My first brilliant move

I managed to pull off an absolutely devious lick

What about it?

They resigned after I put them in check

Don't overpromote!

Just hit my all time high! What's your highest puzzle score?

Why is this a mistake

What about it?

It wins a queen

My first brilliant move

Hitting 1000 Elo in 7 Months

What about it?

I never really use Reddit, but no one in my life would understand this news. I started up my chess.com account on January 6 of this year. It at first classified me as a 900, but I quickly lost my way down to 300. I had never really played before, besides playing with family from time to time around the holidays. Chess was fun to me, but I never really loved it - that is until I started to play online. I was hooked immediately. I was intoxicated with wanting to improve. My initial goal was to be a 1000 rated player by December of this year. Through all the ups and downs and many many games later, I hit my goal 6 months sooner than I set out to. I’m not trying to brag or toot my own horn, just wanted to share with a community that would care about my accomplishment.

When is it okay to trade equal pieces?

What about it?

In this game we traded all pieces 1 for 1 and i have no clue which side is actually gaining from these interactions. When do you normally do this?

Why is this an excellent move?

Why is this not a checkmate?

Ahh yes, M38

What about it?

can some people really look at the board and say: "ah yes checkmate in 38 moves"?