How can an opponent move in less than 1/10 of a second

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gmkennn

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

justbefair
gmkennn wrote:

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

Is it possible you haven't heard about premoves?

https://support.chess.com/article/642-what-are-premoves-and-how-do-they-work

eric0022
justbefair wrote:
gmkennn wrote:

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

Is it possible you haven't heard about premoves?

https://support.chess.com/article/642-what-are-premoves-and-how-do-they-work

 

He has been playing over 18 000 blitz games and his account is going to be 10 years old later this year. Surely he knows this by now.

gmkennn

did not know that, thanks

CheesePrix2314
justbefair wrote:
gmkennn wrote:

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

Is it possible you haven't heard about premoves?

https://support.chess.com/article/642-what-are-premoves-and-how-do-they-work

Doesn't premoves waste 0.1 seconds or more

technical_knockout

costs 0.1 according to chess.com

Martin_Stahl
CheesePrix2314 wrote:
justbefair wrote:
gmkennn wrote:

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

Is it possible you haven't heard about premoves?

https://support.chess.com/article/642-what-are-premoves-and-how-do-they-work

Doesn't premoves waste 0.1 seconds or more

 

If you have a lot of lag or connection issues, they can take longer than 0.1 seconds.

CheesePrix2314
Martin_Stahl wrote:
CheesePrix2314 wrote:
justbefair wrote:
gmkennn wrote:

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

Is it possible you haven't heard about premoves?

https://support.chess.com/article/642-what-are-premoves-and-how-do-they-work

Doesn't premoves waste 0.1 seconds or more

 

If you have a lot of lag or connection issues, they can take longer than 0.1 seconds.

Yeah, i know, I am saying that the OP states "how can the opponent move in less than 0.1 seconds?"...

IsraeliGal
CheesePrix2314 wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
CheesePrix2314 wrote:
justbefair wrote:
gmkennn wrote:

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

Is it possible you haven't heard about premoves?

https://support.chess.com/article/642-what-are-premoves-and-how-do-they-work

Doesn't premoves waste 0.1 seconds or more

 

If you have a lot of lag or connection issues, they can take longer than 0.1 seconds.

Yeah, i know, I am saying that the OP states "how can the opponent move in less than 0.1 seconds?"...

They can't, it might look that way due to lag, but realistically the most you can expect from a premove is still a 0.1 decrease from your clock. 

CheesePrix2314

How about a non-premove move? Can you theoretically "react fast enough"?

Martin_Stahl
Soniasthetics wrote:
CheesePrix2314 wrote:
Martin_Stahl wrote:
CheesePrix2314 wrote:
justbefair wrote:
gmkennn wrote:

Recently I noticed that I have played a couple of people who make 10 moves in a second. At best i can make 1 move a second, typically less.  My connection is fine, no notable delays.   Something something doesn't seem right.  Any opinions?

Is it possible you haven't heard about premoves?

https://support.chess.com/article/642-what-are-premoves-and-how-do-they-work

Doesn't premoves waste 0.1 seconds or more

 

If you have a lot of lag or connection issues, they can take longer than 0.1 seconds.

Yeah, i know, I am saying that the OP states "how can the opponent move in less than 0.1 seconds?"...

They can't, it might look that way due to lag, but realistically the most you can expect from a premove is still a 0.1 decrease from your clock. 

 

I've seen posts in the past where people have posted moves that were actually faster. If the timing is just right, a move can probably be sent that fast, it just can't be a premove. I'm sure those are pretty rare in practice.

typicalpaul

I don't think so that's way too fast for handspeed and time for registry of click drop

navinashok

sit right next to the connection tower or whatever and you'll be fine

spideypowers
It’s just that your opponent is playing fast, and you are not
spideypowers
It’s normal for bullet games
CheesePrix2314

I've tried in chess.com/play/computer using a 30 minute timer and after a few attempts I made a non-premove move that is less than 0.1 seconds (0.097 or something)

Sack_o_Potatoes

I can make like 3 moves a second, even with no premoves, for me pre moves take about 0.2 seconds