Conditional move

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paulmc300

Dear all, please excuse my ignorance as I am very new to all this. In a recent game with my friend I took a move (putting him in check) and immediately teh computer responded on his behalf wtih a conditional move. Can someone tell me what a condtional move is and how it was triggered?

Thank you all.

ElKitch

Hey Paul,

A conditional move has been entered by your opponent. It means: IF my opponent makes a specified move THEN I will make this specified move.

This is mostly done for forced move combinations and it saves time :)

A player can enter multiple lines, from a single move to many moves.

Example:


In this case the black player plays Rg1+ and enters a conditional move: IF Kxg1 THEN Rg8#