Excalibur electronic Touch Chess II 404ET - Manual (Page 4)

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6
Sudden Death Level T
ype
Press the
Í
or
Î
button to select the
amount of time in minutes for the entire game. If you run out of time you lose or forfeit,
F
O
R
F
T
will be shown on the
display
. After every move, you receive a
bonus 10 seconds to make up for the time it takes to enter your move. S 05 S 10 S 15 S 20 S 30 S 45 S 60 S 90 Tournament Level T
ype
Press the
Í
or
Î
button to select the the
amount of time in HOURS:MINUTES format to play the number of moves shown on the left side of the display
. If
you run out of time before you play the indicated number of moves, you lose or forfeit,
F
O
R
F
T
will be shown on the
display
. After every move, you receive a
bonus 10 seconds to make up for the time it takes to enter your move. 40
T
030 45
T
045 40
T
100 40
T
130
35
T
130 45
T
155 40
T
200 45
T
225
PL
y Level T
ype
Press the
Í
or
Î
button to select the
depth of search from 1 to 8 ply
. A
ply is
one half move. PL
Y
1
PL
Y
2
PL
Y
3
PL
Y
4
PL
Y
5
PL
Y
6
PL
Y
7
PL
Y
8
MAtE Solver Level T
ype
Press the
Í
or
Î
button to select the
number of moves to mate the program will search.
n
O
n
E
will appear if no
mate is found. MAtE 1
MAtE 2
MAtE 3
MAtE 4
MAtE 5
MAtE 6
MAtE 7
MAtE 8
Note:
Y
ou can only change the level
while it is your turn to play
.
Rating
To
view your rating, press
MENU
repeat-
edly until
R
A
T
E
is shown.Y
our 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
R
A
T
E
option.
1. Press the
MENU
key repeatedly until
you see
R
A
T
E
appear
.
2. Press
Í
or
Î
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 UNDO a bad move,
nor use SETUP
to improve your position.
Y
ou 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. Y
our
Touch Chess computer has the
chess clock built in to it. If you attempt to use the
HINT
or
UNDO
keys during your rated game,
Touch
Chess will ask "SURE?". It will do the
same thing if you try to start a New Game, use SETUP
, or change the
LEVEL.
Touch
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
Touch
Chess to resign, press
MENU
then
GO
.
Touch Chess will show "SURE?".
Touch
Chess will then wait for you to press
GO
once more.
Piece T
raining
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
,
Touch Chess will play you these
special practice games. First make sure you are at the start of a game. Now press
MENU
until
T
R
A
I
N
is displayed.
Then press the
Î
key
. The
mini-games always include the king and pawns for both sides. In fact, one mini- game contains just this material (see fig- ure on left). The other four mini-games use kings and pawns, but add a dif
ferent single piece to
the exercise-knight, bishop, rook, and then queen. Start with the basic king and pawns mini- game. Make your first move.
Y
our 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.
Y
ou'll learn lots of principles,
tricks, and traps in this training mode that will win you many full-fledged chess games!
Checkmate T
raining
The main objective in the game of Chess is to checkmate your opponents king. Touch 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.
Using Setup Mode
At any time during a game when it is your move, you may change the position on the board by adding a piece, removing a piece, or changing any of the pieces—for example, from a queen to a knight. Removing
A
Piece
Press
MENU
repeatedly until
S
E
T
U
P
is shown, and then press
GO
. Then
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