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If your move is right :
The computer displays your score for this exercise. Press ▼ if you want to see your
percentage for all exercises solved so far.
Press „E“, and the next Exercise number is shown. Press „E“ again to select it (or use ▲
or ▼ and „E“ to obtain a different exercise).
If your move is wrong:
The computer buzzes and gives a corresponding message.
You may now press LEGAL for further explanation. If you press LEGAL a second time,
the computer tells you the correct move.
You may press ▲ or ▼ to retract your move (see § 12.3) and try another one.
Generally you score 6 points for being right first try, 4 points for second try, 2 for third try. If
the
computer
has
shown
you
the
solution,
you
score
zero.
During an exercise, your percentage score can be seen as an item in the Main Menu (§1.5).
After a break in the sequence of exercises (e.g. if you skip from number 5 to number 10), the
percentage starts again from zero.
If your move (right or wrong) does not give checkmate, you may press SWAP and play against
the computer from the resulting position. This allows you to explore the consequences of your
move, e.g. to see how checkmate is actually brought about. In these circumstances the
computer will give “tutor” messages (see § 4.2.16), but some other functions (hints, as in §
4.2.15,;
retraction
of
moves,
as
in
§
will
be
unavailable.
4.2.18
“Rated“game
In a “rated” game, the computer gives you:
a score (0-6) for each move;
a “performance rating”, i.e. an overall assessment of your play in the current game,
provided that 10 moves have been made by both sides;
a “rating number”, based on your accumulated performances in rated games.
To play a “rated” game:
(1)
Select RATED from the list of Chess modes (§ 4.2.2)
(2)
Using ▲ or ▼ and „E“, select the time limit in seconds per move. (
Note:
In “rated”
mode, the ordinary system of levels – see § 4.2.12 – does not apply.)
The symbols ↕
show that the computer is in “rated” mode.
Your time for the current move
“counts down” on the display. You can score more points by taking less time. If the time runs
out, you can still move but will gain fewer points.
The score for your move is indicated by a sequence of “beeps”. (A single low-pitched beep
denotes 1 or 0.) Your total so far is displayed for 3 seconds. During that time you may
press „E“ to see your current percentage;
press „E“ again to see your “performance rating” for the game.
To view your “rating number”, i.e. the average of performances so far, select RATING from
the Main Menu (§1.5). To resume play, press ESC twice.
