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17. Queen’s Gambit Declined
18. Lasker Defense, Queen Gambit Declind
19. Queen Gambit Declined Exchange Var.
20. Slav Defense
21. Queen’s Gambit Accepted
22. Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Var.
23. Nimzo-Indian Defense, Rubinstein Var.
24. Semi-Slav Defense
25. Queen’s Indian Defense
26. Queen’s Indian Defense, Petrosian Var.
27. Bogolubow Indian Defense
28. Catalan
29. Gruenfeld Defense
30. King’s Indian Defense
31. Modern Benoni Defense
32. Benko Gambit

The moves and explanations of these famous
openings are given in many books on chess.

Entering Your Own Opening

LCD Chess also allows you to set up any
book opening you want—or even an
opening you invent—to practice. Press

OPTIONS

repeatedly until the display

shows 

PLYr

. Use

button to set  play-

ers to 2. Press 

CLEAR

, then make moves

for both sides until the opening position
you want to practice is reached. Now
press 

OPTIONS 

repeatedly until the dis-

play shows 

PLYr

. Use the + button to

set players to 1. Press 

CLEAR

and play

against the computer in this position.

Levels of Play

Press 

LEVEL

to see the current level.

When you are finished reviewing the
level or changing the level, press 

CLEAR

to return to normal play.

At this point you may press 

LEVEL

again to change to a different level type.
There are six types of levels.

Beginner Level Type

Press the + or - button to select 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 7, 10, or 15 seconds per move.

B 001  B 002  B 003  B 004

B 005  B 007  B 010  B 015

Fixed Time Level Type

Press the + or - button to select 1, 2, 3, 5,
10, 15, 20, 30, 45 seconds, and 1:00,
1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 5:00 minutes per
move. FIXED Time Level "inf" is infinite
time, and will only stop thinking when
the 

GO

key is pressed, or a mate is found.

F 001  F 002  F 003  F 005

F 010  F 015  F 020  F 030

F 045  F 100  F 130  F 200

F 230  F 300  F 500  F inF

Sudden Death Level Type

Press the + or - button to select the
amount of time in minutes for the entire
game. If you run out of time you lose or
forfeit, 

FrFt

will be shown on the dis-

play. After every move, you receive a
bonus 10 seconds to make up for the time
it takes to enter your move.

S 05   S 10   S 15   S 20

S 30   S 45   S 60   S 90

Tournament Level Type

Press the + or - button to select the the
amount of time in MINUTES to play the
number of moves shown on the left side
of the display. If you run out of time
before you play the indicated number of
moves, you lose or forfeit, 

FrFt

will

be shown on the display. After every
move, you receive a bonus 10 seconds to
make up for the time it takes to enter your

Summary of Contents for Einstein E123

Page 1: ...LCD Chess Wizard Model No E123 ...

Page 2: ...dren he met if they liked music or if they could play chess He would then teach them the basics of the game and would play that child every time that they met Born March 14 1879 Ulm Württemberg Germany Died April 18 1955 aged 76 Princeton New Jersey USA Residence Germany Italy Switzerland USA Citizenship German 1879 1896 1914 1933 Swiss 1901 1955 American 1940 1955 Items Included 1 Einstein LCD Ch...

Page 3: ...ess the NEXT MOVE or PREVIOUS MOVE key If you want to make a capture it will be quicker to use the PREVIOUS MOVE key instead of the NEXT MOVE key Press the GO key to enter your select ed move into the computer After you make your move LCD Chess will reply with its move automatically You ll see the piece flash on its from square and move to its to square You re already playing a game Enjoy the con ...

Page 4: ... you ve decided against Press this key repeatedly to continue taking back 4 capture moves first If you want to make a capture use this key to quickly select your capture move NEXT MOVE KEY Press repeatedly to scan forward through all legal moves of the selected piece ON OFF KEY Use this key to turn LCD Chess off and on LCD Chess will remember the board position while it is off LEVEL KEY Press this...

Page 5: ...en you want to play the Black pieces to let LCD Chess move first press the GO key before you make your first move as White You ll see the White and Black pieces switch places immediately Options Menu Press OPTIONS to enter the options menu and repeatedly press to cycle through the menu of options Press the CLEAR key to resume play Menu Options Before the Game Starts OPEN Use the or the key to sele...

Page 6: ...ayers to zero Press CLEAR to exit the OPTIONS mode Now press the GO key twice and watch the game play itself You may stop auto play at any time by pressing the GO key Doing so will set the number of play ers back to one Book Opening Trainer LCD Chess makes it easy for you to learn the same openings that world chess champions play At the beginning of a game you may choose to learn one of 32 popular...

Page 7: ...press CLEAR to return to normal play At this point you may press LEVEL again to change to a different level type There are six types of levels Beginner Level Type Press the or button to select 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 or 15 seconds per move B 001 B 002 B 003 B 004 B 005 B 007 B 010 B 015 Fixed Time Level Type Press the or button to select 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 30 45 seconds and 1 00 1 30 2 00 2 30 3 00 5 00 minu...

Page 8: ...as in regular chess is to checkmate the king Normally this means both sides will try to force a pawn through to the other side of the board safely to promote it to a queen You ll learn lots of principles tricks and traps in this training mode that will win you many full fledged chess games Checkmate Training The main objective in the game of Chess is to checkmate your opponents king LCD Chess has ...

Page 9: ...d PrOb is displayed Make sure that LCD Chess knows which color is to move You may change the color of the side to move by pressing the button The color icons and below PrOb will show the side to move Use the PREVIOUS PIECE NEXT PIECE PREVIOUS MOVE NEXT MOVE buttons to move the king to the square the White king is on Press GO to place that the piece on the board Use the PREVIOUS PIECE NEXT PIECE PR...

Page 10: ...d is executed as diagrammed below Castling cannot occur if a the King has already been moved b the Rook has already been moved c there is any piece between the King and the Rook d the King s original square or the square which the King must cross or the one which it is to occupy is attacked by an enemy piece 2 A Pawn may make an en passent cap ture if it is a reply move to a double pawn move and i...

Page 11: ... without notice in the interest of progress Computers can sometimes lock up due to static discharge or other electrical disturbances If this should happen use a slim pointed object to press the but ton marked RESET 3 A Pawn can be promoted if it advances all the way to the far side of the board It is immediately promoted as part of the same move into a Queen Rook Bishop or Knight whichever its own...

Page 12: ...e If any such defect is discovered within the warranty period EXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS INC will repair or replace the unit free of charge upon receipt of the unit shipped postage prepaid and insured to the factory address shown at right The warranty covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage that occurs in shipment or failure that results from alterations accident misuse abuse neglect wear ...

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