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Turn off premoves or/and set minimum time for each move.


Hi. I like lichess.
But I don't like that my opponent can make, if he is quick, like 20 moves a second. So I would like a setting that turns off premoves for both players in a game. Or that every move take at least a minimum of time (half seconds maybe)
Thanks.
the premove makes most of the chess played here possible. any game under 1 minute time control needs the premove to count for no time. this is where skill comes in as players predict each other's moves.
All implementations of "premoving" have their benefits and drawbacks. There are implementations out there (such as chesscom) that reduces 0.1 seconds off the clock for premoves, so you could perhaps try there to see what it'd be like. But as @rcostheta says, premoves are an essential part of online chess. Lichess happens to not deduct time for premoves, and there currently is not an option to have premoves off.

This is a part of lichess -- if you haven't already, you can try playing games with time increments though!
Ok. Thx. Technical I still wish there would be an option, so each player can choose them self.
I don't agree that premoves are essential in online chess though.
On FICS, the minimum move time is 0.1 seconds, but this can be disabled if both players agree ("set minmovetime 0" to agree to no minimum move time, 1 to require 0.1 seconds). Premoves take nonzero time even without minmovetime: I think I got in about 16 premoves before 0.1 seconds was taken off my clock when I tested this.

On ICC, you can include "!premove" in your formula to reject opponents who have premove enabled. ICC's minimum move time is also 0.1 seconds, with no option to disable it.

Premoves are unnecessary (if very helpful) in 1 0.
I don't think a 0.1 second minimum time would change hyperbullet much.
2 minute chess is very possible without premoves. (which is considered bullet)

Played for years on Flyordie like that.

The premove deal certainly takes some getting used to.
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@Konodios. No I don't confusing. I lost like 10 game when in IRL chess I would win (or draw). Opponent having 3 sek left and I like 20 -30 sek and better pieces. But I lose on time because I'm not able to check mate in 20-30 moves (my moves take around 1 sek) but my opponent have 2 sek left when I'm out of it.
Berserk would have been literally impossible in 3+0/ 3+2 without premove.

Play faster. Dont complain about my premoves.

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