Master Chess Computer
(600-2217)                 Features                   Faxback Doc. # 62195

Your RadioShack Master Chess Computer is one of the most versatile chess 
computers available.  With its advanced features and chess program written 
by a world computer chess champion and endorsed by Gary Kasparov, the 
computer is ideal for everyone from the beginner or casual player to the 
professional and tournament-playing chess expert. You can set the computer 
so it plays as tamely as an absolute beginner or with the cunning of a 
grandmaster

The play options let you simulate the sights, sounds, and intensity of 
tournament play.  You can let the computer act as a referee while you play 
against another person, turn the computer's sound on or off, and display 
and hear a ticking game clock during play.  The computer also displays 
information that can help you improve your chess skills.

The computer's many features include:

   Special Sensory Playing - The computer senses a move when you press a
                   Surface   piece against a square.

    Liquid Crystal Display - alternately shows current move, piece
                             position and verification, level, position
                             set up, search depth, principal variation,
                             position search, rotating display, and
                             elapsed game time information.

   Rotating Display Option - lets you set the computer to display move 
                             strategy, search depth, time per move, move 
                             totals, evaluation rating, and move
                             possibilities per second while the computer
                             is thinking about its move.

     Built-In Chess Clocks - lets you set the computer to display the
                             elapsed time since the computer or an
                             opponent last moved, and the remaining time
                             before the computer or an opponent must make
                             a move.  The computer can also display count
                             up and count down game timers.

  Rank and File Indicators - lets you easily see where a piece came from
                             and where it should go during a move.

    Sixty Four Play Levels - lets you choose from 64 game types and levels
                             of difficulty, including beginner, training, 
                             regular play, mate search, sudden death, and 
                             tournament levels.

         Selectable Search - lets you set the computer to search only for 
                Algorithms   a move Algorithms most likely to be 
                             successful, to speed up the computer's 
                             response.  Or, you can select the computer's 
                             brute force option to thoroughly search all
                             move possibilities.

                 Take Back - lets you take back and replay moves, to help 
                             you improve your game.

          Rule Enforcement - the computer prevents illegal moves like a 
                             game referee, to help beginners learn the
                             rules.

                      Save - lets you turn off the computer without 
                             interrupting the game in progress so you can 
                             continue playing later.

                      Move - lets you force the computer to make a move, 
                             change sides with the computer, or learn by 
                             watching the computer play against itself.

           Move suggestion - lets you use the computer to suggest moves,
                             to teach you the best response to an
                             opponent's move.

            Problem Set Up - lets you set up special chess problems, so
                             you can practice solving problems published
                             in newspapers, or chess literature or history
                             books.

       Opening Book Memory - contains most major opening strategies, so
                             when you use the book the computer can 
                             respond more rapidly during a game's opening 
                             moves. This speeds up play and helps you play
                             more professionally. You can set the computer
                             to use none, some, or all of these moves
                             during play, or select tournament opening
                             books for the most challenging play.

     Position Verification - lets you check the current position of the 
                             pieces if they are accidentally moved or 
                             misplaced.

                Evaluation - shows the computer's assessment of which 
                             player has the advantage and how much of an 
                             advantage that player has.

          Power Off Option - lets you save battery power by setting the 
                             computer to turn itself off if you do not 
                             press a key or board square for about 15 
                             minutes.  The computer saves the game in 
                             progress.

         Two Power Options - lets you power the computer from batteries 
                             (not supplied) or from AC power with an 
                             optional AC adapter.
(BR EB 9/28/00)

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