Excalibur electronic 915-3 manual King Arthur

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ongratulations! You now own King Arthur, not just a terrific Cchess player, but your own personal chess trainer. You’ll be amazed at his strong, insightful play and delighted by his many unique features, those that make playing chess and improving

fun! One of these innovative features is the LCD that automatically shows you the current board position, and lots of other information, at all times!

Take a moment to notice that every square on King Arthur’s chess board has a unique “address,” a letter and number that corresponds to the file and rank of the square. This is the same system used by chess masters the world over. King Arthur uses these square designations to communicate with you about the game. Of course, he shows you the moves on his unique display as well.

The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword, Excalibur, from which we take our company name . With

this unique weapon in his hands, he could not be vanquished. Although Excalibur Electronics can’t claim the magi-

cal secrets of Merlin, King Arthur’s court wizard, sometimes our patented technology may make it seem as if we could.

King Arthur chess is another unmatched innovation of

Excalibur Electronics.

We make you think.

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KING ARTHUR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: QUICK START & THE BASICS. . . . . . . . . . page 6

1.1Installing the batteries

1.2Finding the pieces

1.3Setting up the pieces

1.4Making your move

1.5Moving King Arthur’s piece as displayed —you’ve got a game going!

1.6Putting a game “on hold”

CHAPTER 2: KEY FUNCTIONS & GENERAL LAYOUT . . page 10

CHAPTER 3: SPECIAL KEYS AND FEATURES . . . . . . . page 12

3.1Starting a new game

3.2Playing the Black pieces from the start of a game

3.3Switching sides during a game

3.4Adjusting the display contrast

3.5Playing without the physical pieces

3.6Change your mind? Take your move back!

3.7Changing levels of play

3.8Display options

3.9Forcing King Arthur to move immediately

3.10Getting hints

3.11Displaying threats

3.12Peeking into King Arthur’s brain on higher levels

3.13Replaying a variation

3.14Practicing blindfold chess

3.15Turning off the sound

3.16King Arthur versus King Arthur—“automatic pilot”

3.17Human versus Human

3.18Automatic shut-off

3.19Flip Option: Playing Black from the LCD-Side

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Contents King Arthur Operating ManualKing Arthur Table of Contents Quick Start Installing the batteriesSetting up the pieces Finding the piecesMoving King Arthur’s piece-you’ve got a game going Putting a game on holdKEY Functions General Layout Starting a new game Adjusting Display contrastSwitching sides during a game Playing the Black pieces from the start of a gameReplaying Variation Changing levels of playDisplaying threats Display optionsHuman versus human Turning off the soundKing Arthur versus King Arthur- automatic pilot Automatic shut-offSubmitting a game for rating Two-player modeViewing your rating CheckSome Special Chess Moves TOO HARD? TOO EASY? ALL about Levels Fast level option Infinite searchRandom level option Piece Training PositionsMate-problem training Mating-practice positionsMULTI-MOVE setting up your own opening positions Great GamesErs know many such games by heart Jose Capablanca vs. Herman Steiner, Los Angeles Adding a piece or changing the type of a piece Setting UP Special PositionsSetting up special positions & problems Changing Color of a pieceImportant Technical Details ACL buttonBattery Information Warranty
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