Excalibur electronic 404-2 How to Update Your Rating, Playing the Black Pieces, Draw Messages

now will enter setup mode with the chess board cleared of all pieces. You must place a White and Black king on the board to exit the setup mode.

SOUnd: Select between: ‘2’—All sound on; ‘1’—No sound on key presses; ‘0’—No sound, except for error buzzes.

SLEEP: Adjust the automatic shut off time with this key. Setting it to ‘0’ will disable auto shut-off altogether. FLiP: Use this option to flip the chess board around.

-SETUP KEY

Press this key to promote a pawn that reaches your opponent’s back rank to a piece other than a queen. (The promotion to a queen is the most common, so it is automatic). You can also use these keys to set up special positions (see page 14).

START KEY

Use this key to start a new game.

RATING KEY

Touch Chess rates your play. Use this key to view your current rating. Also use it to enter game results for a new rating if the ‘O’ symbol is on, showing you played a ratable game with no hints or take-backs.

How to Update Your Rating:

While viewing your rating with the ‘O’ symbol on, the first press of the OPTIONS key shows:

Win—If you won the game, press the RATING key to see your new rating. Or press OPTIONS a sec- ond time to show:

LOSE—If you lost the game, press the RATING key to see your new rating. Or press OPTIONS a third time to show:

DrAW—If you drew the game, press the RATING key to see your new rating, or press OPTIONS to return to your unchanged rating display.

Playing the Black Pieces

When you want to play the Black pieces (to let Touch Chess move first) press the MOVE key before you make your first move as White. You’ll see the White and Black pieces switch places immediately.

Draw Messages

During the game, Touch Chess will display the word DrAW if a three- time repetition of position occurs, or if there has been no pawn moved and no exchanges for 50 moves. When either of these situ-

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