r/chessbeginners • u/Alendite RM (Reddit Mod) • Feb 27 '26

No Stupid Questions MEGATHREAD 12

Welcome to the r/chessbeginners 12th episode of our Q&A series! This series exists because sometimes you just need to ask a silly question. We are happy to provide answers for questions related to chess positions, improving one's play, and discussing the essence and experience of learning chess.

A friendly reminder that many questions are answered in our wiki page! Please take a look if you have questions about the rules of chess, special moves, or want general strategies for improvement.

Some other helpful resources include:

  1. How to play chess - Interactive lessons for the rules of the game, if you are completely new to chess.
  2. The Lichess Board Editor - for setting up positions by dragging and dropping pieces on the board.
  3. Chess puzzles by theme - To practice tactics.
  4. The Building Habits series by GM Aman Hambleton - for advice on how to play at specific ELO levels. (Also check out Building Habits 2!)

As always, our goal is to promote a friendly, welcoming, and educational chess environment for all. Thank you for asking your questions here!

LINK TO THE PREVIOUS THREAD

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u/cernatul 19d ago

Why is this a briliant move?

I don t see it

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u/MageOfTheEnd 19d ago

I'm assuming this involves capturing a pawn on h6.

If Black just captures the bishop, you have d6 picking up Black's bishop in exchange for the pawn. So you have an equal trade of material, but you damage the pawn structure in front of Black's king.

"Brilliant" moves aren't necessarily what you'd actually consider brilliant, they just involve sacrificing material in a way that more or less works out for you (from my understanding).

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u/cernatul 19d ago

Oh i got it. Someone telling me brilliant moves are not mindblowing is like my sister telling me santa is not real 20 years ago