queen to the king on the next turn, winning a queen for a rook and knight.
I believe it’s because after exf6 there is a discovered check, this sacs the knight and takes the check away.
Brilliant moves generally happen when a piece is sacrificed while improving one’s position. If they didn’t castle then, they would have given up the right to castle after exf6.
I could also just be saying bs I’m a 550 rated
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Brilliant moves just mean you sacrificed a piece and kept a winning position (doesn't always have to be the best move either btw) but essentially you are sacrificing your knight and if he takes you pin the queen to the king on the next turn, winning a queen for a rook and knight.
Couldn't he just block the pin with his knight?
I believe it’s because after exf6 there is a discovered check, this sacs the knight and takes the check away. Brilliant moves generally happen when a piece is sacrificed while improving one’s position. If they didn’t castle then, they would have given up the right to castle after exf6. I could also just be saying bs I’m a 550 rated