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[Feature request ] ⅛+0 time control

One of the few things I like better about chess.com is the multiple premoves which I think would make a big difference in super fast games.
The trade off of 0.1 secs vs multiple premoves makes flag battles based on who has more time. (i.e., in a battle between two 1900s, the player with 0.5 secs time will beat the player with 0.4 secs time, whereas chances will be equal if it were on lichess. In that case, the player with faster playing ability and dirtier tricks will win.)

@winstonsmithamm it would make quite a big difference, but not the kind of difference top 50-100 players want.

Having multiple premoves forces players to premove from the very beginning, meaning that we can both play Bh6 and prevent the Lefong 3 moves in advance in order to keep a fighting chance in the flag battle. Material does not matter, only the clock.

So let's get back to the original topic: LET'S GO 1/8+0!
No, that's stupid, ¼+0 is enough. With ⅛, you would play 5 seconds your opponent, then 2 seconds against the clock, doing some back and forth premoves (with random check in between wow). You can't play it on mobile. The chess quality is awful. You guys like too much quantity than quality.

By the way, why ⅛? Let's go down to 1 second, it's more fun, isn't it?
Fine motor skill (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_motor_skill) actually helps develop intelligence.
1/8+0 is a perfect balance between chess thought (seeing patterns and strategies and tactics) and fine motor skill.
Sure, one can say that we can develop these skills separately. But I think that 1/8+0 combines them both, which is very good as mental training.

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