Excalibur electronic 915-W manual Teaching, Training Features

7.4 Infinite search

73 is an infinite level. KingLEVELArthur will take as long to move as you want him to, or until he finds a mate position in

his search. 73 is perfect for problemLEVELsolving (see Chapter 10). You can also play against it. When you are tired of waiting for King Arthur to

move, press the key while the computer is thinking,MOVE and the computer will stop thinking and play the best move it’s found so far.

7.5 Fast level option

Pressing , then , will give youLEVELtwo level optionsOPTION.

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 on or off. Press CLEAR to exitFASToptions mode.

7.6 Random level option

Press the key until the

display showsOPTION“ ,” which

RAND

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 key to exit options mode.CLEAR

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 key and selecting the trainingMODEfeature you want by using the > key.

KING ARTHUR

CHAPTER 8:
TEACHING AND
TRAINING FEATURES
8.1 Piece Training Positions	Press MODE until “TrAIn” is
You can practice in eight dif-	displayed. Then press >. Look at
ferent training positions. There	the LCD to see which of the
are five special mini-games and	mini-games are displayed.
three mating-practice positions.	You’ll see that the mini-games
The mini-games	always include the king and
	pawns for both sides. In fact,
The most famous and success-	one mini-game contains just this
ful chess teachers in the world	material. The other four mini-
take their beginning students	games use kings and pawns, but
from the simple to the complex	add a different single piece to
by having them play “mini-	the exercise—knight, bishop,
games” of chess that concentrate	rook, and then queen.
on just one or more types of	Start with the basic king-and-
pieces. Even advanced players	pawns mini-game. Press > until
practice these basics, just as a	your display looks like the dia-
concert pianist continues to	gram below.
practice the scales so that they
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great trainer, your King Arthur		wdwdwdwd
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