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can continue your game!

• Replay to any board possition for further study.

Entering Non Auto Mode is confirmed by a beep. To

exit this mode and return to normal play, press NON

AUTO again. A double beep will verify that this mode has

been cancelled. Note that Non Auto Mode is also auto-

matically cancelled whenever you press NEW GAME or

select one of the Teach Modes.

2.11 Playing Black From the Bottom

You may want to depart form the usual standard and

play the Black pieces from the bottom of the board, letting

the computer play White from the top. To do this, press

NEW GAME and then PLAY. The computer reverses

sides and makes the first move for White from the top of

the board!

In the diagram on page 5, you can see that the initial

piece set-up is different when you reverse sides. Notice,

in particular, that the Kings and Queens are positioned

differently. Be sure to set the board up correctly!

When you play Black from the bottom, the color indica-

tor lights are also reversed (i.e., the 1 light will indicate

Black, and the 8 light will indicate White).

2.12 Book Openings

At the beginning of a game, the computer’s reply is

often instantaneous on many levels, because it is playing

moves from its

openings library.

The computer’s library

includes all major openings and many positions from

grandmaster play. If the current board position is in this

library, the computer plays a response to that position

from its memory, instead of thinking about the move. The

computer uses its openings library on all levels except

A1-A8 and B1-B8 (the Beginner/Fun levels, Infinite Levels

and the special problem solving levels).

Many players typically know just five or six opening

lines. Your chess computer will allow you to study and

learn over 100 moves of solid, Grandmaster-approved

opening theory! Try 1.c2-c4, 1.d2-d4, or even 1.Ng1-f3!

2.13 Voice Features to Remember

Remember these points concerning the voice:

• Volume is controlled with the Volume Control Slider.

• You can choose between voice output, beeps or

silence, if desired (see section 4.2).

• Press SAY AGAIN whenever you would like the

computer to repeat the last voice output.

2.14 Game Memory

You may interrupt a game at any time by switching to

STOP to turn the computer off. Play is then suspended,

and the computer will “remember” your position for up to

18 months (with fresh alkaline batteries). When you

switch on again, you can continue where you left off! To

conserve battery power, switch off when you interrupt

your game for more than a few minutes.

If you power your unit with the optional AC adapter,

you should still keep good batteries installed, to ensure

that memory contents are not lost if the unit is unplugged.

3. LEVELS OF SKILL

With 384 level settings to choose from (incorporating

the Teach Modes), you can learn and grow with this

chess computer! As shown in the chart of playing levels

on page 8, there are 64 unique playing levels, including

levels for casual play, Mate Finder and Combination

Finder Levels, Aggressive and Quiet Closed Levels, and

several different types of levels especially for beginners!

When you set the level, keep in mind that when the com-

puter has more time to think about its moves, it gets

stronger and plays better–just like a human chess player!

Setting a Playing Level

Press LEVEL, and the computer lights the board

square corresponding to the currently set level. When the

computer is first turned on, it is set on Level H4 (10 sec-

onds per move). As indicated in the chart, each of the 64

board squares corresponds to one playing level. After

pressing LEVEL, press a square to activate a level, using

the chart as a guide. When you press down on the de-

sired square, the board lights turn on to indicate that

square. Press LEVEL to exit Level Mode.

For those levels which have Average Response Times

listed, note that the times are averaged over a large

number of moves. In the opening and endgame, the

computer tends to play faster, but in complicated middle-

game positions, it may take longer to move.

3.1 Beginner Levels (A1-A8)

BEGINNER LEVELS AVERAGE TIME PER MOVE

Square A1 ...................... 1 second

Square A2 ...................... 2 seconds

Square A3 ...................... 3 seconds

Square A4 ...................... 4 seconds

Square A5 ...................... 5 seconds

Square A6 ...................... 6 seconds

Square A7 ...................... 7 seconds

Square A8 ...................... 8 seconds

The Beginner Levels are meant specifically for novice

players. On these levels, the computer restricts its search

so that it deliberately plays weaker and gives the begin-

ning player a chance to beat the computer!

3.2 Fun Levels (B1-B5)

FUN LEVELS AVERAGE TIME PER MOVE

Square B1 ...................... 1 second

Square B2 ...................... 2 seconds

Square B3 ...................... 3 seconds

Square B4 ...................... 4 seconds

Square B5 ...................... 5 seconds

These unique “Fun Levels” are meant especially for

beginners and young players—these levels will allow

those who might otherwise never win a game of chess to

come up on the winning side for a change! On the Fun

Levels, your chess computer is much more “human” than

most other chess computers—it gives everyone a chance

to win, in a world where chess machines are typically

relentless and often quite difficult to beat. Although the

general consensus seems to be that computers never

make mistakes, on the five Fun Levels, this computer

actually does!

Various handicaps are built into the Fun Levels, dem-

onstrating common mistakes made by beginners. Chess

books often advise of basic rules—warning not to give

away material, not to bring the Queen out too early, and

advising the development of pieces before starting an

attack. Yet players see their opponents breaking these

rules and getting away with it! The Fun Levels provide a

way of practicing the punishment of these typical mis-

takes, thus enabling the beginner to strengthen his game

against the human opponents he is likely to face.

Even after a player has mastered the Fun Levels, they

can still be a valuable training tool. A game can be started

on a Fun Level, for example, and, when the computer

makes a bad move, the player can switch to a normal

level and try to convert his advantage to a win, playing

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