computer is currently considering, in our example
it is the 21 st move of ali possible moves tram the
current position.
lf you want to know which move that number
corresponds to, press ->0 and MEPHISTO will
display the move currently under consideration.
Pressing the ->O key again will bring the move
counter to the display window. For example, if the
game has reached move 31, the display will look
like this:
-, '
,-, ,-
:,
'
Agair the <-9 key allows you to step back
throuyh the display items one by one.
You can leave lnformation Mode at any tirne by
pressing CL.
6.4 Display of comments
Sometimes MEPHISTO's moves will be displayed
with <three dots> between the letters and num
bers in the display window. This means that
MEPHISTO wishes to make some comment on the
current move.
To find out what it is, press the INFO key and then
input key number 1. In lhe display you will see the
[
,.- ,.-,
,:
,-
J
CAPTURE EN PASSANT
[n
-
-,
J
,--
MATE ANNOUNCEMENT (MEPHISTO anticipates
mate in 2)
,- ,- ,
,- ,: :1 l..l
MEPHISTO RESIGNS
CHECKMATE
/
,-, ,-, ,
'
,
,-, '
,-, ,-, ,- ,
,- ,-, , '
STALEMATE ("Patt" in German)
.J
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position evaluation or, if only
a few
opening moves
have been made so far, the "theo" message.
By pressing the key labelled ->O, you can now
cause the comment MEPHISTO wishes to make to
appear in the display window.
In some positions it may be that MEPHISTO has
more than one comment for you. Theretore you
should always press the ->O key
tor
a secol"d or
even third tirne until the display contains only four
dashes, which indicates that there are no more
comments.
Atter that, you can continue the game by simply
making your next move on the board.
The following com1�nts are possible:
r
,.-
,-
,.
'
:,
l.
,-,
CHECK (''Schach'' in German)
r
PAWN PROMOTION (the pawn is to be promoted
to a queen)
,.-
,-,
,- ,: l..l ,
I
DRAW by insufficient material ("Remis" in German)
r
.-
-,
,-
,:
:,
DRAW by threefold repetition
r
DRAW by the 50-move rule
[ __ ,-_, ,:_, _J
NO MATE, NO ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION
7. Memory Mode
After switching to Memory Mode (press the MEM
key. the corresponding LED will light up). you can
enter individual moves or series of moves into the
computer's interna! memory or else retrieve them
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