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18th May 2008, 09:33am
#1
by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 612

Why can I only enter conditional moves when it is my opponent's turn? What if (for example) I have a mate in 7, and I want to enter in the entire thing, before I make the first move?

18th May 2008, 09:48am
#2
by hitmenow
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 56
Whats the problem? Just do it after you make the first move. Some people just love to complain huh?
18th May 2008, 10:50am
#3
by Kingfisher
zagreb Croatia
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1170
It's pretty pointless to enter conditional moves in your own turn. If there's a move you are 100% sure is the best possible one, why not just make it?
18th May 2008, 11:00am
#4
by neospooky
Virginia United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 63

Must... resist... new features...

The point of entering it on your turn is the same as entering it on your opponent's.  You enter the conditional line and walk away.  It potentially saves you time whether you make it on your opponent's turn or your own.

Valid request in my opinion.  Not sure why there's even resistance to it.  It takes nothing away and adds options to the user.


18th May 2008, 11:17am
#5
by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 612
The point is that if my opponent makes a move while I am entering in potentially complex conditional lines then I have to "start over". Not a huge feature request, perhaps consider it a P3?
20th May 2008, 08:47pm
#6
by jay
San Jose, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 1027
Yeah, makes sense. Noted as a P3 :)  We have some huge things we're working on right now, but after we're done with those I'll try and revisit conditional moves. There's a # of improvements I could make I think.
14th August 2008, 12:22pm
#7
by 4arms
kabul United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 72

i get it

14th August 2008, 12:48pm
#8
by NM ozzie_c_cobblepot
United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 612

When you start thinking about it, you realize that the opponent could have entered potentially the same conditional line as you are entering - this is not good. Right now, if you are entering in a long conditional line, and your opponent makes a move, it uses part of what you've already entered in your conditional line. (The moves you enter are committed.) So they'd have to possibly rethink the user experience of the person entering in the conditional moves.

Maybe it is a bit more complex than I was thinking initially.

 

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