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INlRODUCTION
YourGo ChessChampion 2150Lis an ad. vanced chesscompuler endorsed by world chesschampion GarryKsparov. Andeven lhoughit has powerand fealures lhal can maslers, il also levels challenge chess ollrs ol ply lora chess oovice.{Therear alotalol64 lsvels dillrenl ol play) ll youwantlo playchesswith a iiiend,you can havolhe ChessChampion 2150Lrelere arelsg|. lh gamolo bsuralllhemovss lor advice You can evenasklhe compuler gm. duflnga two-person youcanusslhe LcD display Flnally, lo s the compulr's thoughlprocess whsn il is yo the ChessChmpion 2150Laulomaliclly playlng a gmwilh you.ForeJmpl6, planslo reglslrslhs movesyou mksIn ils memory can sewhal movslhe compulor exDects nd on lls buillln LCDchssboafd display. meksnxtendwhatths comDulor The display slso provlds varlsty ol olhr you lo do allr lhal. hslplr.il Inlormellon duringplay. All ol lh6selalurs. andolhers vou'lllrn makeyour 21501lsls yo lek aboul6 you rsdlhls manual, The ChessChampion 2150L oneollhe mostverChamplon backup lo 50 moves whichcanbs sxlrsms- Chss availablely helplul in sluding andlearning mor aboul aaliischesscompulrs lhs game.

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USINGTHIS MANUAL
Bslors you begin usingthe compuler, we andSstting UpPosilions"explain6 "vrifying sugggstlhal you al lesl rcd "Gelting how you can verily nd/or sel up special posltaons, Started". ll explains the basics: . Howto makemovos Moro Dtalromlhcomputor'tells " Gotiing yoLi you aboulall the extrainformtion . Howto coatgct can sflofs gel ffom the computer. . Howlo understand alllhelhings lhatmight Not: This compuler has beenprogrammoccrduring normelgame play you. lt knowsall lh6 ed to chsss with Then,whsnyou'velearned thebasics, refer rules including n pasofthegame, castling, t0lhe otherseclions ol this manual to lrn promolion, snl, under stalemat, and draw aboul lhe computer's more advanced threefold rpalition or by lhs SGmov rul. by features as oullinsdblow: Sometimes lhe computer might appear lo be the dil. plying "Setling Levlsof Play' dgscribos obeyiregularlywhenil is actually ferentlevels ol playandhowto selectthem. ing thessrules.ll you are nol familiar wilh Fealures" descibes olhefuseful the rulesof chss. be sureto ad lh suo"Additional leaturesthl a buill intothe computer. pliedpamphlet RulesofChsss. lfyou calted yourlocallibraryis ndmoreinformlion, sureto havsseveral bookson the subjecl.

GETTING STARTED
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Your chesscompuler is powered by si)(C batleries,For xtr long batlrylite, use RadioShack/Tandy alkaline batleries {Cat. No.23-551). To install the batteies:

Whenballerypowerbocomes low: 1. Havea newsetof batleries redyblore removing lhe old ones. 2. Turn oft the computr by pressing

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1 . Remove lhe battsrycompanment covr by pressing ils lalchtoward lh cnterof lhe gamand lirlingotl th cover. 2 . Inserl sixC batteries, observing rhepolaily (+ ad -) m*ed in lhe comparlment. 3. Replace the battsry compaltment cover. 4 . PressISTOPI it pproprile. press 5 . Press andholdthslPLAYlkeyand lhe [Gol ky ro initialize the computer. The computer conducts a quickself-test of all ils eleclronic conponenls. Then,it is readyto plychsswilh youA set of alkalne balteriesprovidesabour 100 hours ol ply ng lime.

3. lurn the computer overso thatlhe ACL bulton'slabl appearsight-side-up lo This positions lhe memory baltrios in the row nearest lo you.You mustrmove and replace lhessbatleiesin 10secoods or less, lo preserve lhe currentgame.

Cu on : Ths lollowingprocodurssrsesall Whsnyouare al home,you can usan AC hsmoryinformation in yourchess compuler. adaDler 273-1455, lor {Cat.No.lor Canada: procduro you Use this only when afe sur6 Auslralia: 2739663,for U.K.: 2737000)lo ls locksduD, power lhs compuler ndsavsyor.if batldriss, lh comoulr (do6s pfo. llth computor locks nol rospond p6rlyto any ol lh butlons), prsslSTOPl. Then,uselhelip ol penor pencillopress IACLIon lhe back ol lh6 unit lor several seconds. This reselslhe compulor andclears Th compulor all ol th computef memofy. conduclsa quick sll-leslof all its loctronic componenls. Thn,it is readyto playchss

USING AN AC ADAPTER

USING THEACLBUTTON

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IIiOVINGTHE CHESSPIECES
end iniOncyouhaveinslelld th balteries youar6 radyto play taaliz6d the compulr, yourljlsl gamwilh lhe compulfst up lh pieces posltion in thopning withlhswhit piecesnarest lo you, 1. Pross to sel all th piscs INEWGAMEI lo theirstarlinqposilions on th display (andin th compuleas momory). 2, Prsssdownlhe pieceyouwantlo mov on ils currnt souare.A shorl beo soundsand rcrlcolumnindicalofs flash lo porrl to lhe pisceyou a moving, youpby lh whitpics Note: Normally, and lhe computer Plays black. See .changing sides".

1. PressISTOPI to turn ofl th computer. 2. PIugthe adapler inlolh compulr's DC powermodulo 3. Plugth6 adpter's inlo a slendard Ac oullstandoperale lhocomNotos: . Turnoft lhe compuler blore disconnclinglhe adaplertrom thcompulr orlrom lh wall. . To ensure thal lhe conlenls ol the mmoryr nol losl. you shouldkeep goodbatle os in th6compulreven whsn youars usingan adaptsr, ll batl6 es are memory nol installed, dta aslosl whn you unpluglhe adapter.

3. Placelhs pieceon the square you want lo moveit lo and pressit downagain. Anotherbep soundsand the move is reflecld on thcomputr's disptay. This meansthal th computr has accgpted your move, and lhe computerbggins ,irktl,g aboui jts move. Note: Al the beginning ot a gam,lhecom, pulefs moves are often instntaneous becauso lhe computer is playing movesthat are stored in its opening book memory.

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SpecialMovesand Capturing

To captureone ol youropponenl s pieces, yousrmply moveoneoJyouf piecesontothe piece'ssquare. captured ln caseof an en passanl capture, the computerusesthe rowcolumnindicalors to remrno you lo removeth capluredpawn, {Pressit downbefoferomovinq it.) How the Computer Makes Whencastling, makethe k'ng's movetirst. Moves Inen, rhecomputer ussthe row/cotumn rn1. Whentbo computer is readylo makea drclors lo rmindyou to movelhe rook. move, il sounds a high-pitched doubte Whn youpromote a pawn, it is automatjcaltv beepand tufison ro cotumn indicators changedinto a queen on the computer,a to indical the picit wanrslo move. display.lf you wish,to underpromote the The computer indicates pawn,do so in lhe lollowing ils movon the manneri LCDdisplayby lernately showing the a. Press downthepawnandremove ilJrom piscejnilscufinlandnwtocdsifed lions. The computeralso indjcates its b. Presslhe rook,bjshop, or knightpiece moveat the borom of the display. For butlonlo lett lhe compuler whichpiece the pwnto, Youre promoling pLAy (l!. ) d5 Ea c. Press downlhe piceyou havechosen on lhe promotion square, Thelerer/number coodjnales (d5E4)inWhenthe compuler promotes a pawn,it indicat lhecurrent andnewposjtions ol th dicalesthe desiredpromotion pi6cethe computer pieceat e wantsto move. bollomol its disptay. 2. Press downthejndicated piece on itscurrenl square. The row/column indicrors nowshowyouwhete lhe computerwants to moveth piece. 3. I\,4ove the pieceto rhe indicated square ndprsssit downro comptete the move.

lllegalMoves
lJyou allsmptro mak6an illegalmove.the computordoes nolaccepl th6movo, Instead. il conlinueslo llash lhe row/column indicalors lorlhe currenl oosition ol the oiec you are lryinglo movs.The compuler wjll displayCLr (coordinales) to showyou the youpressod, wrongsquro Press downthe pi6ceon the indicated square and it will 16you lo replace mand lh6 pagcs backto lhe righllocalion byshowing Put(piece sylnbol, coofdinates) t the bolom of th6 LcD. lf youdo notcor.ecllyexecut thscomputer's mov,lhe computer soundsn errorlon6 andconlinues to indicale lhe moveil wanls. piece Besurto pressdownlhecompuler's on lhe squareit indical6s. _+"will A ppear on th displayonly in Anlysis modeand normal cout-up or counldol/t window whnoneol the kings is beingchscked. ll gameendsin checkmale, aulappears on lh6 display andan ndolamelonesounds. ThWH|TEor BLCK indicator lighls lo lell you which side has

O.aw by Threetold Repetilion - lh6 sams boardposition has occurred thretim6sin lhe game.Th display shows:

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Dlrw by the Fllly-itove Rule - lh6r have bn50 moves withoula caDture or oawnadvanc. The disolav shows:

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CHECK, MATEAND DRAW

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BEGINNING A NEWGAME

To slart a new gam6al any limo and lrom ny modeof operalion, simplypressINEW lllh computer anliciotes a torcedmat6.it (lowGAMEI. The new-game signalsounds displays M in', al rhe bottom ol the display. highlow-high) and lhe computer nl6fs lhe Thismans the compulerwillsnd the gams norml mode. Prossing GAMEI cl6rs INEW oy mate In n moves. lhe cunentgam6andresets thernsmory, so It a gamsnds in a drsw,th6 end-of-game be crelulnot lo orssil bv mislaks, andlhedrawindiclor signalsounds appears Nol: lf you ccidsntallypress [NEW on thdisplay. Thecompuler recognizeslour youmayreplay GAMEI, lhe gameup to lh laslmoves dscrlbsd in " Replayingan Draw by Slalemate- lhe side waitingto Gme-. moveis notincheckbul hasno legalmoves. The displayshows:

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USING THE CHESS CLOCKS

In a normalgame, twoclocksappoar al lhe botlom ot lh display. Thykeeplrackol lh6 tolallimeeachsideusesin thegame. Iniliaf lv, hours, minules and seconds are displayed. Altr 10 hours, lhs display (wath lo hoursand minules a H on changes digit). th lettmosl

TURNING OFFTHE SOUND

lJlhecompuler's beeps afdistracling lo you youcanlum otl lhe or olhers durang a gam, soundby prssing Pssinglhe ISOUNDI. bullon again lurnsthesound backon.{Adouble beepsounds lo conlirm this.)You must carefully walch lheindicalo andthdisplay it you playwilhoutlhe sound. Thecomputsr lgmmbers lhe sound selting lo {on or olr) svsn whenyou pressISTOPI lurn otf the computer.

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TURNING OFFTHECOMPUTER
prsssISTOPI. To turnotl thcompulr, You Both clocksar resetro 0:00:oo whenyou anv tim . 6ven prssINW youmakewhite's can lum oll lh comoutr Whn GAME]. (white'sclock whsnthe computer is thinking. Thn,il you lifst move, black's clock slarts. press[GOl,thcomputer comes backlo life doesnl aclually slartunlilil s limelor whale s play(venlhe andconlifluesto clocklimes socond movo). Theclocks alsokplrackol W suggesl thal you lhs timwhenlwo peopls areplaying against re held in memory.) youwantlosuspend whenevr acholhsr wilh ths computer as a reler. pross ISTOPI for morlhana lw minutes. (Se.Play wilh Two People".) ThisconIt you inteF Dlav serues ballerypowerandprevefllsconlusion rupla gamsbypressing clocks bolh lSTOPl. slop and lhe compuler rmembers lhe cu playby Wilhafreshslol batteris rnlpiecposilions unlilyouresume insralled ndthe prssins lGOl. compLier ofl. lhe comouler can rlainthe gamsslatus currenl andolhermemory inlorTHINKING DURING THEOPPO. malon lof uo lo two voarc.

NENT'STIME

You can lookal lhe boardand think bout your nexl move whil the compuler |s dscidingon its move.Wl/... the computer cando lhe same. Thissomelimes allows the cofiputerlomaka movalmost immediat, ly ailer your move,evnin lh middleol a gameplayedal one ot lhe higherlevels. In allbutlh novice levls,lho computsr ies lo anlicipat lhe moveyou ar likely to make andlo clcults its resoonses lof vourmove while you re lhinking. ll lhe cornpuler gusses correclly, lher is no reasonlor it lo conlinue calculting, ll makes [s move im-

SETTING LEVELSOF PLAY

Yourchesscomputor has a tolatot 64 difYoucanchange the playlevlatthe beginlerenl play levels.They inctudtvets tor ningol, or al anylimeduringgme.Once casual play, tournamnts, speed chess, you havselecled the desired level,press gameanalysis, problem sotving, nd eight INORI4ALI to returnlo normalply. (The specialnovicelevelsfor beginnrs. IVODindicatorchangeslogrn.)The.e Thelevels areidentified remains youchange until it,even by the row(.t-8)and levelsetling (A"H)indicators column on the bord. When if you bgin a new gams or turn off the you initializethe computer,tevet A3 is aulomtically selectod. Youcanveritythis by Note:lf youchangethe levelwhite thecompressing ILEVELI.The MODE indicator pulerislhinking, youmustpress lPLAYlafrer tlashes orange, indicating thecomputeris in youpresslNoRlvlALlto exitthelevelmode. lhe lvel mode, and the row/column inThistsllsthecomputer to start thinking again. ponl lo squareA3. dicators Also 0:05/1L appearc CASUAL PLAYLEVELS (A1-A8) on the disptay. The highlighted L indicatesth computeris in the Thelilsl eightlevels (A1-Aq aredesigned lor casualplay.LevelA1 is the easiost andA8 is lhe mostdiflicult. While you re in the levelmode,you can Thecomputr's avege lime lo makea p,ayincrass changelhe levelas follows: as the tevel The average time tor th Press [+1. The row/column indicators ol playincreases. compulers movs at each level are: changeto indiclesquareA4 (tevetA4). press Repeatedly through att64 [+llo step Lv.l Av..g.llno Dl.pl.y Det Mov. levels in sequence The l-l button {A3-Ha). lels you movebackward A1 per move 0:01/1 through 1 socond the levets. L A2 per move 0:02/1 2 sconds L TheITAB/COLORI bultoncanhelpyou slep A3 pr 5 seconds move 0:05/1 L lhrough lhe levels morcquickly. Pressinglhis A4 pr move 0:15/1 15 seconds L bultonadvances lhe indicaled lovelacross per move 0:30/1 A5 30 seconds L lhe columns. Usethe ITAB/COLORI butron per move 1:00/1 A6 1 minute L to selecr rhedesired column. Then, use[+l prmove 2:00/1 A7 2 minls L or [-l to seleclthe desired row. p6r move 3:00/1 AB 3 minuis L

The lisledtimesaf avergod ovef a large numbr ofmovs. Inths bsginning ndnear lhe end ol the gme,lhecomputer lendsto playlaster. Inlh middle ot a game, lhecomputer longer lo make mighllakoconsiderably

For thsl6vels,the displayindicales lh lenglh otllrnefor lhe movss andth numbsr ol movson lhe letl handsid as primafy lime conoland secondary lime conlrol on lh6 righl. For exampl, the displaylor lhe lvel85 is 2:30/50 L 1:00/20. In accordance wilh lournarnsnl regulalions, THE TOURNAMENT LEVELS anyljmoremaining iroma previous tim6con, (81-Bs) lrolisddd tothenxt timecontrol, Forsxillh compulof hasmdlhe lirst40 Levls81 lhrough85 ar lor tournamenl ample, moves in onlyon6hourwhen usinglev6l82, ply.In lheselevels, thereare primary nd it hs a tolal of two hourstor its nsxt 20 secondary lrm conlrols.For exarnple, in Anylimeremaining aftr ach seconlvelB1, eachplyr muslmake thelirsl30 moves. dry lim controlis accumulaied untilth nd moves in 30 minutes time control){primary Then. each playrmusl make 30 moves ol lhe gam6. (secondarytime The compLrtf's every30 miuteslhefeatlef buill-in clocksindicate the conlfol). lolaltimelorblackadwhite. Thclocks do is in lhe sl This is xactlywhat hpponsin roal ron not run whsn lhe computer na6nls. Afler a crtainlengthot lim. a have Nole: ll you do not slop the computr by iudgchscksto sethat bolh playrs pressing comolsled the rsquird numbf lf ol movs. whenyou do nol planto ISTOPI oneol lhemhasn't, playtor an xtended heor shelosos thsgamo, continue period oltim, Theprimary andscondry titnecontrolslor thecompuler mighlplyirrationally or instanlevels81.85 af shownin lh chan below. Levl 81 82 83 84 85 Dcrlplion Club Inlrnalional Gfandmster Fasl U.S.Open Prlmryllme Conlrol 30 moves/3o minuls 40 moves/2 hours, 40 movss/2.s hours, 45 movs/1.5 hours, 50 novs/2.5 hours, Secondary Tlm Control 30 moves/3o minutes 20 moves/hour 16 moves/hor.r 15 moves/3o minuls 20 moves/hour

(B88) SPECIAL PLAYLEVELS

ColumnB oflersthreemorplaylvls. 86- thislevelallows a one hour tor 6ach

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MODERN TOURNAMENT (C1.C8) LEVELS

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- in lhis level,th6 computer 87 (Analysis) continues lhinkinguntil you intrrupt it by prsssingIPLAY]of the comput6rhas Jully ssarched to a depthot 16 moves, You can uselhas lvelto hvetha computer analyz positions complicated for manyhoursor even days. See.Getling Mor Dt lrom tho

A lournament torm thal is rapidlygaining popularity playrto is onlhal requireseach mk6llmov6s In a cortain amountoltim6, rgerdlgss of lhs numbsrof movsln lh gam, 11a side funs out ol lime wilhout chckmaling the opponont, thal side los6s Ths aresomtims lhgam, lournamnts teletrcd lo as sucldendeatt- You cn nd ono ol lhosogam6sas a lechnical dfaw if lhre ls insuflici6nt mterial ior mal6or if bolh playe6 agrsslo a draw,
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5a (Sotvingfor ilai) - in lhis probiem so/v,ng level,the computer ssrch6s lor a forced mre in 16or iewermoves. ll il lindson. it announces mateand playslh kymov, Youcantry lo detend lorlh othersid,bul lhs coputer chckmatsagainsl any dolncin 16 or fewermoves.

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8

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In levels tries C1 lhrough C8,lhe compuler lo compll allthemoves oflh gmsin the spcifid limo,In agamewilhmanymoves, gradually ils spood th computer increases in n ttempt lo staywilhin lheallocalod lims,

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ll thecomputer doesnotmakea mov6in lh 88 level.it cannollind a lorcedmatin 16 of lewermoves. Be prepared for a longwail, however. Solvingmatesin six cr moremoves can takehoursor evendavs.

NOVTCE (D1-D8) LEVELS

It youare bsgin neror vrycasuat player, youmighllind thatthecomputer asimpossible to beal using any of the normalptav levels.This can be discouraging. To solvethisproblem, yourchesscomput6r has eightnovlblgvels (Dl lhroughD8).In playsalmostintheselevls, lhe computer slanlaneously on eachmove.Thisprevenls tha computer tromusjngits fu powernd makes it possibleior evsna beginnerto win occasionally. Th01 levelisthe asiest, and ths computeaslevsl of ply graduay increasesup throughlevelD8.

OTHER TIMED-PLAY LEVELS

Thereare a number oJothertime conlrols that have becomepoputar in Europeand NorthAmerica. You ar sure to find your lvorileamonglevelsE1 throughG8, s shownin lhe lollowing chan. Thedisplay indicals echofthese tevets bv displying theprimary timeconlroi ontheteft handsideandlhe scondary timecontrolinformalionon lh6 right. For xampte, the shows1:00/60 display L 0:30/30 tor the GB

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First Time Control 2QLloves/3o t\,4in. 20 Moves/3o Min. 20 Moves/4o [,lin. 25 Moves/60 Min. 30 Movs/4s l\rin. 30 lrovs/60[.lin. 30 Moves/60 firiin. 30 Moves/7o Min. 30 Moves/7s Min. 30 Movos/8o Min. 30 Moves/go Min. 30 l\,loves/l00 ,lin. 35 l\roves/go ,{i.. 40 l/oves/8ol\,tin. 40 [,,loves/go t\,4in. 40 Moves/100 t\,4in. 40 Moves/105 ,4in. 45 Moves/120 lMin. 50 Moves/go Min. 50 ,loves/100 Min. 50 /oves/120 l,lin. 0 ,{oves/60 [,lin.

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SecondTime Controt Resl/3o [,lin. 20 l\,4oves/30 Min. 20 l\,,loves/4o Min. 25 l\,40ves/60 Min. 30 Ioves/4s Min. MinRest/3o 30 ltloves/60 Min. 30 [,4oves/70 Min. 30 [/oves/7s l/in30 l\Ioves/8o I\,{i. 10 l\,1oves/30 l\,li. 30 Moves/100 [,4in. ResU15 ,,|in. 20 Moves/2o Mn. 20 lvloves/so Min. 20 ,loves/4o lllin. 20 l',loves/45 t\,lin. 20 ,{oves/5o ,4in. Rest/15 ,tin. 23 lvoves/60 /in. 25 Moves/45 ,4in. 25 l\,,loves/so lllin. 25 [,,loves/60 l\,lin. 30 [,,loves/3o N,,lin.

EXPERIMENTAL LEVELS (H1-H8)

Levols H1 lhrough H8 ere exprimental levels in which lhe compuler 3arch6slo a lixed deplh (looksonly a crlein numb$ ol movs ahd), In levelH4,lor xampl, th computeronly looksat all th po6slbllllis lor the next lour movs lor 6ach side. ln level H8,il looks at the nextpossible eightmoves lor eachsld. Thdisply indictos thslevels s LE Fl nL whre n is lhe depth ol the compuler's srch for oossible movs.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Allthe l6alurs w havosxplained so larare enough lo prcvide countl6ss hoursol lunwith yourchesscomputer. You can playgames aginsl the compuler, corr6cl mislak6s, and selecldillerentlv6ls ot playto matchyour needs.Bul thefare manyotherthingslhe computercan dothatmakeit evenmoreverexolains salileand lun lo use.ThischaDter talules. somof lhes additional Notesi . Thereis oneexcaption rule.In the to thas 88 mode (problsmsolving),pressing doesnot causelhe computer lo IPLAYI make Thcomputr a move. onlysounds a doublbeeplo inlormyou lhat it hd notlound aiorcodmleallhtimeilwas Inleffupled. . It you pressIPLAYI lo lorceachof lh youarenolletling moves, compuler's lh playat ils cufrenll6velselling. compuler ll mighlbe bensrlo lowerlh6 playlevel.

CHANGING SIDES
Wouldyou like io playthe backpieces and playwhit?lf so,simply letlh computr ser uo lho board wilhthe blackoicesclos6sllo you,Rmember lht tho blackqu6onmust b on a blcksquareand lho whilequeen musl b on a whil squar.Thn, prss INEW GAMEI ISWAPslDEl lPLAYl.The makes compuler lhe lirsl movelor whileand play continues as usual. Pssing always cuses lhecompuler IPLAYI (forblack lo playlhe nsxlmov orwhit). You can change sideswiththe corpuler at ny lime during lhe game by simply pressing ol naking yourown moveIPLAYIinstead You can changsidesas ollen as you like during game.YoucanevnprssIPLAYI aller evsry mov6,lorcingthe compulr lo play lho enliregams againstitselll

TAKINGBCK MOVES
you are nor allowed Normally to takeback gamol chess, in asrious moves Howevr, il you commilan unnecssary blundr or il you wanl lo analyse s6veral dillerentplays position, tromacellaan ilishelplultobeabls lo tak bckon or mofe movss.To lake 1. Afterthcomputer pr6ss makes a move, The MODEindicator turns IANALYSISI. orang,indicalinq lhal you are in th Atlhe bollom ol lhedisply,lhs computer indicales lhe lastmoveas in lh Jollowing example i

INTERRUPTING THE COM. PUTER'S THOUGHT

The IPLAYIbullon has anothgrimponant lunclion,It lhe computer is laklngtoo long lo makoa mov6,you can pressIPLAYIro torcalh comDuter to immsdialelv makeils mov.This is uselulin the moreadvanced modss,sspecially in lhe 87 analysis mode, wherthe comoulr can lhink lorevr.

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The 4 tglls you lhal lhe movewas part ol lhe lourlh round ol moyes in lhe gam. s y m b o l (! ) l e t t s y o u T h eg r a p h l c which prece was moveo, and lhe two letrer/numbefcoordinalesrellyou what the

2. lf you wish to take bckthe disptayed TAKEBACKAND REPLAYON move,press l-1. THE LCD SCREEN The displayshowsthe positions ol the Nowwecometo somelhing fallyus6ful.Yotl piecsswilh thg movelo be takenback can reacl a numbrol movesor rplaylhem andlhE row/column indicator showsthe piscss wilhout actually moving the physical lastpi6cernoved. Prss the piecedorvn on lh6 board. Jusl prssIANALYSISI. l- I, and lh indictors will showils previous l- l,l- l, ...or [ANALYSrsl, l+1,I+ L I+ j,... posilion. I\rove lhe pieceto lhat posilion andwatchth6 moves execuled on the LCD and prsssil downagin.Thenthe flexl chss-bord. In this wy you cn go bck moveis shown, Previous duing gams to sse whal happsnod, . ll you wnl to take back anolher move, withoutdislurbing lhe game.ll you prss lollowlhe stepsas before. You canconNOBMAL al anyslageyouareaulomalicallinuelakingbackmovssuntllyou rech ly relurned to the currnlboardposilionl (Anerrorlonesounds). You maywanllo go backlo an earlier lhe availble limit. posi . ll youwantlo retumto norml play and lion andplayon fromther,ll is possiblo lo porlion replay a certln ol e gme,pss relrclmovs byaclully moving lho pleces pieceposi the desired backwards untilthe desiredpositionis reachINORMAL|when (Themode ed, or you canlak6 backmovesrapidly tionsappearon lhs display. on position indicatorlurns grn).Thn you can andlhentrsnsler lo the LCDboard replaylhe gamelrom lhal poinl. the main board.This is done by pressing GAlvElwhsnyousr in IFUNCTIONI, lNEW ll il is lhe computer's turn lo play,you analysis mode. prss mustalso IPLAYIlo loll lhe comSay you wantto go back 15 movss.Press Puterlo makoits mov, untilyou rach IANALYSISI, l-1, l-L t-1,... l{ot : You maylks backal most50 moves- the position and thn pressIFUNCTIONj, Theposilion is translerrcd lo INEWGA[4Ej. REPLAYING the mainboardThe LCDhelDs A GAME vou to d' As longas yourmain in lhe analysis mode, just th piecsso lhal youwill be bleto play youcn movelorward lhrough or backwrd lho moves gameil availble. ot th6 current Aftgr you have laken back on or more movesyou can playthem forward agin. To doso,press then I+1.The IANALYSISInd compuler were will showyou whichmoves madeandyou can playlhrcughll lhe moves you retracrsd. A highlow beepwill tell you whenyouhversached the lastmoveollhe gameTo retu ply(atanystage), rnto normal pressINOR[rAL].

Markingpositions
To enhance lhe funclions described bove, Chess Champion21501 llows you to in a game and retum to "mark' posilions themlater. Thisis useful if, Jorinslance, you wishto takea closerlookl crucialpoinl in lhe gme. (l\,lODE Press lighr IANALYSIS] yellow) andthenIFL,NCTIONI, UP]to ISET mark the position duringthe game-In lhe youwillsee.POS LCDdisplay on". Press gamein thenorcontinuelhe INORMAL]and mal tashionOJcourseyou can lso mrk positionswhen replaying a gamein analysis mode- youonlyeed to pressIFUNCTIONI, UPllo mark il. Andyoucanalso(unISET posilion mark"a markd by pressing IFUNC, (display: TlONl.ISETUP]again "POSofltWhenyou wishlo returnlo a markedposi lion, press[FUNcTloN], I+l or IFUNCTlONl,l-lin analysis mode.In lhefirsl case lhe compuler will jump to the next mrkd posilion, in the second caselo the previous one (watch the LCDboard).ll no posilions are marked thenlhe computer wiltjumplo the tinal of the initialposilionrespectively.

ALL MOVES ENTERING MANUALLY

The analysis modehasonemoreimporlant use. ll allowsyou lo enler moveslor bolh sidesto torcelh playol a panicular seies ot moves. Forexmple, it youwantlo try an opening thatthecomputorwould nol plyon 1. PressINEWGA[,18] IANALYSIS]. 2. Then, begin enteing moves for both ln the analysis mode, lhecompuler doesnol lrylo make moveq bulil does keeptlackofthe youmakslo besuretheyareallleg|. moves Thedisplay shows lhe movesthatyou makeOnce you have achd the posilionyou wanl, press INORI1ALI and contanue as usual.lf il is lhe computer's rurn to play, press lellthe compulerlo make a [PLAYIlo

PLAYWITHTWO PEOPLE
Theanalysis mode lelsyouusthecomlso putras a judgelor a gamebtw6n two press Simply, and INEwGA[,4E] IANALYSIS] b6ginplaywith lwo people. Th compuler monors lhe gamelo be sureallmoves ar legal. ll eilher side needshelp, you can press to suggesl IPLAYIand allowlhe computer lhe nexl move.lf you don't like lhe compurr'smov,you can lake it back. Nole: Pressing lo get helpchanges IPLAYI lhe cornputertothe nofmalmode. Aflraskrnglhe computer lo makea mov6tor either side,you mustpressIANALYSISI to relum 10the lwo personplaymode,

MODE SELF.PLAY
There is a wy lo make th6 computr ply an ntiregame against aulomatically itsell- youdon'l have lo press a kylor each Pr6ssIFUNCTIONI and lho IPLAYIIPLAYI copuler automalicellv makes movesfor bolh sidsand displays lh mov6son the display. Youdon'thavetomoveth plying ll you wnlto inlenuptlhe compuler's play and mako a move manually, prss IANALYSISI INORMALI.ll you do lhis, however,you should st up the pieces as shownon lhe display. plymod6 Theaulomalic you 6anbs usfulil wanl to closoly anlyzolhe corpuler's moves at e very ditficult level. Set lh level ol play(3 minutsspr mov,for xample) and prsssIFUNCTIONI Thn,lel IPLAYI IPLAYI. playunallnd6d thecompulr even ovemighl or lor sevol dys.Thn.you can lke back andquickly rply itand studythe movs t To xll soll-ply mode,pfss JFUNCIIONI IPLAYI ii Normalmod6.

VERIFYING AND SETTINGUP POSITIONS

Inlhis padol lhe manual, we explain howto do two imporlanllhings: how to check whslherall picesrecon6ctlypositiond on the playang board, andhowlosetup special Th compulr now playsthe qmewilhout ils quen- lhis is known as a queen-odds game. Trydding ascond blackkingto lhe boardyoupress Wh6n to exitthstup INOR|{ALI mode, an rror beep sounds (high-low) because il is illgal lo havsmorelhan one king lor echside.

VERIFYING PIECEPOSITIONS
llyou orsomeon elsaccideotally disturbs you cansimplylookat lhs comthe piecos, puter'sLCDdisplay (in lhe normalmode)to see lh corroclpiceposilions.

Setting Up Only a Few Pieces

posilion To selup a spcial thalcontainsonly lw pieces,it is easierto strtwilh an empty CHANGING PIECE POSITIONS board. Prese GAMEIISET UPIIFUNG INEW Youcanuslhisproc6dur to setup spcaal TIONIINEWGAMEI. Thisclsarsth boad boardposilions lhtyouwntto playlromor ol all pieces.You cn now add piecsas lhal youwanllhe computrto prviously. solvelor you. dscribed Thdisplayshows the r. Press into ISETUPIto put the computer lhe selup mode. The MODE indicalor changes lo red.Youcan nowrmove or add piecesas lollows: . To rsmovea piec,pressit downon ils cur.snl squreand rmoveit lrom lhe . To adda newpiec, firstselect the color by prsssingITAB/COLORI so thl lh dsedcolorindicalor liqhls. Thn,press pi6cbutton,and press the appropriate the new pieceon an emptysquare. 2. Press relurntonormalplay. INORMALIto Note: B6foreprssing bs sure INORI4ALI, thl the dgsiredcolor indicalor (WHITE or BLACK) is on (lo indicate who moves next). Thelollowing experimont showsyou exact ly how lo sel up a spsclalboardpositjon: 1. Prss INEW GAltIEl ISET UPl. The display showslhe normalstarting piec posilions. 2. Prss queen downlhe black on itssquare and rmoveil lrom lhe bord. 3. Prss TheJmilir new-game INORMALI. (ow-highlow.high) signal lellsyoulhalthe computr has acc6pt6d th posilion.

A Sample ChessProblem
Yourchess problm, computer hasa special solving mode(levsl88)rhartriesto solvfor mal in 16 or lewermovestrcm any given boardposition. Heres an xample: Set up thesepiecepositions usingth procedurein .SeltingUp Onlya FwPieces'. Black Kingon E5 Whlte Kingon D3 Knighlon C7 In this position, whitehasan oveNh6lming malorialadvanlage andlhere is no doubtlht he can easilymateth blackking.Sel the levello 88 and prsss IPLAYIlo see what solution the computer tinds. Nole: In ourexamplo, b6surcthWHITE inyoupress dicator is on belor6 Othsr[PLAY]. wise,lhs computr lrieslosolvefor mateo{

iIORE DATAFROM THEGOITIPUTER GETTING

Wouldyouljketoknowwhatths ch6sscompulofis lhinking?W6ll, yourchess computer canprovide a woalth ol intormalion aboutiis lhoughlproc6ss,lt canshowyouwhichmove it is presenlly considring, wharcontin ualion itsevalualion il6xD6cts allerlhat. ol theDos| This into tiofl,end the deplhol ils search. mation cnhelD voulo larnmorboullhe gems oJchoss-

PlayingHlntstrom the Computer

playsa move,it Evonafler lh6 computer remmbrs ths rsst ol lh main variation. lhelirslmovelhe compuler Because displays is lhe bestit hasloundforyourside,youcan kom the comconsider lhis moveas a hanl puter.PressllNFOIlo sse lhs hinl whenil Note: Whenlh computor is plying out ol labrary ils openlhgs and nol acluallycom. pulinqmoves, give you any hints it cannot prssIPLAYI in thisway.In lhis silualion, il you want lhe compulrlo make rhe next While thecompuler isshowing ilsmainvarialion,pressing + displays only lhelsl mov [ ] ol lh6 mainvarition. PGssingl-l gives you an inslanlposjlion evalualion, You can walch lh vluation chang as the search

AND THE MAINVARIATION POSITIONEVALUATION

Th6 mainvariationis ft nxl sriesol movs th comoutefs thinksasbest.It vouwantlo ss6 whl thos mov6sre, press INFOI rwic6whlllhs compuler is thinking. Thn,usinglh6 LCDchssboafd, lhe compuler showsyou lts nxl mov (lhe from squareand lhe fo squersflsh eltrnatgly lhr tim). Allof that, lhe compulsrinyouto makand dict6s tho movit xpocts whet mov6il intends lo ply alt6rlhalAl lhg ondol themeinvarition lhcomoutor The displays lhe depth6nd lho evluetlon. evaluatlon displays is ln 100ths ol pawn (.9..2100' mans that il lhinksthal While is lhe equlvelnt ol two pawnsahad),A lhat minussign in trontol lh vluem6ans Bleckis lading. Not: ll the computf decidoson a move while displaylng thisinlomalion, lh inlormalion disply is canceled. Try againlho nxl is thinking. lim the computer

MOFEABOUTTHE LCD DISPLAY

YoufcompuGrs buillinLCDdisplay canpro. videa walth ol informalion duringa game. you sonlya smallsclion(a wirNormally, dow) ol the available inlormtion but, by pressing muchmore INFOI,youcandisplay information. pagesweprovide Inthelollowing a summary ol thinlormalion availabl in thecomputer's ll thisinlormalion is displayed tooqulckly for ditler6ntoporalion modes. you.youcanpress thedisplay. I + | lo troeze Thsn,you cn sleplorward lhroughth in' Normal GameDisplays lormalion by prssing by I+lor backward Whenyou are playinga gameagainstlhe pressing lh6varia[-]. Pross llNFOilocycl you normally compulor. s6 the lime each tion again, sid used up so lar. 3. Presslng dlsplaysth doplh llNFOlgein 1. Pressing thslimereonce displays ol sgarch, nexl movendlhe svaluation, llNFOl mainino lor eachsid.

rhinksthar Whits is the equivalonl of two pawnsahead). A minussign in lrontol lh6 valuemoansthal Blackis leading.

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U:84:J0ffi0:tl4:5F 5:d7d5**80
The lirne i3 in houfs, minules and is nolavailabls ssconds, Thisinlormation nd lor levels A1-48,87, O1-D8, HI-HB 88 - lhe displayshows0:00:00. the main Prssing displays llNFOlagain youlo whatdsplhlhs Thedisplay shows concompllerhasexamined allpossibls tinuations(5: m6ans lullwidth depth soarchlolh rounds of moves), Again. isdisplayed in 100lhs ol a th6evalualion certain imNole:Thcompuler examinss porlant variations l| doepef thanlhe indicalodlullwidlh dpth. the Prssing [N FO]a founhtimedisplays the computer numbsr ol possabl moves (in thousands), and th has xamind lhs curamount oflimspenl considefing rnl mov.ll the compuler dlsplays 21 103 Oio1:13 il meanslhal lhe computerhas ben 1 minule, l3 seconds andhs lhinkinglor posirions. evaluled 21,000

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youlhe continualion Th6compuler shows (seriesoi moves) il expscls andthedeplh ol the cuffntlydisplayd mov. Al ths endof lhe mainvariation lhe com. pulerdisplays lh deplhand lhe evaluation.Ths evaluation is in 100ths displays ol a pawn(e.9..2:00, mans lhal il

5. Pressing llNFOlonce morereturnsyou to lh6 slandardwindow(time lor ach sid). Oncchosen. anvol lhe abovewindows romainsaclive unlil you change il by pressing llNFOI.

0i3O/30 meansach playrmustmake30 movssin 30 minutes or lsss. 9:59/1 manson mov in an unlimiledlims. This is lhe analysis mod. youmuslmakeall moves 0;05/99 means in

AnalysisModeDisplays

ln the novice levls (O1-D8)Handl is PressinglANALYSlSllollowdby[-lor[+l displayed. In lhe pfoblm-solving level(Bg) promptsyou in laking back or replaying Problisdisplayed. And,in lh xpedmenlal moves on the LCD as describedin lvls witha fixeddplhol search (H1-Hg), .Takbck ndReplayon lh LCDScreen,. you see Fr and th deplhol search. pressl-lor l+l in lhe lf you fpaledly youallthe mode, analysis lhe display shows Posilion Setup Displays movesin lhg game. Whenyou pressISETUP!,SEt UP on lhe You can press[FtINCTION], [NEw GAMEI, dasplay indicates thal you re in the slup returnlo normalplay at the INORN4AL|to mode. Wheneveryou nter a piec (s poinl of th curfenlly pi6ceposi dasplyd describd in.Verilying and SetlingPositions.Thon,nov lh aclulpiecssto the lions') lh piectyp and posilionis insame posilions shownon the displayand dicaledon rhe display. conlinueolav in lhe normalmode.

Position Verilicatlon Display

Whenyoupressa piecebultonlo verifythe board position, the fow/column indicators polnlto lh6 piocsposilions, endlhe symbol ,or lh plscand its coordinls are shown al the bollomol the display. Of course, tho posilions way lo veily pac6 simplesl is to look al th LCD disolav.

Information While Solving Problems

youareusing When lheproblem-solving lvl (88),lhe compuler is looking onlylor a lorcd mate.Pressing llNFOltwicewhileit is lhinking doesnotproduce lhenomaldisplay, lnsl6ad,the compulorshowsthe curnl dpthofsarchon lhe deplhol search window. ll, lor instanca, Fd 1 is displayed, tho compuler is cur.enlly looking lor a matoin lf you pressINFOI atlrlhe computer has lound (and announcd) a lorced mat, it youoneoJlh vaiations shows lhat leadto m16, lollowd by th numbr ol movs to Note: Thetirstmove is always lhekeymov, Theolhers mighl,in cerlain cases, be a sids

lllegal Move Displays

Duringa game,illegalmovesar also co recledwilh lhe hlpol ths display.For in' slanco, CLiG4 meansthal lhe Diceon squaG G4 is incorreclly located(pressit downand remove it lrom that souare). pi6c6should Pul l Gl meansthatth6 bs placed on sqursGlThe posalion indicaled by lh Ck ndPut displays atopoinledlo by lhe rovcolumn indicators,

Play Level Displays

Whenyou choose a levelot plythat uses (see.SxingLevls limeconlfols, ot Playt inlormalion aboullhe limecontrols aooears.

Exitingthe InlormationMode
ll the computer islhinkingwhileyoudisplay information, ths inlormation displays is lurned oltwhenlhs compulerdecides ils move. whenthe computer stanslhinking However, again(for its turn),lh inlormation display returns. Evenpressing INEWGAME]does nol changethjs. ll you want to complstely you must turn otl lhe inlormation display, press llNFOl to cycle back lhe deskd

An lnformationDisplay Example
Press GAME] INEW IANALYSIS!. Then, entor tholollowing moves:
1. e2-e4E7-e5 2. g1J3 d7-d6 3. l1-c4h7-h6 4- b1-c3c8-94 Nowsetthe computer lo levelA8 andpress NFOI IPLAYIllNFOl [+1. You can watch howth computer keepschanglng its mind untilil lindsa reallygoodmove(13-e5). You can pressl-l whilthe computer is thinking lo see how the position evaluation changes. Or, youcan pressIINFOI to cycle lhroughthe enlirevafiation. Experimenl to findout whythe whilequeen cannot be capturcdatter the last move (f35).lfyou playg4-d1 for black,th computerimmediatly youwhyit wasadshows movein ils mainvarialion. vocating another

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