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(600-2219) Advanced Chess Instructions Faxback Doc. # 57706
Advanced Chess Functions
Verifying Piece Positions
You can verify or find the location of any and all pieces on the game
board by using the piece symbol keys when it is your turn. Each time you
press a piece symbol key, the computer displays the piece's color and
location.
The piece symbol keys help locate their corresponding piece.
For example, if the white queen is on square D1 and you want to verify its
correct location, press (queen symbol)/VERIFY once. The computer displays
D1. Or, if the black Queen is on square F6 and you want to verify its
correct location, press (queen symbol)/VERIFY twice. The computer displays
F6.
To locate all pieces of the same type, repeatedly press the piece symbol
key for the type. If there is more than one of the same color piece of
that type on the board, the display shows the location of each like piece
each time you press the piece key. If you continue to press the piece
symbol key, the display shows you the location of each of the other
color's pieces of the same type.
Press ON/CLEAR to return to normal play.
Taking Back Moves
The take back function lets you take back any move made by you or the
computer after the move has been completed. The computer even reminds you
to return a previously captured piece to the board or a castled rook to
its original square.
Notes: If you are not sure about he position of a previously captured
piece or castled rook, see "Verifying Piece Positions," above.
If you change your mind about a move before pressing a piece down
on its TO square, follow the steps listed in "Correcting Accidental
Wrong Moves" in Faxback Doc. # 57705.
To take back your own move, you must first let the computer make a
countermove, then take back the computer's countermove first.
Follow these steps to take back a move.
1. Press TAKEBACK. The display shows the TO square and the FROM square
coordinates of the computer's last move.
2. Press the piece on the indicated TO square.
3. Move the piece to the indicated FROM square and press it on the
square.
4. The display shows the TO square and the FROM square coordinates of
your last move. Repeat Steps 2-3 to take back your previous move. You
can only take back a ply of moves.
Problem Setup
You can use problem setup to help you learn from the computer how to work
out particular game problems or puzzles outside of playing an actual game.
Or you can use it to erase, re-enter, or relocate pieces any time before
or during a game.
Note: If you have already started a game, you must press SETUP during
your turn to enter the setup mode. If you have not yet started a
game, you can press SETUP any time.
Full Board Setup
In a full board problem setup, the computer records the positions you
enter into memory and assumes all other pieces remain in their starting
positions. You only need to go through these steps for pieces that you
want to change from their starting positions.
Follow these steps to set up a game with most of the chess pieces in their
starting positions.
1. Set up all of the pieces on the board.
2. Press NEW GAME.
3. Press SETUP. The computer displays the position of the white king.
4. Press the piece symbol key for the piece you want to move or remove.
The display shows the position of the piece on the board.
5. To move a piece, repeatedly press the piece symbol key until the
square coordinate of the desired piece appears on the display. Press
the piece on its FROM square (once or twice) until the display jumps
to the next position of the same piece type.
Then move it to the desired square and press it on the TO square. The
computer automatically memorizes the new position of the piece.
To remove a piece, repeatedly press the piece symbol key until the
Square coordinate of the desired piece appears on the display. Press
the piece on its square until the display jumps to the next position
of the same type of piece.
To change a color of the piece, repeatedly press the piece symbol key
until the square coordinate of the desired piece appears on the
display. Press the piece on its square coordinate once. [](filled)
or [] appears on the display according to your change.
To add a piece, simply press the piece on the desired square. The
computer automatically memorizes the position of the newly added
piece.
Note: Make sure the color indicator is correct. If the color is not
correct, press the piece on the square coordinate again until
you see the correct indicator color on the display. For
example:
If you want to move the white rook from square H1 to square
H3, repeatedly press the piece symbol key for a rook until
you see [] H1_ _ on the display. Press the white rook on H1
twice, then move it and press it on H3.
If you want to remove the black rook on square A8, press the
piece symbol key for rook until you see [](filled) A8_ _ on
the display. Then press the black rook on A8.
If you want to change the white rook on square A1 to black,
repeatedly press the piece symbol key until you see [] A1_ _
on the display. Press the rook on the actual A1 square. The
display shows [](filled) A1_ _.
If you want to add a white rook on square C5, press the
additional rook on square C5.
6. Press ON/CLEAR after you complete your setting.
Partial Board Setup
In a partial board problem setup, the computer records only the positions
you enter into memory and assumes no other pieces are on the board.
Follow these steps to clear the chessboard and set up only a few pieces.
1. Press NEW GAME.
2. Press SETUP.
3. Press MODE. The computer displays _ _ _ _ and clears the board
positions of all pieces from its memory.
4. Press the piece symbol key for the piece you want to set up. Then
move and press the piece on the square that you want to place. The
display shows the corresponding square coordinate.
Note: Make sure the color indicator is correct.
For example, if you want to place a white rook on square G5, press
(Rook symbol) and place a white rook on G5. The display shows []
G5 _ _.
5. Repeat Step 4 to set up the other pieces.
6. Press BLACK/WHITE to select whether you play the white pieces or the
black pieces. The display shows SIdE.
7. To select which color moves first, press BLACK/WHITE once to select
the white pieces or press BLACK/WHITE twice to select the black pieces
8. Press ON/CLEAR.
9. Press LEVEL and set the level to L 73. Press ON/CLEAR again to start
the game.
Note: After setting up your game position, verify the positions of the
pieces. For details, see "Verifying Piece Positions" above.
Correcting Illegal Setups
To be legal, setup must meet the following conditions.
Each side has one king.
The king for the side that will move is not in check.
There are no pawns on the first or eighth rank.
If the computer sounds an error tone, one or more pieces are set up
illegally. To correct the setup:
1. Press the piece symbol key for each piece on the board to verify piece
positions. See "Verifying Piece Positions" above.
2. Set up a piece, remove the illegal piece, or replace an incorrectly
placed piece with the correct piece for that square.
3. Press ON/CLEAR.
Playing Against Another Person
The computer has a "Multi-Move" feature that lets you use it as a referee
when you play against another person.
1. Set up all of the pieces on the board.
2. Press NEW GAME.
3. Press MULTI-MOVE. The display shows [] _ _:_ _.
4. Make your move as in normal play and then let your opponent enter a
move.
During play the computer will sound error beeps for illegal moves, and
will show game information on the display as it does when you play the
computer.
To return to the automatic mode, during your turn press MULTI-MOVE again.
Teach Modes
Your chess computer has five built-in teaching modes that you can use to
help you learn the basic moves, tactics, strengths, and weaknesses of
selected pieces in a game setting.
In the teaching mode, the computer sets up the display to simulate a real
game where both the black and white kings and all pawns are in their
starting positions. Then, when you select a piece, the computer adds the
piece you selected to the setup. This lets you play a game using only the
pieces you set up, making it easy to see only the strengths and weaknesses
of the piece you selected without being distracted by other pieces.
Follow these steps to use a teaching mode.
1. Press NEW GAME.
2. Press MODE. The display shows SPCL.
3. Press one of the following piece symbol keys to select the pieces you
want to add to the board.
Press: To Select:
(Pawn symbol) Kings, Pawns
(Rook symbol) Kings, Pawns, Rooks
(Knight symbol) Kings, Pawns, Knights
(Bishops symbol) Kings, Pawns, Bishops
(Queen symbol) Kings, Pawns, Queens
4. Place both the black and white kings, pawns, and the selected pieces
in the proper positions.
5. Enter your move as a normal play.
(BR EB 11/29/99)
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