jas14
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3 years ago This is an interesting idea. This could also theoretically be done for traditional, or any variant where there is only one legal move. That being said, I don't think we're in the business of helping players auto-move. While playing on a phone or computer affords many advantages over physical boards and clocks, it's ultimately up to the player to make their move. Auto-moving in any circumstances, especially under fast time controls, could be interpreted as cheating.
If you're very attached to this idea, you might consider bringing it up in the Lichess community discord.
shabbychef
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Often in Antichess a player has only one legal move. However, it is sometimes hard to see that move (due to board blindness, for example, or not understanding how en passant capturing works), or you are too slow. I would like an option, like the "automatically promote to queen" option to automatically play the single legal move when there is only one. This option would apply in games on lichess as well as games versus the computer. Debatable whether it should be usable in tournaments, but I would prefer that it be usable in short time control tournaments.
Describe the solution you'd like Addition of "Automatically play only legal move in Antichess" option. (Up for debate whether it is useful or desirable for traditional chess or other variants).
Describe alternatives you've considered Practicing more.
Additional context I could try to hack a PR that achieves this.