Technology, online play, and variants
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Playing zone
Level: BasicThe digital environment that hosts the board, clock, and controls needed to play an online chess game.
Premove
An online chess feature that queues a move during the opponent's turn for automatic execution afterward.
Conditional move
Level: IntermediateA preprogrammed reply that executes only when the opponent makes the exact predicted move.
Auto-queen
Level: BasicA setting that automatically turns a pawn reaching the last rank into a queen.
Move confirmation
Level: BasicA setting that requires approval of a selected move before it is submitted to the online board.
Takeback
Level: BasicA feature that restores an earlier position by withdrawing a move that the game has already accepted.
Mouse slip
An online-chess input error that causes a different legal move from the one the player intended to enter.
Flagging
Making the opponent run out of time, usually to win although some positions are drawn.
Berserk
A Lichess Arena option that voluntarily cuts a player's time in exchange for an extra tournament point after a qualifying win.
Disconnection
Level: BasicAn interruption of the link between a player's authorized device and the platform hosting the game.
Lag
Level: BasicDelay between a player's action and its arrival at the server or the return of the response.
Lag compensation
Level: IntermediateA mechanism that partially adjusts the clock for network delay measured by the platform.
