Excalibur electronic 404-2 manual LajosPortischvs.Johannessen, Havana,1966, Using Setup Mode

16.LajosPortischvs.Johannessen,	piece, removing a piece, or chang-
Havana,1966	ing any of the pieces—for exam-
During the first half of this game, a	ple, from a queen to a knight.
Queen's Gambit Slav, the great	Removing A Piece
Hungarian grandmaster Lajos
Portisch locks up the center with a	Press 2nd then the -SETUP key.
d4-e5 structure by move 14. This	Now repeatedly press the square
gives him a "beachhead" on e5 and	the piece is on until the square on
makes it hard for Black to counter-	your display is empty. Press 2nd to
attack in the center, which is the	continue the game.
standard antidote for an attack on	Adding or Changing a Piece
the wing. The next stage starts with
16. h4. Portisch announces his	Press 2nd, then the -SETUP key.
intention to attack on the kingside.	Now press the square you want to
He refrains from castling his own	modify. Use the -SETUP or +NEXT
king into safety because he knows	keys to choose the correct piece.
it’s safe enough in the center, at	Press the 2nd key to continue.
least for the time it will take him to	Setting Up Special Positions
break through with his attack.
When Black tries to trade off pieces	This is another terrific feature that
with 17. … Bxf3, Portisch sacrifices	allows you to solve problems you
a knight for an unstoppable attack	see in magazines or newspapers,
with 18. Bxh6 and then calmly	or that you make up yourself. It
moves his king to the second rank	also allows you to enter game
to bring his other rook into the	positions you want to play, or that
game. His Rxh4 was another bril-	you want Touch Chess to look at,
liant sacrifice that crushes any hope	perhaps using the Infinite Search
of defense. In the final position,	level.
Black resigns because White will	Normally, it is easier to start from
simply play 26. Rxh6+, winning the
Black queen. If 26. … Qxh6, then	an empty board to set up such
White plays 27. Qxh6+ and will
mate on h7.	Computers can sometimes "lock
Using Setup Mode	electrical disturbances. If this
At any time during a game when it	up" due to static discharge or other
	object to press the
	should happen, use a slim, pointed
is your move, you may change the	button marked “RESET.”
position on the board by adding a 13