EXCALIBUR 375X LCD Chess Express - Manual (Page 3)

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Menu Options
Menu Options Before the Game Starts
OPEN: Use the LEFT or the RIGHT
DIRECTION key to select one of 32
book opening lines of play. (See page 4.)
TRAIN: Use the LEFT or the RIGHT
DIRECTION key to select one of eight
training positions. Positions with the
Black king in the middle give you prac-
tice in checkmating the Black king.
Options Before and During the Game
NWGAM: To start a new game, press GO.
LEVEL: To view the current level set-
ting, or to change the level setting, press
GO. (see “Levels of Play,” page 5)
SETUP: To setup or modify a position,
press GO. (see page 8)
CLRBR: Use this option to clear the
chess board for easier problem setup.
Pressing the GO key now, will enter
SETUP mode with the chess board
cleared of all pieces except a White king.
You must also place a Black king on the
board to exit SETUP mode.
HELP: When turned on, all legal moves
for the selected piece will be shown at
one time.
NOTE: When the HELP option is on,
possible capturing moves are shown by
flashing the captured pieces central black
figure. Do not confuse this with selecting
a capture move, which flashes the entire
piece that is to be captured.
INFO: When turned on, this option will
display the score, depth of search (num-
ber of moves LCD Chess is "thinking
ahead"), best move it is considering
playing, and clock times. These will be
displayed while the computer is thinking
at its higher levels.
RATE: Turning this option ON will
enable your rating to be updated if you
select a tournament level type or a sudden
death type level to play against. Turn this
option off, when you want to practice on
those levels. During a rated game the ‘O’
symbol will appear as a reminder. When
the ‘O’ symbol is on, you will see a
“SURE?” warning if you try to TAKE-
BACK mistakes, add pieces in SETUP
mode, ask for a HINT, or try to start a
NEW GAME before the game is com-
pleted. LCD Chess will rate the game a
loss for you if you are losing and a draw
if the position is equal. If you are sure,
press the key once more, otherwise press
CLEAR. If the score is greater than 9.0,
you can claim a victory with the
NWGAM option.
SOUND: Use this option to turn the
sound On or off.
FLiP: Use this option to turn the chess
board around.
PLAYR: Select between: ‘1’—Human
vs Computer; ‘
2’—Human vs Human;
‘
0’—Computer vs Computer.
SCORE: If you want to see the piece-
score of your current position, turn this
option on. The scoring totals the follow-
ing values: Pawns—1, Knights—3,
Bishops—3, Rooks—5, and Queen—9.
Use the LEFT or the RIGHT
DIRECTION keys to change the
condition of the following options.