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Special moves, Ac operation (optional) – Excalibur electronic Ivan II User Manual

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1. The Queen can move to any

square along the same row, col-

umn, or diaganols on which it

stands, but cannot pass over an

enemy piece.

2. The Rook can move to any

square along the same row or

column on which it stands, but

cannot pass over an enemy

piece. See also Castling (on next

page.)

3. The Bishop can move to

any square along the diaganols

on which it stands, but cannot

pass over an enemy piece.

4. The Knight move is in the

shape of an “L”, moving two

squares up or down, and then

one square over. Or it can be one

square up or down, and then two

over.

5. The Pawn can move one

square forward. On it’s first

move it may move two squares

forward. When capturing, it

moves diaganolly (forward) one

square. See also en passent

(below.)

6. The King can move one

square in any direction, as long

as it is not attacked by an enemy

piece. See also Castling (below)

Special Moves

1. Castling is a move of both

the King and either Rook which

counts as a single move (of the

King) and is executed as dia-

grammed below:

Castling cannot occur if:

a) the King has already been

moved.

b) the Rook has already been

moved.

c) there is any piece between

the King and the Rook.

d) the King’s original square,

or the square which the King

must cross, or the one which it is

to occupy is attacked by an

enemy piece.

2. A Pawn may make an en

passent capture if it is a reply

move to a double pawn move,

and it is a Pawn which is side-

by-side with the Pawn which

made the double pawn move.

The capture of a white Pawn is

diagrammed at the top of the

next column:

3. A Pawn can be promoted if

it advances all the way to the far

side of the board. It is immedi-

ately promoted, as part of the

same move, into a Queen, Rook,

Bishop, or Knight, whichever its

owner chooses.

Since a Queen is the most

powerful piece, it is nearly

always chosen as the promotion

piece. Through the promotion

process, there may be more than

one Queen on the board at the

same time.

AC Operation

(Optional)

We recommend using a DC

adapter with a voltage between

6-8 VDC and 50 - 100 mil-

liamps. The inside tip of the

connector MUST be positive. If

you have difficulty locating an

adapter contact Excalibur. A

phone number and website are

printed on the back cover of this

manual.

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