Making the COMPUTER’S Move AN Example

a new game of chess. Set up the pieces in their starting positions, with the White pieces nearest to you, as shown in the Quick Start.

c.To make a move, lightly press down on the piece you want to move until you hear a beep—the sensory board will recognize your piece automatically. Don’t believe it? Just look at the display window, which is suddenly full of information—it shows your piece, along with the piece color and the square you just pressed.

d.Take that piece and gently press it down on the square you are moving to. You’ll hear a second beep as the computer confirms your move. You’ve just made your first full move of the game.

Next, it’s the computer’s turn.

You’ll notice that the computer often moves instantly at the beginning of a game, instead of taking time to think. This is because it is playing from memory, using a built-in “book” of opening moves (for more information, see Section 2.7).

1.3Now It’s the Computer’s Turn

When the computer moves, it beeps and displays its move. Check out the display window—you’ll see the from and to squares of the computer’s move, along with the color and type of piece it is moving! Press the indicated piece down on the from square until you hear a beep. Move that same piece to the indicated to square and press it down to complete the computer’s move. And it’s your turn again…

1.4Change Your Mind? Take Back

When you’re playing chess against this computer, nothing is “set in stone”—you can change your mind or decide to play a different move whenever you want! When it’s your turn to move, simply press TAKE BACK, and the display will show the move to be taken back. Press the indicated piece down on the original to square, then press it down on the original from square to complete the take-back. Repeat this as often as you’d like, taking back up to 30 individual moves (or 15 moves for each side). To continue playing at any point, just make another move on the board.

After taking back a capture and/or pawn promotion, the computer will make sure that your board is still set up correctly by reminding you to put the captured piece and/or pawn back on the board! It does this by displaying the piece symbol and its square location. Put the indicated piece back on the board and press down on that square to complete the take-back.

MAKING THE COMPUTER’S MOVE:

AN EXAMPLE

After the computer displays its move, it’s up to you to make its move on the board. Here, the display indicates the computer wants to move its Black pawn (]!) from d7 to d5. Pick up the d7 pawn and press it down lightly on Square d7. Then, press the pawn down on Square d5. That’s it!

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When castling, first follow the take-back steps as described above for the King, and then do the same for the Rook to complete the take-back.

1.5Game Over? Why Not Play Again

Whenever you finish a game (or if you give up on your current game), it’s easy to start over again! Reset the computer by pressing the CLEAR and ENTER keys together, and a New Game tone tells you that the computer is ready for a new game. The same playing level will be in effect, but you can change it if you’d like, as explained in Section 3.

IMPORTANT: Resetting the computer for a new game clears your current game from the computer’s memory—be careful not to press these keys by mistake!

1.6Too Easy/Hard? Change the Level

When you first turn your computer on, it’s automatically set to Normal Playing Level D1 (five seconds a move). However, you have 64 different levels to choose from—you’ll want to try them all out! For descriptions of the playing levels and how to change levels, see Section 3.

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