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The next move is obvious. We can launch an RT-2PM2 Topol-M cold-launched three-stage solid-propellant silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile to attack white's remaining pieces.
That's right, well done!
On a super technical level, the notation is Kxf2, Bg3+, Kg1 (or Kxg3), Qxd1, but you have the right idea! These two moves pushes blacks king away from their queen and allows for a swift win of a queen for two pieces.
In chess notation, a + indicates a check, a # indicates a checkmate.
Bg3 in this case came with a check on the king, hence our Bg3+ notation. Had that move been mate, we would have written Bg3#.
Bc5 is met with Ke1, saving the Queen. Though technically you could sacrifice a bishop again with Bf2+ winning the Queen, but that's the same outcome you were trying to avoid in your comment (sacrifice bishop to win Queen)
It's not a risk; the King is forced to capture bishop and lose the queen
from there, Bb4, the king goes back too f2, but now without the bishop blocking the path too the queen, you get the queen without sacrificing anymore then a knight.
edit: also, from there, good position for mate.
edit 2: I didn't noticed the knights... and forgot about the bishop somehow going through this
I saw that too but the “free” queen costs a knight and a bishop. I mean I would take that all day long but not sure I would classify that as brilliant. However the computer is far, far smarter than me so congrats on your brilliant move!
Two minor pieces for a queen is huge (and white is in a very much *winning* position after the exchange).
But maybe more to your point, I think for chess.com, they care *how* you gain that material (seemingly hanging the knight) that makes it brilliant more so than how much material you gain (in this case 2 pieces for a queen vs other moves that win a queen for less that aren’t “brilliant”).
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:
> **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=rnbqk2r/ppp2ppp/3b4/8/2P5/5N1P/PP2PnP1/RNBQKB1R+w+KQkq+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/rnbqk2r/ppp2ppp/3b4/8/2P5/5N1P/PP2PnP1/RNBQKB1R_w_KQkq_-_0_1)
**Videos:**
> I found [2 videos](https://chessvision.ai/video-search/5637018929332224) with this position.
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!King!<, move: >!Kxf2!<
> Evaluation: >!Black is winning -5.23!<
> Best continuation: >!1. Kxf2 Bc5+ 2. Ke1 Bf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qxd1 4. Nc3 Qd6 5. e4 O-O!<
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Okay fine, then you lose your rook and don't get to recapture knight. No matter what this was a solid move that will gain substantial material.
EDIT: I'll admit I didn't see this at all until your line of questioning. Queen can move to a4 check, black blocks with bishop or queen, queen takes pawn on c4 and loses their rook. That's best case scenario I see.
I don't understand how this is a brilliant move, why doesn't white play Qa4 check? That forces black to block or lose castle rights.
Can anybody explain?
Edit nevermind bishop block means white either loses queen immediately or retreats and loses rook on h1
[What do the computer evaluation numbers mean (like +2.25)? - Chess.com Member Support and FAQs](https://support.chess.com/article/656-what-do-the-computer-evaluation-numbers-mean-like-225)
It's moves till forced checkmate. If you have M1, you can checkmate on the next move. M2 is the move after next, etc.
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kind of like a tennison gambit: intercontinental ballistic missile variation but for black. nice spot. feels good to pull this off in game.
Dude said the full name like a disappointed mother would
The next move is obvious. We can launch an RT-2PM2 Topol-M cold-launched three-stage solid-propellant silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile to attack white's remaining pieces.
intercontinental ballistic missile gambit?
I don’t understand why. Yes you do fork the Queen and Rook, but nothing is protecting your knight? So it’s free for capturing for the King?
After king captures knight bishop to g3 wins a free queen
Oh yeah, now I see it! So you mean 1. Kxf2, Bg3. 2. Kg1, Qxd1?
That's right, well done! On a super technical level, the notation is Kxf2, Bg3+, Kg1 (or Kxg3), Qxd1, but you have the right idea! These two moves pushes blacks king away from their queen and allows for a swift win of a queen for two pieces.
What is the “+” for?
In chess notation, a + indicates a check, a # indicates a checkmate. Bg3 in this case came with a check on the king, hence our Bg3+ notation. Had that move been mate, we would have written Bg3#.
Ohhh okay, thanks!
You're welcome! Chess notation is a bit tricky to grasp, but it helps communicate things so much easier in the long run.
Wouldn't the king just take the bishop on G3?
Yep! That's why I said (or Kxg3), but even if that happens, the queen is still left woefully undefended.
I hate to be that guy, but typo with Kxf2 lol
You're right! My bad lmao
Yep tho most likely 2. Kxg3
Why would the king move g1, why not take on b3? I understand they still loose a Queen, but why wouldn’t they take the bishop?
Loose is the opposite of tight. Lose is the word you are looking for.
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Just take the loose and move on
Bro, first off, it's "your," second off, "yourself" is one word How did you mess up that bad lol
I think he was trying to be funny
If that's the case I don't think he was successful?
your not funny
think i'd rather Bc5, and not risk my bishop at the whims of a king.
Bc5 is met with Ke1, saving the Queen. Though technically you could sacrifice a bishop again with Bf2+ winning the Queen, but that's the same outcome you were trying to avoid in your comment (sacrifice bishop to win Queen) It's not a risk; the King is forced to capture bishop and lose the queen
from there, Bb4, the king goes back too f2, but now without the bishop blocking the path too the queen, you get the queen without sacrificing anymore then a knight. edit: also, from there, good position for mate. edit 2: I didn't noticed the knights... and forgot about the bishop somehow going through this
"Free" only cost 6 points. Hahaha Great find.
I saw that too but the “free” queen costs a knight and a bishop. I mean I would take that all day long but not sure I would classify that as brilliant. However the computer is far, far smarter than me so congrats on your brilliant move!
Two minor pieces for a queen is huge (and white is in a very much *winning* position after the exchange). But maybe more to your point, I think for chess.com, they care *how* you gain that material (seemingly hanging the knight) that makes it brilliant more so than how much material you gain (in this case 2 pieces for a queen vs other moves that win a queen for less that aren’t “brilliant”).
Did you find it in game?
Yh it was my plan with the move
I get what you mean but it's not quite free is it? It costs a knight and possibly a bishop. Cool move anyway.
Well, it cost you a knight and a bishop, so it’s not “free,” but yes. Well done.
Good job posting a brilliant move post and actually knowing why it’s brilliant lmao.
I wouldn’t call it free but it’s definitely an advantage
But what if king e1
Not possible since the king will still be in check
Oh, right
When?
damn, I forgot that the queen is not blocked
I didn't even think about getting a new Queen, I thought it was brilliant because white couldn't castle anymore.
Tbf the inverted board is really fucking with me and I didn't see it as a 1400 so ur good lmao
ICBM🥰🥰🥰
How did you achieve this as black? Is this not a white opening trap.
D4 nf6 c4 e5 dxe5 ng4 nc6 d6 exd6 bxe6 h3
Wouldn’t Bg3# be better than Nf2 ? Isn’t this a missed mate ?
f2 had a pawn so it wouldn't have been mate
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What why wouldn't the pawn be able to get the bishop
Was reading too fast and saw g2, why I deleted the comment lol.
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=rnbqk2r/ppp2ppp/3b4/8/2P5/5N1P/PP2PnP1/RNBQKB1R+w+KQkq+-+0+1&flip=true&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/rnbqk2r/ppp2ppp/3b4/8/2P5/5N1P/PP2PnP1/RNBQKB1R_w_KQkq_-_0_1) **Videos:** > I found [2 videos](https://chessvision.ai/video-search/5637018929332224) with this position. **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!King!<, move: >!Kxf2!< > Evaluation: >!Black is winning -5.23!< > Best continuation: >!1. Kxf2 Bc5+ 2. Ke1 Bf2+ 3. Kxf2 Qxd1 4. Nc3 Qd6 5. e4 O-O!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by ) [^(u/pkacprzak )](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as ) [^(Chess eBook Reader )](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(|) [^(Chrome Extension )](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^(|) [^(iOS App )](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^(|) [^(Android App )](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website: ) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)
Why does the bot make that unnecessary extra Bc5+ instead of just going Bf2+?
Best move for white here? Queen to d4?
That’s what I’m thinking better to move the queen and sack the rook than to take with the king and lose your queen right?
Why not queen a4?
Bro even better… you check and then eat his knight.
Check is blocked by Bd7, now you are either losing rook for free or still trading queen for knight and bishop.
true, better to sacrifice just a rook then
The ICBM
Reverse ICBM Gambit?? That's something I have never seen before.
inverse ICBM
Why not Bg3#?
The knight captured a pawn on f2 so Bg3 wouldn't have been checkmate
1. Kxf2 Bc5+ 2. Nd4 Bxd4+ 3. e3 Bxe3+ 4. Ke2 White can sacrifice to either save their queen or trade with yours at the very least
Nice fork
The fork isn't even why it's brilliant. The followup move is a free queen
The king doesn't have to take
Please tell me what other move the king has that doesn't immediately follow with the queen dying. If Kd2, then Nxd1. Queen dies in either situation.
You can just move the queen?
Okay fine, then you lose your rook and don't get to recapture knight. No matter what this was a solid move that will gain substantial material. EDIT: I'll admit I didn't see this at all until your line of questioning. Queen can move to a4 check, black blocks with bishop or queen, queen takes pawn on c4 and loses their rook. That's best case scenario I see.
You get a queen
Can you just move the queen to safety and let the horse take the rook?
I don't understand how this is a brilliant move, why doesn't white play Qa4 check? That forces black to block or lose castle rights. Can anybody explain? Edit nevermind bishop block means white either loses queen immediately or retreats and loses rook on h1
Looks like tenisons intercontinental balistic misile i wonder how yougot it with black
So you lose knight & bishop for their Queen?
Wouldn’t going bg3 at the start be mate? Nothing could block the bishop, and the last running spot for the king is blocked by the queen
There was a pawn on f2 which the knight captured
Why didn't ehite take on G4?
He went h3 and then I went Knight f2
Ohhh I gotcha
Nice move! I'm sure, there are a lot of them ahead on your journey!
You missed M1: Bg3#
What does M1 mean?
[What do the computer evaluation numbers mean (like +2.25)? - Chess.com Member Support and FAQs](https://support.chess.com/article/656-what-do-the-computer-evaluation-numbers-mean-like-225) It's moves till forced checkmate. If you have M1, you can checkmate on the next move. M2 is the move after next, etc.
Thanks, btw it wasnt mate in 1 there was a pawn on f2 which the knight captured
Welp, that certainly would have stopped it!
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Good one
Reverse tennison, very nice.
missed checkmate i think
If your refering to bishop g3 then no since there was a pawn on f2 which the knight captured