@lyset saidOnly if he has figured out what your next move will be, he will move, then you will get another conditional move thrown at you, which is what I suspect happened in your case!! No, he can not actually see it on the board.
Can my opponent see my conditional moves before he makes his own?
-VR
11 Nov 19
@lyset saidIt would be a rather large programming oversight if they could.
Can my opponent see my conditional moves before he makes his own?
11 Nov 19
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Thank you for your answers. I just remember the old-fashioned correspondence chess via physical letters, where one could write "if xx, then yy", and the opponent obviously could see it (in the letter) before he made his move. That was OK in exchange series and 'one legal move'-situations, but on RedHotPawn I use the conditional-option in less obvious situations as well.
11 Nov 19
@lyset saidWelcome to the site and enjoy your games!
Thank you for your answers. I just remember the old-fashioned correspondence chess via physical letters, where one could write "if xx, then yy", and the opponent obviously could see it (in the letter) before he made his move. That was OK in exchange series and 'one legal move'-situations, but on RedHotPawn I use the conditional-option in less obvious situations as well.
-VR
12 Nov 19
@lyset saidThere is this classic correspondance game allegedly involving top players.
Thank you for your answers. I just remember the old-fashioned correspondence chess via physical letters, where one could write "if xx, then yy", and the opponent obviously could see it (in the letter) before he made his move.
wtf?
Black was so used to playing his Modern Defence that he sent the reply;
1... g6 2. if any then Bg7
13 Nov 19
@divegeester saidI Play also at a site where you can see the codnitional move (there is only the Option for one). It makes only sense to put them in if there is no other move.
It would be a rather large programming oversight if they could.
I like it better here.