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Level or Sudden Death Level you wish to play against. When an “O” appears on the display, the game you are play- ing can be rated. Since the game you are playing is rated, you cannot ask for a HINT, nor TAKEBACK a bad move, nor use SETUP to improve your position. You also cannot use the NEW GAME key to start over during a rated game. These conditions allow you to experience what it is like to play a game against an oppo- nent in a rated tournament. In rated tournaments a chess clock is always used, so that you play your moves within agreed upon time limits. Alexandra has a
If you attempt to use the HINT,
SETUP, TAKEBACK, or NEW GAME keys during your rated game, Alexandra will ask “Are you sure” and say what result (draw, win, or loss) will be scored if you press the YES
key.
During a rated game, if you are winning by 9.0 or more points and want Alexandra to resign, press NEW GAME. Alexandra will say “Are you sure I lose?” Alexandra will then wait for you to press YES.
Using
Verify Mode
At any time during a game when it is your move, pressing VERIFY will display the posi- tion of the Black queen. The letter B will be shown if a piece is black and a W will be shown for the white pieces. Pressing VERIFY a second time to check the position’s of White’s queen.
To verify the positions of the other pieces on the board, sim- ply press the key labeled with the desired piece symbol above it. If there are no pieces of the selected type on the board, the display will show “NONE.” To
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exit this verification mode, press the ON/CLEAR key.
Using
Setup Mode
At any time during a game when it’s your move, you may change the position on the board by adding a piece, removing a piece, or changing any of the
Removing A Piecekey
Press the SETUP . Then on the large sensory board, press the square the piece is on until the square on your display is empty. Press CLEAR to contin- ue the game.
Adding or Changing a
Pressiecethe SETUP key. Next press the key that indicates the type of piece you want to place on the board. Then on the large sensory board, press the square on the sensory board until the 19
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piece appears as the correct color on your display. Press CLEAR to continue the game.
Setting Up Special
Positions
This is another terrific feature that allows you to solve prob- lems that you see in magazines or newspapers, or that you make up yourself. It also allows you to enter game positions you want to play, or that you want Alexandra to look at, perhaps using the Infinite Search level. Normally, it is easier to start from an empty board to set up such problems. So first, press the OPTIONS key repeatedly until “CLRBR” (clear board) is displayed. Now press the SETUP key. You’ll see that the display will show “NONE,” indicating no kings.
On the large sensory board, press the square the White king is on. Next press the square the Black king is on once to place a