Setting UP Special Positions

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queen. If 26. … Qxh6, then White plays 27. Qxh6+ and will mate on h7.

At any time during a game when it is your move, you may change the position on the board by adding a piece or pieces, removing one or more pieces, or even changing any of the

pieces—for example, from a knight to a queen. Obviously, this feature lets you strengthen your side of the game or the computer’s, resurrect lost pieces, or even move your king out of an imminent checkmate threat.

9.3Adding a piece or changing the type of a piece

To add or change a piece, press SETUP, then press the key that indicates the type of piece you want to place on the board. Then press the square on the

up yourself. It also allows you to enter game positions you want to play, or that you want King Arthur to look at, perhaps using his Infinite Search level (see Chapter 7).

Normally, it is easier to start from an empty board to set up

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sensory board until the piece appears as the correct color on your display board. Press CLEAR to continue the game.

9.4Setting up special positions & problems

Using the three techniques

such problems. So first, press OPTION until “CLr Br” (clear board) is displayed. Then press the SETUP key. You’ll see that your display board is automati- cally cleared. The word “nOnE” will appear.

You’re ready to set up the kings in the new position.

Using the SETUP key, you can also set up a problem you want King Arthur to solve or a position you want to practice with King Arthur. Your LCD board display makes it easy to see the position and verify it as you’re setting it up. The whole process takes only a minute.

tinue the game.

9.2 Changing

the color of a piece

Press the SETUP key. Press the key that shows the same type of piece as the one that you want to change the color of. (The piece keys are located to the left of the display.) On the

above, you can easily relocate a piece by chossing its square, making it blank, and then choos- ing another square and setting up the piece once again.

This is another terrific feature that allows you to solve prob- lems that you see in magazines or newspapers, or that you make

(Notice that the SETUP key is also the king key.) Press the sen- sory board square on which one of the kings should stand. Push the square until the king is the proper color on your display. Then press the square on which the other king should stand;

9.1 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 con-

sensory board, then press the square of the piece until it appears the right color on your display. Press CLEAR to con- tinue.

Using the above three techniques, you can easily relocate a piece by choosing its square, making it blank, and then choosing another square and setting up the piece once again.