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JulesR Jan 2021 3:50pm, 8 Jan 2021 25,778 posts	Quote Pin JulesR Should we have a league variable that getting a brilliant means automatic promotion?
Salty Dog Jan 2021 3:52pm, 8 Jan 2021 1,535 posts	Quote Pin Salty Dog It was the recent game against MrD (JamHam14 v MrDFetch). Still not seeing what was particularly great about it. Perhaps the engine was a bit drunk that day.
Pothunter Jan 2021 3:57pm, 8 Jan 2021 3,596 posts	Quote Pin Pothunter I think he hits the nail on the head when he says just because a level 3000 cyborg thinks it’s a bad move it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad move at your level.
Meglet Jan 2021 4:07pm, 8 Jan 2021 21,466 posts	Quote Pin Meglet Interesting video though he moves way to quick for me to really follow it. My game with Smugbloke was a bit odd at the end, it gave me mistakes on the last few moves which lead to mate.
JulesR Jan 2021 4:10pm, 8 Jan 2021 25,779 posts	Quote Pin JulesR Possibly the knight capture on f5 from e2 made a space for your queen to escape to if attacked by white playing Bg2 then Nd5. The alternative of moving your queen to the only available square e5 to escape from the pawn on f5 would allow that sequence. It’s awfully complicated though, but obviously ‘brilliant’
jda Jan 2021 4:15pm, 8 Jan 2021 9,205 posts	Quote Pin jda I don't know about brilliant but I think the reasoning is that if you instead move your queen to the only available square which is e5, then Bb2 gives white a very strong attack (eg threatening Nd5 uncovering an attack on the queen again).
Salty Dog Jan 2021 4:21pm, 8 Jan 2021 1,536 posts	Quote Pin Salty Dog That idea's becoming clearer with those explanations, thanks! But of course, that level of thought was far from my mind. I think it was simply "Damn, I can't recapture with the queen.... oh, that knight'll do it!"
SPR Jan 2021 4:27pm, 8 Jan 2021 32,880 posts	Quote Pin SPR Click the magnifying glass to follow the suggested line Salty. Hopefully you don't pull off a brilliant move in our game
SPR Jan 2021 4:56pm, 8 Jan 2021 32,884 posts	Quote Pin SPR Salty - Interestingly, when I do a game report on the same game, it simply comes out as best rather than brilliant. Odd.
jda Jan 2021 5:00pm, 8 Jan 2021 9,206 posts	Quote Pin jda The analysis engine is surprisingly poor. It seems to rate moves as good if they are even within one point of the best move. Which means you can turn a win into a loss very quickly while playing good moves! I say surprisingly because these days any old chess computer can slaughter me easily. It wasn’t like that 40 years ago. So I’m not sure why they don’t have a better engine.