they seem to know what you're going to do even before you do. I watch a lot of games and have played a few under my old ID, it is intimidating, throws you off balance
In online chess, do u feel intimidated when ur opp makes a lot of premade moves?
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"accurately predicts" ... coincidence, experience, probability, ... 'the amazing' or 'the seeming design' is often something far more mundane. Intimidation through confidence tricksting : just don't play into their games ?
I once won a game immediately following a conditional move. That is, my opponent set up a conditional move that he did not realize opened the door to my check mating his king.
I don't feel intimidated. Just a bit annoyed. But as BuddyT pointed out, what about all the possible incorrect guesses I never got to see?
When I'm setting up for the Kings Indian Defense I usually set up a certain way in the opening. The thing with that tho is because I wanna launch my kingside attack so badly that I slip and leave holes in my defense and my opponent usually just rips into my defenses and shatters all my hopes for a win.
The point is that you can always find a chink in the armour if you opponent is making a bunch of premoves in the beginning to acheive a certain setup. You can either try to exploit that or you can stun him or her with an awkard but effective move that throws their rythm off. Sometimes people just don't know how to act when you take them outta their comfort zone.
Patzerelli wrote:
When I'm setting up for the Kings Indian Defense I usually set up a certain way in the opening. The thing with that tho is because I wanna launch my kingside attack so badly that I slip and leave holes in my defense and my opponent usually just rips into my defenses and shatters all my hopes for a win.
The point is that you can always find a chink in the armour if you opponent is making a bunch of premoves in the beginning to acheive a certain setup. You can either try to exploit that or you can stun him or her with an awkard but effective move that throws their rythm off. Sometimes people just don't know how to act when you take them outta their comfort zone.
The premove only activates if you play what they input, or am I thinking about a different feature?
Premove is a live feature, where you play your move no matter the opponents reply, as long as he doesn't check, or mate you.
Conditional move is a correspondance feature and your chosen move will only be played if you guessed the opponents move correctly.
Seems to be a minor confusion.
Eo____ wrote:
I don't feel intimidated. Just a bit annoyed. But as BuddyT pointed out, what about all the possible incorrect guesses I never got to see?
What about them?
It just means that I need to come up with a plan that isn't quite so predictable. When I use the "premade move" feature it is usually when my opponent has only one or two ways to get out of check. I'll also use it sometimes in opening play just to speed things up a bit in a classic opening.
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right or not, i would (probably) feel intimidated. but i usually play people that are better than me, so i half expect them to be reading my mind anyway. but, i don't think anyone has ever used conditional moves against me. of course, during openings or near-forced moves, probably not.
Eo____ wrote:
You know how in OTB chess some people like to intimidate their opponents by making quick moves in order to project the idea that they are thinking not only faster than but also ahead of their opponents?
In online chess, do you feel equally intimidated when your opponent accurately predicts many of your moves, especially when those moves are not forced?
I'd feel like they either have a lot of free time, or are moving too fast and making mistakes. For important moves, I (try, but sometimes fail to) sleep on my decision and go over my analysis the next day. If they're pre-moving during a non-forced sequence it only lessens the quality of their moves.
If I'm playing a GM, this wouldn't matter, as I'd lose anyway. If I'm playing someone around my level, even if they're strong moves I agree with, I'd get the feeling they're handicapping themselves, that's all. Rather than intimidated, I'd be encouraged to show them how 2nd best moves can lead to a loss (and so take a long time considering my moves) 
brianb42 wrote:
It just means that I need to come up with a plan that isn't quite so predictable. When I use the "premade move" feature it is usually when my opponent has only one or two ways to get out of check. I'll also use it sometimes in opening play just to speed things up a bit in a classic opening.
I think that's one of the funny, possible outcomes, your opponent makes a less than best move in order to avoid being predictable.
pre-moves are a source of blunders unless the moves are forced...
Therefore, if an opponent is premoving and the moves are not forced, it should work in your favor. If you want to really play with your opponent's mind, start playing some of the less common variations on him... he will blunder if continues with premoves.
Conditional moves in turn based chess can speed the game along: I end to use these when moves are forced or in the opening.
Neither premoves nor conditional moves should be intimidating. They might be annoying however.
You know how in OTB chess some people like to intimidate their opponents by making quick moves in order to project the idea that they are thinking not only faster than but also ahead of their opponents?
In online chess, do you feel equally intimidated when your opponent accurately predicts many of your moves, especially when those moves are not forced?