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3.7Changing levels of play
You can change levels by pressing the LEVEL key to increase the level one at a time. Pressing the > key increases the level by 10. Pressing the < key decreases the level by 10. (See chapter 7 for a full explanation of levels.)
the number of the current move. If instead you want to display the
To show all legal moves for a selected piece, press the OPTION button until HELP is displayed. Press the MOVE > key to turn on the option. The display will show HELP. Exit OPTION mode by pressing ON/CLEAR.
3.11 Displaying threats
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move he is considering, and clock times. These will be dis- played while the computer is thinking at its higher levels.
3.13Replaying
a variation
This feature is used best when playing without the physical pieces (See 3.5, above.) When
3.8 Display options
You have quite a choice of information that King Arthur will display for you. All of these options are made available by pressing the OPTION key until they are displayed. Then press > to turn these options on or off. Press the CLEAR key to exit
OPTION.
Displaying total game time used:
Your King Arthur normally shows the time taken for each move. With the “TotAL” option, you can instead choose to have the total game time displayed.
Displaying
the position score:
Your display normally shows
3.9Forcing King Arthur to move immediately
To interrupt King Arthur while he’s thinking and make him move immediately, press the MOVE key. King Arthur will make the best move he’s found so far. This feature can be very useful on higher levels, when King Arthur may take a while thinking about his moves.
3.3 Getting Hints
If you don’t know which move to make, or you simply want to see what King Arthur would rec- ommend, press HINT, and the display will show you the move King Arthur believes to be best.
King Arthur will tell you when there is a serious threat by dis- playing the “!” sign. (See also Section 5.4.) When this hap- pens, you can push the THREAT key, and King Arthur will flash the threatening move.
3.12Peeking into King Arthur’s brain on higher levels
At levels 6 and above, you can actually see what King Arthur is “thinking.” Press OPTION until “InFO” is displayed. Turn this option on by pressing > or <. Exit OPTION mode by pressing ON/CLEAR.
When turned on, this option will display the score, depth of search (number of moves King Arthur is “thinking ahead”), best
you want to take back a whole series of moves, press AUTO then TAKEBACK. King Arthur will take back all moves in his memory. If you change your mind, you can replay the entire string of moves by immediately pressing MOVE. (When “rPLAY” is no longer shown on the display, the last move of the variation has been reached.)
3.14Practicing blindfold chess
Very good players sometimes amaze people by playing with- out looking at the pieces and board. King Arthur gives you a chance to test yourself at this feat. To use this option, clear the large playing board of pieces.
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