Novag AMETHYST, Instruction

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CONTENTS .................................................................. 1
1. GENERAL HINTS ................................................................................ 2
2. NOTES................................................................................................... 2
3. GETTING STARTED ........................................................................... 2
4. NOTATIONS......................................................................................... 3
5. MAKING
A MOVE .............................................................................. 3
6. GAME FEATURES............................................................................... 4
a) Castling.......................................................................................... 4
b) En
passant...................................................................................... 5
c) Pawn promotion/ - underpromotion .............................................. 6
d) Check / Mate / Stalemate............................................................... 6
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS..............................................................6
7.
NEW GAME (New Game Key) ............................................................ 6
8. SETTING LEVEL OF SKILL (Level Key) .......................................... 7
9. TRAINING FUNCTION (Training Key) .............................................. 11
10. MOVE SUGGESTION (Hint Key) ....................................................... 12
11. TAKE BACK A MOVE (Take Back Key)............................................ 12
12. CHANGING SIDES (Colour Key)........................................................ 13
13. VERIFYING POSITIONS (Verify Key)............................................... 13
14. SETTING UP A POSITION (Set Up Key) ........................................... 14
15. ENTER FUNCTION (Enter Key).......................................................... 16
16. ACOUSTIC SIGNALS (Sound Key) .................................................... 17
17. MEMORY ............................................................................................. 17
18.
CARE OF THE NOVAG CHESS COMPUTER ................................. 17
19. TECHNICAL INFORMATION............................................................ 17
RULES OF CHESS .....................................................................19