Excalibur electronic 908-EFG manual Book Opening Trainer, Tournament⋅ Level¬Type, Ply Level Type

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Tournament⋅ Level¬Type

Press the or the key to

select 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. Here are the choices:

40 TE030	45 TE045		40 TE100
40 TE130	35 TE130		45 TE155
40 TE200		45 TE225
40 TA030	45 TA045		40 TA100
40 TA130	35 TA130		45 TA155
40 TA200		45 TA225
40 TH030	45 TH045		40 TH100
40 TH130	35 TH130		45 TH155
40 TH200		45 TH225

⋅ ¬

Ply Level Type

Press the or the key to select the depth of search from 1 to 8 ply. A ply is one half- move.

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

MAtE Solver⋅ Level¬Type Press the or the key 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’s your turn to play.

Computers can

sometimes "lockup" due to static discharge or other electrical dis- turbances. If this should happen, use a slim, pointed object to press the button marked “ACL.”

Book Opening Trainer

Alexandra makes it easy for you to learn the same openings that world chess champions play! At the beginning of a game, you may choose to learn one of 32 popular book open- ings—ways to begin the game—used by chess masters. Press OPTIONS repeatedly to display “OPEN,” and then press the ⋅ or the ¬ key to select the number of the open- ing you want to learn. (See list on right.) Press the CLEAR key to return to normal play.

Now play a move. Alexandra will tell you if your move is not the correct opening move. To learn the correct move press CLEAR and then press HINT. When the computer comes back with its move, you will briefly see the word “OPEN” on the screen if you have anoth- er opening move to make. If the word “OPEN” does not appear, you may continue normal play.

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You have completed the train- ing for that opening line.

The names of the openings are: 1. Ruy Lopez, Open Defense

2. Ruy Lopez, Zaitsev Defense

3. Ruy Lopez, Exchange

4. Scotch Game

5. Scotch Four Knights

6. Giuoco Piano

7. Two Knights Defense

8. Four Knights

9. Petroff’s Defense

10. Sicilian Alapin Variation

11. Sicilian, Najdorf Variation

12. Sicilian, Dragon Variation

13. Sicilian, Keres Attack

14. Caro-Kann Defense

15. Panov-Botvinnik Attack

16. Caro-Kann Exchange Variation

17. Queen’s Gambit Declined

18. Lasker Defense, Queen Gambit Declind

19. Queen Gambit Declined Exchange Var.

20. Slav Defense

21. Queen’s Gambit Accepted

22. Nimzo-Indian Defense,