The names of the openings are:

pressing MODE, then OPTIONS to

English

1.

Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation

display “G ME,” and then press-

2.

Ruy Lopez Closed Defense

ing the LAST PIECE or NEXT

3.

Ruy Lopez Open Defense

PIECE key to select a game num-

4.

Ruy Lopez Archangel Defense

ber.

5.

Giuoco Piano

Along with the game number, you

6.

Scotch Game

7.

Four Knights

will see the position of the game

8.

Petroff Defense

after the first two moves were

9. Vienna Game

played. Press the MODE/ON key

10.

Sicilian Defense

to return to normal play starting at

11.

Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon

move three. You take the winning

12.

Sicilian, Rossolimo Attack 1

side. The display will show your

13.

Sicilian, Dragon Variation

total great-game score in two digits

14.

Sicilian, Rossolimo Attack 2

(zero at the start) on the left. On the

15.

Caro-Kann Defense

16.

French Defense

right, the display also shows the

17.

French, Classical Variation

amount of points you will win if

 

 

 

you play the correct next great-

4.Steinitz, W. vs. Von Bardeleben, C., Hastings, 1895

5.Alekhine, A. vs. Tenner, O., Cologne, 1911

6.Gaudersen vs. Paul,

Melbourne, 1928

7.Lasker, Ed vs. Thomas,G., London, 1910

8.Steinitz, W. vs. Mongredien, A., London, 1862

9.Nimzowitsch, A. vs. Alapin, S., Riga, 1913

10.Capablanca, J. vs. Steiner, H., Los Angeles, 1933

11.Botvinnik, M. vs. Keres, P., The Hague, 1948

12.Banas, J. vs. Lukacs, P.,

Trnava, 1986

13.Karpov, A. vs. Korchnoi, V., Moscow, 1974

14.Spassky, B. vs. Petrosian, T., Moscow, 1969

15.Fischer, R. vs. Fine, R., New York, 1963

16.Portisch, L. vs. Johannessen, S.,

TheseHavana,famous1966games. by some of the most brilliant chess masters of all time can be found, along with explanations, in many books on chess.

Excalibur Electronics reserves the right to make technical changes without notice in the interest of

18.

French, Tarrasch Variation

game move.

19.

Queen’s Gambit Accepted

20.

Queen’s Gambit Declined

If you don’t play the correct great-

21.

Queen’s Gambit,

 

Semi-Slav Defense

game move, an error buzz will

22.

Queen’s Gambit,

sound and the points for this move

 

Tarrasch Defense

will be divided in half. If the bonus

23.

Queen’s Gambit, Slav Defense

goes to zero, the correct move will

24.

Nimzo-Indian, Rubinstein

automatically flash. Most moves

25.

Nimzo-Indian, Classical

start with 4 bonus points, but some

26.

Queen’s Indian Defense

brilliant moves start with 8 points.

27.

Queen’s Indian, Petrosian

The players, location, and date of

28.

Bogo-Indian Defense

29.

Gruenfeld Defense

the great games are:

30.

King’s Indi Defense

1. Anderssen, A. vs Kieseritsky, L.,

The moves and explanations of

London, 1851,

these famous openings are given in

"The Immortal Game"

many books on chess.

2. Anderssen, A. vs. Dufresne, J.,

 

Great Games

Berlin, 1852,

 

"Evergreen Game"

At the beginning of the game, you

3. Morphy, P. vs. Duke Karl

may select one of sixteen of the

& Count Isouard,

world’s greatest chess games by 10

Paris, 1858

Special Care

• Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping.

• Avoid moisture and extreme tempera- tures. Store away from windows andother direct sources of heat and cold, such as heat- ing, air vents or direct sunlight. For best results, use between the temperatures of 39º and 100º Fahrenheit (4º and 38º Celsius).

• Clean using only a slightly damp cloth. Do not use cleaners with chemical agents.

 

Battery Information

 

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

 

• Do not mix alkaline & standard

 

(carbon zinc) or rechargeable

 

(nickel cadmium) batteries.

 

• Install batteries so that the polarity

 

(+ and -) matches the diagrams in

 

the battery compartment.

 

• Your LCD Chess Computer uses

 

3 “AAA” batteries.

 

• Weak batteries should be replaced

 

immediately.

 

• Before changing batteries, turn the unit off.

 

• Do not attempt to recharge

 

non-rechargeable batteries.

 

• Remove rechargeable batteries from the

 

unit before charging them.

 

• Charge rechargeable batteries only under

 

adult supervision.

 

• Use only batteries of the same type and

 

equivalency.

 

• Remove exhausted batteries from the unit.

 

• Do not short circuit supply terminals.

 

• Keep the packaging—it contains

11

important information.

 

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Excalibur electronic LCD CHESS manual Special Care, Battery Information

LCD CHESS specifications

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