that seems like a pretty good idea. i don't think it should be automated for live chess, only correspondence chess
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Aug 19, 2013
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If the king doesn't move, then it becomes obvious to the player that there is more than that option, in a situation when that player is unsure of the choices.
Sunshiny wrote:
If the king doesn't move, then it becomes obvious to the player that there is more than that option, in a situation when that player is unsure of the choices.
pretty sure they would eventually figure out that you have to move the king in a correspondence game where 1 king move is the only legal move lol
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Yes, but in a situation when a player thought there was only one legal move, and the computer doesn't move it, it would indicate another option that player might have missed.
I know that I've delayed making forced moves in online chess so that I could have more time to figure out what my next move should be. I can also think of one example where I delayed making a forced King move in the hope that my opponent would forget that I was threatening a deadly sacrifice.
That's a really good point Sunshiny. That didn't cross my mind.
Due to that reason alone their current setup is fine. Can't have in-built clues being given away by the computer.
But regardless considering there is no way out of this 2 move check-mate it's a bit of a nuisance to have to wait.
Perhaps chess.com can adjust this feature depending on player ratings. For example a player at >1,400 rating it could be assumed that they can figure out all legal king moves and in response the software auto-moving the king when only 1 legal move exists would save the non-beginner players some time and auto-move the king accordingly.
I think that would be a good way to balance out the problem. But allow the individual the option in his/her settings would probably work best.
Sunshiny wrote:
Yes, but in a situation when a player thought there was only one legal move, and the computer doesn't move it, it would indicate another option that player might have missed.
yeah that is a good point sunshiny, i didn't think about it that way. now that you raise that point, i am against this auto-move idea.
Hi
Why doesn't chess.com automate the kings move in situations where the king is in check and can only move to 1 square?
I'm playing a 3day game at the moment and now I have to wait for king to move to the only square he can before check-mating. Seems like a waste of time to me.
Thoughts?