Originally posted by Huntingdon
I am probably being thick here, but when I go into conditional moves do I need to set my first move (the one I was going to play) as a conditional move? After that do I need to save each move as a seperate conditional move (in other words conditional moves as compared to a conditional combination)?
Conditionals have two modes - quick and deep.
In both cases what you are doing is creating a position (rather than a specific move to get to that position) that will trigger a defined move.
In deep mode, first you set the board up for the triggering position - move as many pieces around as you like. When you have found the position that you want to respond to, then click the 'record conditional move' link and make the move (needs to be your own piece moved of course) you want to make in response to the position you created. Hit the 'submit conditional move' button and the position is stored away along with the move to make (you should see this as a couple of little boards with the triggering position on the left and the move to respond on the right).
You can use the next and previous buttons to skip through different positions you arrive at on the board (bit like the analysis board) and at any time record and submit new conditionals.
Quick mode can only be used when it's not your go and the interface works slightly differently. Make the move you're expecting your opponent to make and then make the move you'd like to make in response and
then hit the submit button.
To set another conditional in quick mode, click the 'start again' link and do the same thing again - opponents expected move - your response - submit.
Hope this helps / makes sense.