Excalibur electronic E123 - Manual (Page 8)

Piece Training
There are five special mini-games and
three mate training positions. The most
famous and successful chess teachers in
the world take their beginning students
from the simple to the complex by having
them play "mini-games" of chess that
concentrate on just one or more types of
pieces. Even advanced players practice
these basics, just as a concert pianist con-
tinues to practice the scales so that they
remain second nature. Like any great
trainer, LCD Chess will play you these
special practice games.
First make sure you are at the start of a
game. Now press TRAIN button, then
repeatedly press the + key. The mini-
games always include the king and pawns
for both sides. In fact, one mini-game
contains just this material (see figure on
left).
The other four mini-games use kings and
pawns, but add a different single piece to
the exercise-knight, bishop, rook, and
then queen.
Start with the basic king and pawns mini-
game.
Make your first move. Your object, as in
regular chess, is to checkmate the king.
Normally, this means both sides will try
to force a pawn through to the other side
of the board safely to promote it to a
queen. You'll learn lots of principles,
tricks, and traps in this training mode that
will win you many full-fledged chess
games!
Checkmate Training
The main objective in the game of Chess
is to checkmate your opponents king.
LCD Chess, has three special positions
that are shown after the five piece train-
ing mini games. The Black king will be in
the center of the board in those positions.
Select one of those positions to practice
and improve your technique to check-
mate your opponent’s king.
8
move.
40T 030 45T 045 40T 060 40T 090
35T 090 45T 115 40T 120 45T 145
PLy Level Type
Press the + or - button to select the depth
of search from 1 to 8 ply. A ply is one half
move.
PLY 1 PLY 2 PLY 3 PLY 4
PLY 5 PLY 6 PLY 7 PLY 8
MAtE Solver Level Type
Press the + or - button to select the num-
ber of moves to mate the program will
search.
nOnE will appear if no mate is
found.
MAt 1 MAt 2 MAt 3 MAt 4
MAt 5 MAt 6 MAt 7 MAt 8
Note: You can only change the level
while it is your turn to play.
Kings & Pawns Training