6CNMKPI"'/%JGUUTM www.radioshack.com™ OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment. Speaking Function — you hear the computer announce its moves, letting you play it more naturally. 60-2846 Liquid Crystal Display — shows current move, piece position and verification, level, position set up, and chess clock information. 8 Teaching Modes — help you learn how to checkmate an opponent’s king. 136 Playing Levels — let you match the level of difficulty to your skill level.
%106'065 Features Features ........................... 2 Preparation ....................... 2 Installing/Replacing Batteries ........................ 2 Resetting the Computer 3 Basic Chess Instructions .. 3 The Chess Board .......... 3 The Game Pieces .......... 4 Game Rules .................. 5 Basic Operation ................ 7 Turning the Computer On/Off ............................ 7 Starting a New Game .... 8 Entering Moves ............. 8 Having the Computer Suggest a Move ............
2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw from the battery compartment cover, then lift off the cover. 3. Place the batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside. 4. Replace the cover and secure it with the screw. When the display dims, the sound becomes weak or distorted, or the computer stops operating properly, replace the batteries.
±"016'"±" You can set up any pieces you want in any legal order with the computer’s teaching mode (see “Using Teaching Modes” on Page 24). 6*'")#/'"2+'%'5 There are 16 white and 16 black pieces, 32 in all. Each color has these pieces. Each kind of piece moves in a different way. ± «#/ ª (rook) — can move any number of squares vertically or horizontally, but it cannot move through a square occupied by another piece. Basic Chess Instructions ¥#/ ¤ (knight) — moves in an L-shaped pattern.
-#/ ¨ (queen) — can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. (The queen's moves are a combination of the rook's and bishop's moves.) The queen cannot move through a square occupied by another piece. £#/ ¢ (king) — can move only 1 square vertically, Basic Chess Instructions horizontally, or diagonally. §#/ ¦ (pawn) — can move only 1 (or 2) squares directly forward, except when capturing another piece.
Here's an example of an en passant capture. The white pawn advances from E4 to E5. The black pawn is still in its original position (D7). %JGEM Check occurs when a player's piece directly threatens to capture the opponent's king, but the opponent can move the king, or another piece, to escape capture.
• The king has not moved from his original position. • The rook that you want to move by castling has not moved from its original position. • The king is not placed in check on its current square, the square to which it is going, or a square it passes over. • The squares between the king and the rook are not occupied. If a rook is on the same side of the board as the king's square, this is called a king's side castle.
°"*+06"°" If the next move you make will capture one of your opponent’s pieces, press LAST MOVE instead of NEXT MOVE. The computer displays each move your piece can make that would result in the capture of your opponent’s piece, than any other legal moves your piece can make. ±"016'"±" 56#46+0)"#"0'9")#/' The computer always starts a new game with you playing the white pieces and your opponent playing the black pieces.
4. Once the computer has determined its move, the piece it selects to move flashes on its FROM square and TO square alternatively, then stops on its TO square. The computer displays to indicate it is your turn to move, and the game timer continues to count up. *#8+0)"6*'"%1/276'4"57))'56" #"/18' The computer can suggest moves for you during a game. To view the move the computer suggests for you, press SETUP +/HINT during your turn. The computer displays the move it suggests.
/UNDO when it is your To undo a move, press turn to move. The computer takes back its last /UNDO again when it is the commove. Press puter’s turn to move. The computer takes back your previous move. 5*19+0)"#..".')#."/18'5 The computer can show each legal move you can make during a game. 1. Press SHIFT. CeZ;ý( appears. 2. Press OPTIONS/MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until >;BF appears. 3. Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE until ED appears. 4. Press CLEAR/ON to return to the game. 5.
and the game timer continues to count up, indicating that a king is in check. &TCY When the computer detects the conditions for a draw game, :h7M appears. :h7M appears if there is a three-time repetition of position, if no pawn has been moved, or no pieces have been captured for 50 moves. You can ignore the draw indicator and continue the game. If a stalemate is reached, Ij7B; (stalemate) appears and the game is over. %CRVWTG é appears during a game when one of your pieces is threatened with capture.
±"016'"±" When you set the level, keep in mind that the more time the computer has to think about its moves, the better it plays. If you are an advanced player, try the fixed time levels, sudden death levels, tournament levels, ply levels, or mate solver levels. ± $GIKPPGT".GXGNU The beginner levels are designed especially for beginning players. Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE and LAST PIECE to select the amount of time you want the computer to think about its move. You can select any of the following levels.
.GXGN &KHHKEWNV[ 6KOG"2GT"/QXG 80>&0&80>&0'& Hard 7 Seconds Hard 10 Seconds 80>&0'+ Hard 15 Seconds (KZGF"6KOG".GXGNU" .
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&KHHKEWNV[ 6KOG"2GT"/QXG <0>+0&& <0>_0d< Hard 5 Minutes Hard Infinite Time 5WFFGP"&GCVJ".GXGN" Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE and LAST PIECE to select the amount of time in minutes for the entire game. If you run out of time during a game, you lose or forfeit the game, and
±"016'"±" When you play a tournament level, you receive an extra 10 seconds each move to compensate for the time it takes to enter the move. Basic Operation 16 .GXGN &KHHKEWNV[ 6KOG"2GT")COG I0>ý0*+ I0>ý0,& Hard 45 Minutes Hard 60 Minutes I0>ý0/& Hard 90 Minutes 6QWTPCOGPV".GXGN Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE and LAST PIECE to select the amount of time in hours and minutes to play the number of moves shown on the left side of the display.
.GXGN &KHHKEWNV[ 6KOG"2GT")COG *&ýJ0>'0&& *&ýJ0>'0)& Hard 1 Hour Hard 1 Hour 30 Minutes )+ýJ0>'0)& *+ýJ0>'0++ Hard 1 Hour 30 Minutes Hard 1 Hour 55 Minutes *&ýJ0>(0&& *+ýJ0>(0(+ Hard 2 Hours Hard 2 Hours 25 Minutes 2N[".GXGN Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE and LAST PIECE to select the depth of search (from 1 to 8 ply). The higher the search depth, the more time the computer has to calculate its moves. A ply is one half move. .GXGN FBOý' FBOý( FBOý) FBOý* Basic Operation FBOý+ FBOý, FBOýFBOý.
.GXGN Sound Options C7j;ý) C7j;ý* C7j;ý+ C7j;ý, C7j;ýC7j;ý. %JCPIKPI"VJG".GXGN To change the currently selected level, press SETUP-/LEVEL, repeatedly press NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE to advance or go back one level then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE or LAST MOVE to advance or go back to the next level type. Then repeatedly press OPTIONS to select ; (easy), 7 (average), or > (hard) for the level you selected.
2. Press OPTIONS/MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until IdZ;< appears. Sound Options 3. Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until Ed disappears. 4. Press CLEAR/ON to return to the game. /18'"#00170%'/'065 You can set the computer so it does not announce the move it is going to make. 1. Press SHIFT. CeZ;( appears. 2. Press OPTIONS/MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until 7dd9 appears. 3. Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until Ed disappears. 4. Press CLEAR/ON to return to the game.
#&8#0%'&"%*'55" (70%6+105 /18'"5%14'"&+52.#; The computer normally shows the sequence number of the current move. Follow these steps to set the computer so it shows a score based on the computer’s evaluation of the current board position. 1. Press SHIFT. CeZ;( appears. Advanced Chess Functions 2. Press OPTIONS/MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until I9Eh; appears. 3. Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until ED appears. 4. Press CLEAR/ON to return to the game. 416#6+0)"+0(14/#6+10"&+52.
1. Press SHIFT. CeZ;( appears. 2. Press OPTIONS/MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until FB7Oh appears. 6Q 5GNGEV Play against another person. ( ' & Play against the computer. Set the computer to play against itself. Advanced Chess Functions 3. Select an option from the following table, repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until the number in the table appears, then press CLEAR/ON. 2NC[KPI"#ICKPUV"#PQVJGT"2GTUQP 3 appears when you set the computer so you can play against another person.
#"+/2146#06"# If you attempt to use the hint, setup, or undo options or press NEW GAME during a rated game, the computer asks you “Are You Sure?” and indicates which result (draw, win, or loss) would be scored if you confirmed your selection. Advanced Chess Functions ±"016'"±" During a rated game, the computer will resign if you are winning by 9 or more points by saying “Are You Sure I Lose?” Then, the computer waits for you to press NEW GAME/ REPEAT before it resigns.
75+0)"12'0+0)"$11-5 1. Press SHIFT. CeZ;( appears. 2. Press OPTIONS/MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until EF;D appears. 3. Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE to select one of the following opening books.
0WODGT 1RGPKPI"$QQM"0COG 21 Queen’s Gambit Accepted 22 Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variant 23 Nimzo-Indian Defense, Rubinstein Variant 24 Semi-Slav Defense 25 Queen’s Indian Defense 26 Queen’s Indian Defense, Petrosian Variant Advanced Chess Functions 27 Bogolubow Indian Defense 28 Catalan 29 Gruenfeld Defense 30 King’s Indian Defense 31 Modern Benoni Defense 32 Benko Gambit 4. Press CLEAR/ON to return to the game.
In the teaching mode, the computer sets up the display to simulate a real game where both the black and white kings and other pieces are in their starting positions. This lets you play a game using only the pieces you set up, making it easy to see only the strengths and weaknesses of the piece you selected without being distracted by other pieces. ± ±"016'"±" You cannot select a teaching mode during a game. 1. Press SHIFT. CEZ;( appears. 2.
piece you want to change to. Press OPTIONS/MOVE to confirm. Press CLEAR/ON to resume the game. ±"016'"±" • • The computer sounds an error message if it detects any illegal settings. Advanced Chess Functions You cannot exit this mode unless there is a white king and a black king on the board. %NGCTKPI"VJG"$QCTF12NCEKPI"2KGEGU You can clear all pieces from the chessboard then select and set pieces where you want them. ± 1. Press SHIFT. CEZ;( appears. 2.
6417$.'5*116+0) 2TQDNGO 4GOGF[ The display is dim or blank, or the computer does not work. Press the RESET hole to clear the display. The computer does not make a move. Make sure the computer is not set to play itself. See “Using Teaching Modes” on Page 24. Check the batteries. Press OPTIONS/MOVE to interrupt the computer. Troubleshooting If you are playing at Level <0>_0d<, the computer might take a long time to make a move. This is not a malfunction. Verify that a move you made was a legal move.
%#4' Keep the computer dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the computer only in normal temperature environments. Handle the computer carefully; do not drop it. Keep the computer away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. Modifying or tampering with the computer’s internal components can cause a malfunction and invalidate its warranty.
