EXCALIBUR 375X LCD Chess Express - Manual (Page 7)

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Note: You can only change the level
while it is your turn to play.
Rating
To view your rating, press MENU repeat-
edly until
RATE is shown.Your current
rating appears on the display.
To have your rating change, you must
complete a rated game on a tournament
or sudden death level.
When you are ready to play a rated game,
select the
RATE option.
1. Press the MENU key repeatedly until
you see
RATE appear.
2. Press LEFT or RIGHT DIRECTION
button to turn the option On.
3. Press CLEAR.
Finally select the Tournament Level or
Sudden Death Level you wish to play
against.
When O appears on the display, the game
you are playing can be rated. Since the
game you are playing is rated, you cannot
ask for a HINT, nor TAKEBACK a bad
move, nor use SETUP to improve your
position. You also cannot use the
NWGAM option to start over during a
rated game.
These conditions attempt to allow you to
experience what it is like to play a game
against an opponent in a rated tourna-
ment. In rated tournaments a chess clock
is always used, so that you play your
moves within agreed upon time limits.
Your LCD Chess computer has the chess
clock built in to it.
If you attempt to use the HINT or UNDO
keys during your rated game, LCD Chess
will ask "SURE?". It will do the same
thing if you try to start a New Game, use
SETUP, or change the LEVEL. 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.
During a rated game if you are winning
by 9.0 or more points and want LCD
Chess to resign, press MENU then GO.
LCD Chess will show "SURE?". LCD
Chess will then wait for you to press GO
once more.