Excalibur electronic ALEXANDRA THE GREAT 908-EFG - Manual (Page 10)

Level or Sudden Death Level
you wish to play against.
When an “O” appears on the
display, the game you are play-
ing 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
NEW GAME
key to start
over during a rated game.
These conditions allow you to
experience what it is like to
play a game against an oppo-
nent in a rated tournament. In
rated tournaments a chess clock
is always used, so that you play
your moves within agreed upon
time limits. Alexandra has a
built-in chess clock.
If you attempt to use the
HINT,
SETUP, TAKEBACK
, or
NEW GAME
keys during your
rated game, Alexandra will ask
“Are you sure” and say what
result (draw, win, or loss) will
be scored if you press the YES
key.
During a rated game, if you are
winning by 9.0 or more points
and want Alexandra to resign,
press
NEW GAME
. Alexandra
will say “Are you sure I lose?”
Alexandra will then wait for
you to press YES.
Using
Verify Mode
At any time during a game
when it is your move, pressing
VERIFY
will display the posi-
tion of the Black queen. The
letter B will be shown if a piece
is black and a W will be shown
for the white pieces. Pressing
VERIFY
a second time to
check the position’s of White’s
queen.
To verify the positions of the
other pieces on the board, sim-
ply press the key labeled with
the desired piece symbol above
it. If there are no pieces of the
selected type on the board, the
display will show “
NONE
.” To
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exit this verification mode,
press the
ON/CLEAR
key.
Using
Setup Mode
At any time during a game
when it’s your move, you may
change the position on the
board by adding a piece,
removing a piece, or changing
any of the pieces—for exam-
ple, from a queen to a knight.
Removing A Piece
Press the
SETUP
key. Then on
the large sensory board, press
the square the piece is on until
the square on your display is
empty. Press CLEAR to contin-
ue the game.
Adding or Changing a
Piece
Press the
SETUP
key. Next
press the key that indicates the
type of piece you want to place
on the board. Then on the large
sensory board, press the square
on the sensory board until the
piece appears as the correct
color on your display. Press
CLEAR
to continue the game.
Setting Up Special
Positions
This is another terrific feature
that allows you to solve prob-
lems that you see in magazines
or newspapers, or that you
make up yourself. It also allows
you to enter game positions you
want to play, or that you want
Alexandra to look at, perhaps
using the Infinite Search level.
Normally, it is easier to start
from an empty board to set up
such problems. So first, press
the
OPTIONS
key repeatedly
until “
CLRBR
” (clear board) is
displayed. Now press the
SETUP
key. You’ll see that the
display will show “
NONE
,”
indicating no kings.
On the large sensory board,
press the square the White king
is on. Next press the square the
Black king is on once to place a
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