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Sudden Death Level Type

Press the Í or Î button to select the amount of time in minutes for the entire game. If you run out of time you lose or forfeit, FORFT will be shown on the display. After every move, you receive a bonus 10 seconds to make up for the time it takes to enter your move.

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Tournament Level Type

Press the Í or Î button to select the the amount of time in HOURS:MINUTES format to play the number of moves shown on the left side of the display. If you run out of time before you play the indicated number of moves, you lose or forfeit, FORFT will be shown on the display. After every move, you receive a bonus 10 seconds to make up for the time it takes to enter your move.

40 T 030 45 T 045 40 T 100 40 T 130 35 T 130 45 T 155 40 T 200 45 T 225

PLy Level Type

Press the Í or Î button to select the depth of search from 1 to 8 ply. A ply is one half move.

PLY 1	PLY 2	PLY 3	PLY 4
PLY 5	PLY 6	PLY 7	PLY 8

MAtE Solver Level Type

Press the Í or Î button to select the number of moves to mate the program will search. nOnE will appear if no mate is found.

MAtE 1 MAtE 2 MAtE 3 MAtE 4 MAtE 5 MAtE 6 MAtE 7 MAtE 8

Note: You can only change the level while it is your turn to play.

Rating

To view your rating, press MENU repeat- edly until RATE is shown.Your current rating appears on the display.

To have your rating change, you must complete a rated game on a tournament or sudden death level.

When you are ready to play a rated game, select the RATE option.

1.Press the MENU key repeatedly until you see RATE appear.

2.Press Í or Î button to turn the option On.

3.Press CLEAR.

Finally select the Tournament Level or Sudden Death Level you wish to play against.

When O appears on the display, the game you are playing can be rated. Since the game you are playing is rated, you cannot ask for a HINT, nor UNDO a bad move, nor use SETUP to improve your position. You also cannot use the NWGAM option to start over during a rated game.

These conditions attempt to allow you to experience what it is like to play a game against an opponent in a rated tourna- ment. In rated tournaments a chess clock is always used, so that you play your moves within agreed upon time limits. Your Touch Chess 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 will ask "SURE?". It will do the

same thing if you try to start a New Game, use SETUP, or change the LEVEL. Touch Chess will rate the game a loss for you if you are losing and a draw if the position is equal. If you are sure, press the key once more, otherwise press

CLEAR.

During a rated game if you are winning by 9.0 or more points and want Touch Chess to resign, press MENU then GO. Touch Chess will show "SURE?". Touch Chess will then wait for you to press GO once more.

Piece Training

There are five special mini-games and three mate training positions. The most famous and successful chess teachers in the world take their beginning students from the simple to the complex by having them play "mini-games" of chess that concentrate on just one or more types of pieces. Even advanced players practice these basics, just as a concert pianist con- tinues to practice the scales so that they remain second nature. Like any great trainer, Touch Chess will play you these special practice games.

First make sure you are at the start of a game. Now press MENU until TRAIN is displayed. Then press the Î key. The

mini-games always include the king and pawns for both sides. In fact, one mini- game contains just this material (see fig- ure on left).

The other four mini-games use kings and pawns, but add a different single piece to the exercise-knight, bishop, rook, and then queen.

Start with the basic king and pawns mini- game.

Make your first move. Your object, as in regular chess, is to checkmate the king. Normally, this means both sides will try to force a pawn through to the other side of the board safely to promote it to a queen. You'll learn lots of principles, tricks, and traps in this training mode that will win you many full-fledged chess games!

Checkmate Training

The main objective in the game of Chess is to checkmate your opponents king. Touch Chess, has three special positions that are shown after the five piece train- ing mini games. The Black king will be in the center of the board in those positions. Select one of those positions to practice and improve your technique to check- mate your opponent’s king.

Using Setup Mode

At any time during a game when it is your move, you may change the position on the board by adding a piece, removing a piece, or changing any of the pieces—for example, from a queen to a knight.

Removing A Piece

Press MENU repeatedly until SETUP is shown, and then press GO. Then

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