#Why exactly is this move a brilliant?

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half pumice
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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2024.06.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "vinwastaken132"]
[Black "neo512"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[WhiteElo "156"]
[BlackElo "176"]
[Termination "neo512 won by checkmate"]

  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. f4 Bf5 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Ba4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Ne7 8. c3
    Nd7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 b6 11. axb6 Rxa4 12. g4 Bxb1 13. Rxb1 Rxa2 14. Qxa2 Nxb6
  2. c4 Bb4+ 16. Rxb4 Qd6 17. Rxb6 Qxf4 18. Rb7 Qxc1+ 19. Ke2 Qxc4+ 20. Kf2 Qxa2+
  3. Kf3 Qa6 22. Rb2 Qd3+ 23. Kg2 Qxd4 24. Rb8+ Kd7 25. Ne2 Rxb8 26. Nxd4 Rb4 27.
    Nc2 Rxg4+ 28. Kf3 Rg5 29. Kf4 Rf5+ 30. Kg4 Rf2 31. Nd4 c5 32. Nb5 Rb2 33. Nc3
    Rb4+ 34. Kf3 d4 35. Ne2 Rb3+ 36. Kf2 Rb2 37. Kf1 Nf5 38. h4 Nxh4 39. Rxh4 c4 40.
    Nxd4 c3 41. Rxh7 Ke8 42. Rxg7 c2 43. Nxc2 Rxc2 44. Rg1 Rc7 45. Rg8+ Ke7 46. Rg7
    Kf6 47. Rh7 Rc2 48. Rh1 Rc1+ 49. Kg2 Rxh1 50. Kxh1 Ke5 51. Kg2 Kf4 52. Kf2 f5
  4. Kf1 Kf3 54. Ke1 Ke3 55. Kf1 f4 56. Ke1 f3 57. Kd1 f2 58. Kc1 Kd3 59. Kd1
    f1=Q# 0-1
mystic plank
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  1. Chesscom's "Brilliant moves" are usually useless BS
  2. Please provide information on which move is marked brilliant
half pumice
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all it did is take a pawn and then it died to the rook beside it

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OH it was one away from promotion

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and the other pawn was up for grabs so it wouldve ended in a draw