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8.1 Piece Training Positions
You can practice in eight dif-
ferent training positions. There
are five special mini-games and
three mating-practice positions.
The mini-games
The most famous and success-
ful 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 continues to
practice the scales so that they
remain second nature. Like any
great trainer, your King Arthur
will play you these special prac-
tice games.
Press
MODE
until “TrAIn” is
displayed. Then press >. Look at
the LCD to see which of the
mini-games are displayed.
You’ll see that the mini-games
always include the king and
pawns for both sides. In fact,
one mini-game contains just this
material. The other four mini-
games use kings and pawns, but
add a different single piece to
the exercise—knight, bishop,
rook, and then queen.
Start with the basic king-and-
pawns mini-game. Press > until
your display looks like the dia-
gram below.
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7.4 Infinite search
LEVEL 73
is an infinite level.
King Arthur will take as long to
move as you want him to, or
until he finds a mate position in
his search.
LEVEL 73
is perfect
for problem solving (see
Chapter 10). You can also play
against it. When you are tired of
waiting for King Arthur to
move, press the
MOVE
key while
the computer is thinking, and the
computer will stop thinking and
play the best move it’s found so
far.
7.5 Fast level option
Pressing
LEVEL
, then
OPTION
,
will give you two level options.
First the display will show the
“FAST” option. “FAST” uses a
more selective search for think-
ing. In this mode, King Arthur
will search faster and look more
deeply into the position. Press >
or < to turn
FAST
on or off. Press
CLEAR
to exit options mode.
7.6 Random level option
Press the
OPTION
key until the
display shows “RAND,” which
stands for “random.” “RAND”
allows King Arthur to choose
between good moves randomly
so that you get to practice and
play against different responses.
Press > or < to turn “RAND” on
or off. Press the
CLEAR
key to
exit options mode.
King Arthur offers four major
teaching and training programs
that provide you unique and
enjoyable ways to get to be a
very strong chess player. You
can access all of them by press-
ing the
MODE
key and selecting
the training feature you want by
using the > key.
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KING ARTHUR
CHAPTER 8:
TEACHING AND
TRAINING FEATURES
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