EXCALIBUR 375-V Talking LCD Chess User Manual

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that you want LCD Chess to look at, per-
haps using the Infinite Search level.
Normally, it is easier to start from an
empty board to set up such problems. So
first, press MODE then OPTIONS then
the UP direction button until

CLrBr

(clear board) is displayed. Then press the
SETUP key. You’ll see that your display
board is automatically cleared, except for
a White king.
Use the DIRECTION buttons to move
the White king to the correct square and
press MOVE. Continue by placing the
Black king on it’s square. (You can’t
leave the SETUP mode until both the
White and Black king are placed.)
Repeatedly press the SETUP key to
select the piece type you want to place on
the board. To change the piece’s color,
use the

q / n key. Don’t forget to press

MOVE to register the piece on the board.

Follow this procedure until all the pieces
in the problem or position are completely
set up. Finally, press CLEAR to play or to
have LCD Chess analyze the position.

Make sure that LCD Chess knows which
color is to move. When you first enter
setup mode, you may change the color of
the side to move by pressing

q / n.

Computers can sometimes "lock

up" due to static discharge or

other electrical disturbances. If

this should happen, use a slim,

pointed object to press the but-

ton marked “RESET.”

General Rules of Chess

1. The two players must alternate in mak-
ing one move at a time. The player with
the white pieces moves first to start the
game.
2. With the exception of castling (see
below), a move is the transfer of a piece
from one square to another square which
is vacant or occupied by an enemy piece.
3. No piece, except the Knight may cross
a square occupied by another piece.
4. A piece moved to a square occupied by
an enemy piece captures it as part of the