Excalibur electronic Ivan II manual Touch, Are YOU SURE?

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SETUP KEY: Press this key to
set up special positions (see
page 9.) You can also use this
key to promote a pawn that
reaches	your opponent’s			back
rank to a piece other than a
queen. (The promotion to a
queen is the most common, so it
is automatic.)
LEVEL KEY: Press this key to
check the level of play . Use the
or the		key to change the
level.	Repeatedly		press		the
LEVEL key to change the level
type (for more information, see
“Levels of Play,” page 5).
MULTI-MOVE KEY: Press this
key to toggle between 2PLAYR
and 1PLAYR. While in 2 player
mode the symbol “=” will be
diplayed. Use 2 player mode to
play another person, or to enter
a favorite opening (see page 7).
AUTO KEY: Press this key to
toggle	between 0PLAYR				and
1PLAYR. While in			0	player
mode the symbol “#” will be
displayed. When in			0	player
mode, have Ivan II, the
Conqueror		Talking	Chess		Set
finish a game for you automati-
cally by pressing the MOVE key
(also turn		TOUCH	option		on,

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see page 4). You may press
AUTO to stop auto play.
REPEAT KEY: If you didn’t see
where Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set moved, use
this key (before any other) to
hear	the			move	announcement.
Also this key usually repeats the
last phrase said.							the
RATING KEY: Ivan II,
Conqueror Talking Chess							Set
rates your play! Use this key to
view your current rating. You
must turn the RATE Option							ON,
and play a Tournament or
Sudden Death level to have your
rating change.
/NO KEY: Use this key to
decrease a setting or to answer a
question				like	“ARE	YOU
SURE?”.
/YES KEY: Use this key to
increase a setting or to answer a
question				like	“ARE	YOU
SURE?”.				KEY:	Pressing		the
OPTIONS
OPTIONS				key displays		the last
changed option. To select or
change an option, use the							or
the		key. To view a different
option,			repeatedly press				the
OPTIONS or the RATING key.

Options Before the

Game Starts

: Select one of 32 book openingOPEN lines of play (See page 7.)

: Select one of eight trainingTRAIN positions. Positions with the Black king in the mid- dle give you practice in check- mating the Black king (See page 8.)

Options Before and

During the Game

: Your display normally showsSCOREthe number of the current move. If instead you want to see the piece-score of your current position, turn this option on.

The scoring totals the follow- ing values: Pawns—1, Knights —3, Bishops—3, Rooks—5, and Queen—9.

HELP: When turned on, all
legal moves for the FROM square
piece will be shown at one time.
INFO: When turned on, this
option will display the score,
depth of search (number of
moves Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set is “thinking
ahead”), and best move it is con-
sidering playing. These will be
displayed while the computer is
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RATE: Turning this option ON
will enable your rating to be
updated if you select a tourna-
ment or a sudden death type
level to play against. Turn this
option off, when you want to
practice on those levels. During
a rated game the ‘O’ symbol will
appear as a reminder. When the
‘O’ symbol is on, you will hear
an “ARE YOU SURE” warning
if you try to TAKEBACK mis-
takes, adding pieces in Setup
mode, ask for a Hint, or try to
start a NEW GAME	before the

game is completed. If the score is greater than 9.0, you can claim a victory with the

GAME key.NEW

: Use this option to clearCLRBRthe chess board for easier problem setup. Pressing the key now, will enter setup modeSETUP with the chess board cleared of all pieces. You must place a White king and a Black king on the board to exit setup mode. : Use this option to turn mostIVANof the speech off. Some warnings such as “CHECK” and “ARE YOU SURE”, will still

be heard however.