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lnvert Board
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Move Randomizer
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Opening Book
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Tone Signal
5.5.1 Enable Automatic lnformation
While MEPHISTO is calculating its moves, the
display is usually set to the chess clock, which
shows the tirne taken for the current move in
minutes and seconds. However, it is possible to
make information about the computer's calcula
tions appear automatically in the display window
while they are in progress.
To enable this option, press the LEV key 4 times.
The display will now look like this:
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Tl1e two dashes indicate that the option is currently
disabled. Vou can change this setting by pressing
ENT. The display will now change to:
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Tl1e absence of the dashes indicates that the
option is now enabled. Vou can leave Level Mode
as usual by pressing CL. The display will switch
back to PLAV.
Fram now on, the computer will display the
following items of information while it is analyzing:
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The best m�e found so far
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The expected reply to the above
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The search depth
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The position evaluation
The display changes trom one item to the next at
one-second intervals.
5.5.2 Enable Automatic Play
By selecting this option, you can make MEPHISTO
play against itself. It will calculate first one move
far White, then one move for Black. then again a
move far White and so on until the game is
finished. The pieces need not be moved on the
board.
The automatic play option is ideal far analysis of
very cornplicated positions or adjourned games.
Please note that the computer must be given
ample tirne far its calculations (we recommend
levels 6 or 8).
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Games played with the autoplay option may later
be reviewed in Memory Mode. The Automatic Play
Option is accessed by pressing the LEV key 5
times:
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Vou can now enable this special option by
pressing ENT. The display will change to this:
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As soon as you leave Level Mode by pressing CL,
the computer will start playing against itselt auto
matically, calculating the moves for both sides as
described above.
Vou can stop automatic play at any tirne by
pressing ENT. MEPHISTO will then finish its current
calculations and display the best move found until
that moment. It will then be waiting tor you to
make the next move tor the other colour. Fram
then on, the automatic play option will be disabled
and play will continue in the normal fashion at the
current playing level.
5.5.3 Enable Chess Tutor
The Chess Tutor option is intended tor beginners.
When it is enabled, MEPHISTO will refrain from its
usual practice of relentlessly exploiting its
opponent's mistakes. lnstead, it will draw the
learner's attention to the fact that he has just
committed a bad blunder.
The Chess Tutor option is accessed by pressing
the LEV key 6 times.
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(Le is short far "Lehrer", the German word for
"teacher".) Pressing ENT will enable this special
option The d1splay will change to this:
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Vou can now leave Leve! Mode by pressing CL
The display will switch back to "PLAV''.
Fram now on, whenever MEPHISTO discovers in
the course of its calculations that you have made
very weak move, it will draw your attention to this
by sounding a warning signal and displaying the
following messa9e:
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