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some people might use the conditional move set so they dont have to visualize moves as deeply. although you have to make the move first before u can use this new feature.
Its COOL. I got a three move set conditional. That means I controlled the game for both sides that long. Good training!!! and fun. Thanks chess.com team.
Great feature!
It would be interesting to know who holds the record for successfully setting the most moves in advance. One move, two moves -- common enough. Three moves, four -- impressive.
Great feature. I play on a number of sites and have begged for this feature for years. I just gave up because it seemed doomed to be ignored. But I say thank you, thank you, bless you, thank you.
Apr 24, 2008
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haha during one of my games i used it thinking it was a game analysis so i started playing around with my bishop seeing any possible sacrifices and i lost it :q
still great though
Love it. Thanks.
its a great feature, ill have to get used to using it!!
eternal21 wrote: Also - could someone enlighten me how does this qualify as cheating? Seriously - if you don't understand the concept of a conditional move, maybe you should stick to checkers...
Clever use of conditional moves allows in depth analysis of several possible moves, and then only the most promising combination can be activated. This is not acceptable in standard games over the board or chess competition.
As long as its use is acceptable to both players in a friendly game, then no problem. It can be very useful, educational and time saving. It is an extremely expeditious method of quickly getting through the early stages of standard openings for instance. Cheating? I hesitate to use that label, but definitely not acceptable in true competition chess.
Another thing, this feature has a huge psychological effect. Seeing how your opponent had the game worked out several moves in advance, even getting your moves right can be quite demoralising.
Apr 25, 2008
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Wow! You guys are so good at making new and better features! Brilliant...Thank you
I was wondering, how does this work with vacation? Do we still need to have made all our moves to set ourselves on vacation? If so, it's going to be difficult if you have several games firing moves back at you instantly.
"It would be interesting to know who holds the record for successfully setting the most moves in advance. One move, two moves -- common enough. Three moves, four -- impressive."
I've got one set right now that runs twelve moves deep. My opponent could alter a little, but it should work.
End game of course. His king is going to have to run across the board to try to stop my H pawn from promoting, then back across to try to stop my A Pawn from doing the same. He won't make it in time. :) Of course if he plays it out in Analysis that far, he'll probably just resign.
OK, game over three moves into it he saw it coming too. :)