Excalibur electronic 404ET-CC 001 B 002 B 003 B, 005 B 007 B 010 B, 45T045 40T60 40T90, 40T030

B 001 B 002 B 003 B 004						make up for the time it takes to enter your
B 005 B 007 B 010 B 015						move.	45T045		40T60		40T90
Fixed Time Level Type						40T030
Press	the	U n d o or Hint			button to	35T130	45T155	40T120		45T145
						PLy Level Type
select 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45									Hint button to
seconds, and 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00,						Press the	U n d o or
5:00 minutes per move. FIXED Time						select the depth of search from 1 to 8 ply.
Level "inf" is infinite time, and will only						A ply is one half move.				PLY 4
stop thinking when the GO key is						PLY 1	PLY 2	PLY 3
pressed, or a mate is found.						PLY 5	PLY 6	PLY 7		PLY 8
F 001 F 002 F 003 F 005						MAtE Solver Level Type
F 010 F 015 F 020 F 030						Press the	U d o or		Hint button to
F 045 F 100 F 130 F 200
						select the number of moves to mate the
F 230 F 300 F 500 F inF						program will search. n O n E				will appear
Sudden Death Level Type						if no mate is found.
Press	the		U d o or Hi t button to			MAtE 1 MAtE 2 MAtE 3 MAtE 4
						MAtE 5 MAtE 6 MAtE 7 MAtE 8
select the amount of time in minutes for
the entire game. If you run out of time						Note: You can only change the level
you lose or forfeit, F O R F T					will be	while it is your turn to play.
shown on the display. After every move,						To view	Rating				MENU
you receive a bonus 10 seconds to make							your	rating, press
up for the time it takes to enter your						repeatedly until R A T E is shown. Your
move.
S 05	S 10		S 15	S 20		current rating appears on the display.
						To have your rating change, you must
S 30	S 45		S 60	S 90
						complete a rated game on a tournament
Tournament Level Type						or sudden death level.
Press	the		U n d	or Hint button to		When you are ready to play a rated game,
						select the	R A T E option.
select	the		amount of time in
HOURS:MINUTES format to play the						1. Press the MENU key repeatedly until
number of moves shown on the left side						you see R A T E appear.
of the display. If you run out of time
before you play the indicated number of						2. Press	U d o or Hint button to turn
moves, you lose or forfeit, F O R F T will						the option On.
be shown on the display. After every						6 3. Press CLEAR.
move, you receive a bonus 10 seconds to

Finally select the Tournament Level or				them play "mini-games" of chess that
Sudden Death Level you wish to play				concentrate on just one or more types of
against.				pieces.	Even advanced players practice
When O appears on the display, the game				these basics, just as a concert pianist
you are playing can be rated. Since the				continues to practice the scales so that
game you are playing is rated, you cannot				they remain second nature.		Like any
ask for a HINT, nor UNDO a bad move,				great trainer, Touch Chess II will play
nor use SETUP to improve your position.				you these special practice games.
You also cannot use the	NWGAM option			First make sure you are at the start of a
to start over during a rated game.				game. Now press MENU until T R A I N
These conditions attempt to allow you to				is displayed. Then press the		Hint key.
experience what it is like to play a game				The mini-games always include the king
against an opponent in a rated
tournament. In rated tournaments a chess
clock is always used, so that you play
your moves within agreed upon time
limits. Your Touch Chess II computer has
the chess clock built in to it.
If you attempt to use the	HINT or UNDO
keys during your rated game, Touch
Chess II will ask "SURE?". It will do the
same thing if you try to start a New
Game, use SETUP,	or	change	the	and pawns for both sides. In fact, one
LEVEL. Touch Chess	II	will rate	the
				mini-game contains just this material (see
game a loss for you if you are losing and
				figure below).
a draw if the position is equal. If you are
sure, press the key once more, otherwise				The other four mini-games use kings and
press CLEAR.				pawns, but add a different single piece to
During a rated game if you are winning				the exercise-knight, bishop,		rook, and
				then queen.
by 9.0 or more points and want Touch						and pawns
Chess to resign, press MENU then GO.				Start	with the basic king
Touch Chess II will show "SURE?".				mini-game.
Touch Chess II will then wait for you to				Make your first move. Your object, as in
Piece Training				regular chess, is to checkmate the king.
				Normally, this means both sides will try
There are five special mini-games and				to force a pawn through to the other side
three mate training positions. The most				of the board safely to promote it to a
famous and successful chess teachers in				queen.	You'll learn lots of	principles,
the world take their beginning students				tricks, and traps in this training mode that
from the simple to the complex by having				7 will win you many full-fledged chess games!