Moving ivan ii’s piece, Putting a game “on hold, Special situations – Excalibur electronic Ivan II User Manual

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ognize what's been played.

Think of communicating your

move as a two step process–reg-

istering the

FROM

square and

then registering the

square.

Lift the piece or pawn you

want to move. Press the edge of

the piece’s base down gently on

the center of its

FROM

square.

Ivan will say and display the

coordinates of the

FROM

square-

for example “E2.”

Then press the edge of the

piece down gently on the square

you want to move it to–for

example, “E4.” Ivan will say

the

square, confirming that

he has registered your move.

Place the piece gently on its new

square. (Some players like to

push the squares with their fore-

finger while holding the piece in

the rest of the fingers of the

same hand.)

Moving Ivan II’s

Piece

You'll notice that Ivan II, the

Conqueror Talking Chess Set

almost immediately displays his

re-sponse to your move. Ivan

decides on his own move, of

course, and lets you know what

it is on the display below the

LCD board. For example, if you

play 1. E2-E4, he may respond
E7-E5

. But you need to move

the piece on the board for him.

Follow the same two step proce-

dure you did while registering

your own move-gently pushing

on the

FROM

and

squares.

You're already playing a game!

Enjoy the contest.

Putting a game

“on hold”

Any time it's your move and

you wish to stop playing for a

while, just press the

OFF

SAVE

key. Ivan II, the Conqueror

Talking Chess Set will switch

off and go into a sleep mode. He

will remember the last position,

including the elapsed time, as

long as you do not interrupt the

power supply-for example, by

removing the batteries. To

resume play, just press the

CLEAR

key.

FTER PRESSING A

FROM

SQUARE

PRESS THE

FROM

SQUARE

AGAIN TO SELECT A DIFFERENT

FROM

SQUARE

Special Situations

Starting Play with

the Black Pieces

When you want to play the

Black pieces (to let Ivan II, the

Conqueror Talking Chess Set

move first) press the

MOVE

key

before you make your first move

as White. You’ll see the White

and Black pieces switch places

immediately! If you're using the

playing board with the plastic

pieces, set the Black pieces up at

your end, close to the LCD.

Castling

Remember, you must always

move the King first when

castling! First press your king

down on its

FROM

square (if

castling, E1). Then move and

press your king down on its

square (if castling kingside,
G1

). Ivan II, the Conqueror

Talking Chess Set recognizes

castling maneuvers after the

king is moved two squares. He

then reminds you to complete

castling by moving the rook.

Move the rook in the routine

manner, pushing on its

FROM

and

squares normally.

Promoting Pawns

When your pawn reaches the

other end of the board, Ivan II,

the Conqueror Talking Chess

Set will automatically promote

the pawn to a queen, since this is

the best choice in nearly every

case. In the unlikely event you

want to promote your pawn to a

piece other than a queen, take-

back Ivan II’s move, next use

Ivan II's

SET UP

feature, then

press

MOVE

. When Ivan II, the

Conqueror Talking Chess Set

pushes a pawn to your back row,

it will always promote to a

queen. Remember to change the

piece on the board after either

side promotes a pawn.

En Passant – taking a

pawn in passing

For an en passant capture,

press the

FROM

and

squares

of the capturing pawn. The

square of the pawn being cap-

tured will then appear on the

display. This is to remind you to

remove the captured pawn. You

must press down on the captured

pawn before removing it from

the board.

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