premove

A word made by attaching the prefix pre- to move.

Premove (v.) Premoved, Premoving

1. The 'action' before a move.

Most often applied to chess, but can be used in other board games.

2. The action of locking in a move before your opponent in timed online chess games in order to execute the move quickly, in order to save time. This is highly risky as you cannot take back a move, so premoving is very committal.
When done in real life, it usually refers to making a move very quickly after your opponent, ad if you premoved online.

Make sure to hit the chess clock!

Premove (n.) Premoves

1. A premove is a move which is locked-in, or the move as part of a premove(v).

Premoving is a double-edged sword. Use with caution! Even the best fall to premoves.

When chained in a long sequence, may cause 'Bro thinks he's Hikaru'.

1. Premoving a forced checkmate sequence shows one's calculation dominance, and is somewhat disrespectful.

2. A: Did you see that blunder? I couldn't believe my eyes!
B: Classic premove.