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Adding "use smartmove" into player's preferences/options

there are no "smartmoves" (which enebles clicking a particular field to automatically move a piece there, but only if it's the only piece which can move t that particular field) among player's preferences available to choose from. ("Chessmaster" chess program, for example, calls such option "Quick entry").

Such possibility would greatly improve, say, "bullet" player's speed, which is, as anyone who ever played "bullet", of crucial meaning.

Say, you got a 2-3 seconds available and you need to promote one of your pawns ASAP! to deliver direct mate with your queen? With "smartmove" it's a "click-click-click-mate!"; now we still can miss a fraction of second to do it...

Any chance to see it among preferences, any time soon?
I started implementing this for fast keyboard entry when not playing with a mouse, but I'm currently distracted by other shiny things.

I was also thinking about sticky-select, where the piece isn't deselected after a move or when clicking unreachable squares. This would be helpful in endgames when you are trying to escape with the king. Not sure if it would be enough with a setting, or if it should be activated ingame with a key.
Interesting idea...any news about implementation of "smartmove" option?
At least one other major chess server (FICS) disallows smartmove because it assists the user in finding legal moves. Don't care either way, just something to consider.

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