Excalibur electronic ALEXANDRA THE GREAT 908-EFG - Manual (Page 9)

always include the king and
pawns for both sides. In fact,
one mini-game contains just
this material (press
PAWN
).
The other four mini-games use
kings and pawns, but add a dif-
ferent single piece to the exer-
cise—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!
Ratings
To view your rating, press
OPTIONS
until “
RATE
” is
displayed. Your current rating
appears on the display.
To have your rating change,
you must complete a rated
game on a tournament or sud-
den death level.
When you are ready to play a
rated game, select the
RATE
option.
1. Press the
OPTIONS
key
repeatedly until you see
“
RATE
” appear.
2. Press the or the key to
turn the option On.
3. Press
CLEAR
.
Finally select the Tournament
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Classical Var.
23. Nimzo-Indian Defense,
Rubinstein Var.
24. Semi-Slav Defense
25. Queen’s Indian Defense
26. Queen’s Indian Defense,
Petrosian Var.
27. Bogolubow Indian Defense
28. Catalan
29. Gruenfeld Defense
30. King’s Indian Defense
31. Modern Benoni Defense
32. Benko Gambit
The moves and explanations of
these famous openings are
given in many books on chess.
Entering Your Own
Opening
Alexandra also allows you to
set up any book opening you
want—or even an opening you
invent—to practice. Press
MULTI-MOVE
, then make
moves for both sides until the
opening position you want to
practice is reached. Now press
MULTI-MOVE
again. Press
CLEAR
to play against the
computer in this position.
Piece Training
There are five special mini-
games. The most famous and
successful chess teachers in the
world take their beginning stu-
dents 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 contin-
ues to practice the scales so that
they remain second nature.
Like any great trainer,
Alexandra will play you these
special practice games.
First make sure you are at the
start of a game by pressing
NEW GAME
. Now press
OPTIONS
until “
TRAIN
” is
displayed. Then press the key
(queen, bishop, knight, rook, or
pawn) of the mini-game you
want to try. The mini-games
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