gently on the indicated square, and the computer shows you where that piece came from by flashing that display and using board lights to point to that square. Press the piece down on the from square to complete the take-back. Repeat this as often as you’d like, taking back up to 50 individual moves (or 25 moves for each side). To continue playing at any point, just make another move on the board.

After taking back a capture, the computer will make sure your board is set up correctly by reminding you to put the captured piece back on the board. It displays the piece symbol, the location, and a “+” symbol, and turns on the board lights for that square. Put the indicated piece back on the board and press that square to complete the take-back.

1.5 Game Over? Why Not Play Again

Whenever you finish a game (or if you give up on your current game), it’s easy to start over again. Reset the computer to start another game by pressing NEW GAME, and a series of beeps tells you the computer is ready. The same playing level will be in effect, but you can change it if you’d like, as explained in Section 3.

IMPORTANT: Pressing NEW GAME clears your current game from the computer’s memory—be careful not to press this key by mistake!

1.6 Too Easy/Hard? Change the Level

When you first turn your computer on, it’s automatically set to Normal Playing Level A4 (five seconds a move). However, you have 64 different levels to choose from—you’ll want to try them all out! For descriptions of the playing levels and how to change levels, see Section 3.

2. MORE FEATURES TO EXPLORE

2.1 Whose Move? Check the Display

When the computer plays Black, it flashes a black square in the display while it is thinking. After it has moved, a white square shows that it is now White’s turn to move. You can tell at a glance if the computer is currently thinking, and which side is to move.

2.2 Special Chess Moves

Captures: To capture, press down on the piece you want to move, remove the captured piece from the board, and press your piece down on the square of the captured piece. Captures are displayed as in E5•F4.

NEED HELP CHOOSING A LEVEL?

SOME TIPS FOR YOU

¥Are you a beginning player? You have lots of choices! Check out the Fun Levels, the lower Training Levels, or the Self-Adaptive Weak Levels. These levels all restrict the computer’s search depth in different ways, resulting in weaker play and giving you the chance to learn more about the game and perhaps even beat the computer occasionally.

¥Are you an intermediate or more advanced player? Try the Normal, Training, or Tournament Levels. The Normal Levels range from easy all the way up to a difficult 10-minute re- sponse time, and the Tournament Levels are extremely challenging. And don’t forget to try the Blitz Levels for some fast and exciting games of Speed Chess. By the way, for Tournament and Blitz Games, you can activate the built-in Bronstein Clock, as you’ll see in Section 5.4.

¥Want to experiment? Use the Mate Search Levels to solve problems up to mate in eight—try searching from a position in one of your own games, or set up an actual mate problem.

Choose the Infinite Level to have the computer analyze complicated positions for hours or even days!

En Passant Captures: In this type of capture, the computer reminds you to remove the captured pawn by displaying the pawn’s position, along with a minus sign, and using two board lights to indicate that square. Press on the captured pawn before removing it from the board.

Castling: The computer automatically recognizes castling after the King is moved. After you have pressed the King down on its from and to squares, the computer uses the display and board lights to remind you to move the Rook. Press down on the Rook’s from and to squares to complete the move. Note that Kingside castling is displayed as 0-0, and Queenside castling as 0-0-0.

Pawn Promotions: When you promote a pawn, first make your

move as usual, pressing your pawn down on its from and to squares. Next, press the Piece Symbol Key for your desired promotion piece (%, $, #, or @). The computer recognizes your new piece immediately, and begins thinking about its next move. Remember to change your piece on

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Expert Travel Chess specifications

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