Possibility to make conditional moves

Why not bring in facility where depending on the opponets move then i make a certain move. could run 2 or 3 deep even. could speed up boring patches no?

evertpot

I have played on Gameknot where the conditional moves possibility is very succesful. It works well in endings and when there is a forced mate. There had been some complaints from people who felt insecure and pressured by conditional moves, but they were few and most felt that it had a very positive effect. I believe that in 'real' correspondance chess, there is also the possibility of posting conditional moves.

Originally posted by evertpot
Why not bring in facility where depending on the opponets move then i make a certain move. could run 2 or 3 deep even. could speed up boring patches no?

evertpot

There are no boring patches in chess.

Originally posted by Freddie2006
There are no boring patches in chess.

Try saying that when a bunch of tournaments start up and you have to respond to the same move 25 times in a row.