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5.4.1

Normal levels ............................................................................................................ 14

5.4.2

Easy levels ................................................................................................................ 14

5.4.3

Fun levels.................................................................................................................. 14

5.4.4

Blitz levels ................................................................................................................ 14

5.4.5

Tournament levels..................................................................................................... 15

5.4.6

User level .................................................................................................................. 15

5.4.7

‘Fixed depth’ levels ................................................................................................... 16

5.4.8

‘Find mate’ level ........................................................................................................ 16

5.5

Menu: Nextb (Next best) ................................................................................................... 16

5.6

Menu: Start ....................................................................................................................... 16

5.7

Menu: End ........................................................................................................................ 16

5.8

Menu: Analy (Analysis) ...................................................................................................... 17

5.9

Menu: 2Play (Two Players) ................................................................................................. 17

5.10

Menu: CLink (ChessLink) ............................................................................................... 17

5.11

Menu: Opts (advanced Options) ..................................................................................... 18

5.11.1

Overview of the advanced options ............................................................................. 18

5.11.2

Altering an option ..................................................................................................... 18

5.11.3

Opts: Invert Board ..................................................................................................... 18

5.11.4

Opts: Tutor ............................................................................................................... 18

5.11.5

Opts: Book1 .............................................................................................................. 19

5.11.6

Opts: Book2 .............................................................................................................. 19

5.11.7

Opts: Permanent Brain ............................................................................................... 19

5.11.8

Opts: Randomness .................................................................................................... 19

5.11.9

Opts: Contempt ........................................................................................................ 19

5.11.10

Opts: CPU speed ....................................................................................................... 20

5.11.11

Opts: Style ................................................................................................................ 20

5.11.12

Opts: Sound .............................................................................................................. 21

5.11.13

Opts: Contrast .......................................................................................................... 21

5.11.14

Opts: Language ......................................................................................................... 21

5.12

Menu: SetUp ................................................................................................................. 21

5.13

Menu: Verfy (Verify) ...................................................................................................... 23

USB mode – Communicating with a PC ...................................................................................... 23

6.1

Connecting to the PC ........................................................................................................ 23

6.2

Saving and loading games................................................................................................. 23

6.2.1

Saving the current game ............................................................................................ 23

6.2.2

Loading a game ........................................................................................................ 24

6.2.3

Loading a PGN file ..................................................................................................... 24

Summary of Contents for King Performance M830

Page 1: ...ing against the computer 7 3 1 Your move 7 3 1 1 Ordinary moves 7 3 1 2 Special moves 7 3 2 The computer s move 8 3 3 Errors 8 3 4 Symbols displayed in the bottom line during play 8 3 5 Retracting and...

Page 2: ...rview of the advanced options 18 5 11 2 Altering an option 18 5 11 3 Opts Invert Board 18 5 11 4 Opts Tutor 18 5 11 5 Opts Book1 19 5 11 6 Opts Book2 19 5 11 7 Opts Permanent Brain 19 5 11 8 Opts Rand...

Page 3: ...mes 26 7 4 Can I load games onto the King 26 7 5 Is there a firmware update 26 7 6 Can I go back to older firmware 27 7 7 The Update or PGN Tool does not recognize the chess computer unit 27 7 7 1 Dri...

Page 4: ...orage and cleaning Please note that real wood needs extra care Handle the wood carefully always store the device where it is dry and do not expose it to strong sunlight When required only clean the de...

Page 5: ...French Fran ais Dutch Nederlands Italian Italiano Spanish Espa ol Russian P After you connect the power the display shows the word English together with the version number of the chess program To sele...

Page 6: ...th the parameters level etc that you have specified even if you afterwards disconnect the power When the power is reconnected the computer automatically switches on To switch on when the power has not...

Page 7: ...to the promotion square The bottom line of the display will show e g This invites you to promote to a queen If you want you can switch to a different piece by pressing or When the desired piece is sho...

Page 8: ...re as you remove the pawn To carry out an underpromotion of pawn to rook press the square b2 as you remove the pawn then press the rook down on b1 If the computer gives check its move is followed by a...

Page 9: ...screen To replay a sequence you may repeat this same procedure to execute each individual move Alternatively you may simply press the anticlockwise arrow button several times and then reconstruct the...

Page 10: ...played Large clock Game score Analysis Opening name and code Permanent brain and Small clock You can switch between the screens by using the and buttons From any Info screen you may press a GREEN butt...

Page 11: ...the move that the computer rates as best is Qb5 It considers that after this move the best continuation for both sides is Qxb5 cxb5 Nd8 the sequence may be continued in the fourth line The number 0 3...

Page 12: ...g took 22 seconds examining about 1 048 000 positions at a rate of 46571 positions per second The full width search see 4 5 was conducted to a depth of 8 ply 4 5 Info screen Permanent brain When the P...

Page 13: ...nstead you press RED this returns you from the menu to the info screen Note When operating the special functions remember that the uses of the RED and GREEN buttons are always indicated by the inverte...

Page 14: ...omputer plays at reduced strength to give practice to inexperienced opponents It cuts short its calculations after examining a certain number of positions 125 on the lowest of the Easy levels 16 000 o...

Page 15: ...xample You want to give the players 1 hour and 30 minutes for their first 42 moves and 15 minutes for every 7 moves thereafter with an increment of 15 seconds per move The display for the User categor...

Page 16: ...el On this level the computer searches for the quickest way to force checkmate from the current position If it fails to find a forced mate in 37 ply or less it displays No mate found on the Analysis i...

Page 17: ...following Plug the small connector at the end of the King Performance adaptor s cable into the left hand socket at the rear of the ChessLink unit Take the cable with 2 identical connectors supplied wi...

Page 18: ...sor to the Book1 line This parameter described in Section 5 11 5 has nine different settings which you can display in rotation with or In this way bring Q Gambit onto the screen Having finished your a...

Page 19: ...f either of the books is set to Off only the other book will be used If Book1 and Book2 are both Off The King will compute its moves independently right from the start of the game 5 11 7 Opts Permanen...

Page 20: ...blinking cursor appears 3 Repeated presses on or bring the cursor to each line in turn and allow all the components to be displayed The last 4 lines look like this German English In each line the perc...

Page 21: ...uter will e g be more reluctant than usual to exchange bishop for knight and more keen to exchange knight for bishop It will also be more reluctant to part with its queen even for a nominal material e...

Page 22: ...es and no For castling to be enabled the king and rook don t have to be on their home squares for classical chess They can be on any squares from which castling is possible in Chess960 For example You...

Page 23: ...00 see http computerchess com so that we can inform you of changes and or software upgrades relating to your computer To connect the computer unit to a PC or laptop you will need an A to B USB cable n...

Page 24: ...lay the final moves of the game you have downloaded You can step back and forward through the moves as described in Section 3 5 6 2 3 Loading a PGN file A game from a composite file in PGN format can...

Page 25: ...d are available to be filled by data from headers labelled White Black and Result Other standard headers that can supply data for the drop down menu are Site Date and Round For example you could equip...

Page 26: ...ick on Send Clock 7 FAQ and troubleshooting 7 1 My board does not work as intended A lot of work goes into The King Performance and we do our utmost to get the best product to you Sometimes the board...

Page 27: ...lso if you might have blocked the Update Tool for example access might be denied by your firewall 7 9 How long does the update take When is the update complete Depending on your Internet speed it migh...

Page 28: ...Ltd UK approx 300 000 positions Aegon 1994 book C de Gorter NL approx 61 000 positions NOTE This product is not protected against the effects of electrostatic charges strong electromagnetic radiation...

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