Brilliant moves aren't all that brilliant - Chess Forums

I've heard some chatter as of late on how the new classification for brilliant moves doesn't seem right and I want to jump into the conversation by providing some context and examples from my recent games and add my thoughts on why I think the new classification doesn't live up to the term "brilliant".

Black to move (it wasn't played, but my jaw would drop) : r/chess

META] You guys really need to stop paying so much attention to chess.com's brilliant moves : r/chess

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Why is this move brilliant? Why is my brilliant move not the best move? Why is this brilliant if it's easy to see? Why are brilliant moves- : r/chessbeginners

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Brilliant moves aren't all that brilliant - Chess Forums

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I got my first brilliant move! I thought brilliant moves are only shown when you buy diamond, but I guess I just don't play them. However, if the knight takes, is my

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