Millennium Europe Chess Champion M800, User Manual

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Content
1 Setting Up 7
1.1 Batteries and choice of language 7
1.2 Switching Off/On 7
1.3 Backlight 8
1.4 Uses of the controls (summary) 8
1.5 The Main Menu 8
2 Choice of game 9
3 General information for playing on the computer 9
3.1 General 9
3.2 End of the Game 10
4 Chess 11
4.1 How to play chess 11
4.1.1 Chess pieces and basic positioning 11
4.1.2 The moves 11
4.1.3 Check and checkmate: winning the game 14
4.1.4 Stalemate – drawn game 15
4.1.5 Castling 16
4.1.6 En passant capture 16
4.1.7 Pawn promotion 17
4.1.8 Material value of the pieces 17
4.2 Playing chess against the computer 18
4.2.1 Starting a game 18
4.2.2 Selecting the mode 18
4.2.3 Starting with reduced material 18
4.2.4 Making moves 19
4.2.5 Captures 19
4.2.6 Special moves 19
4.2.7 Retracting your play 19
4.2.8 Changing sides – the “SWAP” key 20
4.2.9 Hints for playing chess against the computer 20
4.2.10 Chess problems (mate in 2 or 3 moves) 20
4.2.11 Check – Mate – Draw 21
4.2.12 Levels of playing strength 21
4.2.13 Style 22
4.2.14 Positional evaluation 22
4.2.15 Hints –Suggestions on moves by the computer 22
4.2.16 Tutor 23
4.2.17 Chess exercises – find the solution 23
4.2.18
“Rated“game
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5 Checkers 25
5.1 How to play checkers 25
5.1.1 The Checkers board and pieces 25
5.1.2 The man and how it moves 25
5.1.3 Capturing enemy pieces 25
5.1.4 The king and how it moves 26
5.2 Playing against the computer 27
6 Reversi 28