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Normally, it is easier to start from an empty board to set up such prob- lems. So first, press 2nd then OPTIONS repeatedly until CLrBr (clear board) is displayed. Now press the SETUP key. You’ll see that your display board is automati- cally cleared, except for a White king.

Use the DIRECTION keys to move the White king to the correct square and press GO. Continue by placing the Black king on it’s square. (You can’t leave the SETUP mode until both the White and Black king are placed.) Black pawns will be the next piece to place, but you may repeatedly press the SETUP key to select the piece type you want to place on the board. To change the piece’s color, use the θ /ν key. Don’t forget to press GO to register the piece on the board.

Follow this procedure until all the pieces in the problem or position are completely set up. Finally, press CLEAR to play or to have Electronic Chess analyze the posi- tion.

Make sure that Electronic Chess knows which color is to move. When you first enter setup mode, you may change the color of the side to move by pressing θ /ν.

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1General. The two playersRules mustof Chessalternate in making one move at a time. The player with the white pieces moves first to start the game.

2. With the exception of castling (see below), a move is the transfer of a piece from one square to anoth- er square which is vacant or occu- pied by an enemy piece.

3. No piece, except the Knight may cross a square occupied by another piece.

4. A piece moved to a square occupied by an enemy piece cap- tures it as part of the same move. The captured piece must be imme- diately removed from the chess- board by the player making the cap- ture.

5. When one player moves into a position whereby he can attack the King, the King is in “Check”. His opponent must either

a) move the King

b) block the path of the attack ing piece with another piece, or

c) capture the attacking piece.

6. The game is over when there is

no escape for the King from an attacking piece. This is known as “Checkmate”.

7. The game is over when the king of the player whose turn it is to move is not in check and the player cannot make any legal moves. This is known as “Stalemate” and is con- sidered a drawn game.

TurnIndividualon the HELPMovesfeature under OPTIONS (see page 7). All legal moves for each selected piece will be shown at one time. You will quickly “learn by doing” the move- ments of all pieces.

1. The Queen can move to any square along the same row, column, or diagonals on which it stands, but cannot pass over an enemy piece.

2. The Rook can move to any square along the same row or col- umn on which it stands, but cannot pass over an enemy piece. See also Castling (right.)

3. The Bishop can move to any square along the diagonals on which it stands, but cannot pass over an enemy piece.

4. The Knight move is in the shape of an “L”, moving two squares up or down, and then one square over. Or it can be one square up or down, and then two over.

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square forward. On its first move it may move two squares forward. When capturing, it moves diagonal- ly (forward) one square. See also en passant (below.)

6.The King can move one square in any direction, as long as it is not

attacked by an enemy piece. See also Castling (below).

1.CastlingSpecialis a moveMovesof both the King and either Rook which counts as a single move (of the King) and is executed as diagrammed below:

To castle your King on Electronic Chess, simply move your King over two squares.

Castlinga) the Kingcannothas alreadyoccur if:been moved.

b) the Rook has already been moved.

c) there is any piece between the King and the Rook.

d) the King’s original square, or the square which the King must cross, or the one which it is to occu- py is attacked by an enemy piece.