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OWNER’S MANUAL — 
Please read before using this equipment.

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Speaking Function — 
you hear the computer 
announce its moves, 
letting you play it more 
naturally.

8 Teaching Modes 
— help you learn 
how to checkmate 
an opponent’s king. 

136 Playing Levels — let you 
match the level of difficulty to your 
skill level. 

Opponent Selection — lets you play 
against the computer or another per-
son, or have the computer play itself. 

Liquid Crystal Display — shows current 
move, piece position and verification, level, 
position set up, and chess clock information.

Chess Clocks — show the elapsed 
time for each move during a game 
or the total game time.

32 Opening Book Library — contains 
most major opening strategies, so the 
computer can respond more rapidly dur-
ing a game’s opening moves. This 
speeds up play and helps you play more 
professionally. 

Summary of Contents for Talking E-Chess 60-2846

Page 1: ...t more naturally 8 Teaching Modes help you learn how to checkmate an opponent s king 136 Playing Levels let you match the level of difficulty to your skill level Opponent Selection lets you play again...

Page 2: ...these instructions thoroughly before you use your computer 24 2 4 6 10 056 0 14 2 0 66 4 5 Your computer requires three AA batteries not sup plied for power For the best performance and longest life...

Page 3: ...de up of 8 vertical rows called files and 8 horizontal rows called ranks Each file left to right is designated by a letter of the alphabet A through H and consists of 8 squares alternately colored gre...

Page 4: ...or vertical ly then moves 1 additional square at a right angle from its first move At the end of its move the knight must land on a square of a different color than the one it started from The knight...

Page 5: ...nother piece It captures a piece by moving diagonally for ward 1 square except when capturing en passant See Capturing En Passant on Page 6 When it moves from its original position it can move 1 or 2...

Page 6: ...ja cent to your pawn then you can declare en passant and move to your sixth rank immediately behind the pawn then capture the pawn 2TQOQVKPI C 2CYP If your pawn advances to the eighth rank you can pro...

Page 7: ...sest to the king after the king has moved now moves to the square right next to and on the other side of the king Castling counts as 1 move 5 12 4 6 10 6740 0 6 1 276 4 1011 Press CLEAR ON to turn on...

Page 8: ...r the piece 3 Press OPTIONS MOVE to make your move flashes to indicate it is the computer s turn and the game timer counts up while the computer plans its move To select a different move after you pre...

Page 9: ...s NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE to select another move and continue the game 0 0 1 145 9 6 6 1 276 4 The computer is set so you play the white pieces and it plays the black pieces You can change col ors wi...

Page 10: ...r LAST PIECE until ED ED ED ED appears 4 Press CLEAR ON to return to the game 5 Repeatedly press NEXT PIECE or LAST PIECE to select the piece you want to move hEC hEC hEC hEC and an icon appear The ic...

Page 11: ...es of levels each described under Choosing a Level Each type of level is rated easy 7 7 7 7 average or hard JQQUKPI C GXGN Each level allows your computer to think for different periods of time tourna...

Page 12: ...80 0 80 0 Easy 5 Seconds 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 Easy 7 Seconds 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 Easy 10 Seconds 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 Easy 15 Seconds 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Average 1 Second 807 0 807 0 807 0 807 0 Ave...

Page 13: ...80 0 Hard 15 Seconds GXGN KHHKEWNV 6KOG 2GT QXG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 1 Second 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 2 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 3 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 5 Seconds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Easy 10 Seco...

Page 14: ...verage 2 Minutes 30 Seconds 07 0 07 0 07 0 07 0 Average 3 Minutes 07 0 07 0 07 0 07 0 Average 5 Minutes 07_0d 07_0d 07_0d 07_0d Average Infinite Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard 1 Second 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard...

Page 15: ...inutes I0 0 I0 0 I0 0 I0 0 Easy 60 Minutes I0 0 I0 0 I0 0 I0 0 Easy 90 Minutes I07 0 I07 0 I07 0 I07 0 Average 5 Minutes I07 0 I07 0 I07 0 I07 0 Average 10 Minutes I07 0 I07 0 I07 0 I07 0 Average 15 M...

Page 16: ...Easy 1 Hour 30 Minutes J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 Easy 1 Hour 30 Minutes J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 Easy 1 Hour 55 Minutes J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 Easy 2 Hours J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 Easy 2 Hours 25 Minutes J07 0 J07 0 J0...

Page 17: ...oves to mate that the computer will search dEd dEd dEd dEd appears if no mate is found J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 Hard 1 Hour J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 Hard 1 Hour 30 Minutes J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 J0 0 Hard 1 Hour 30 Min...

Page 18: ...lected 5170 126 105 52 You can set the computer so it speaks only during important game events such as Check 1 Press SHIFT CeZ CeZ CeZ CeZ appears 2 Press OPTIONS MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE...

Page 19: ...ppears 2 Press OPTIONS MOVE then repeatedly press NEXT MOVE until 7dd9 7dd9 7dd9 7dd9 appears 3 Repeatedly press LAST PIECE or NEXT PIECE until Ed Ed Ed Ed disappears 4 Press CLEAR ON to return to the...

Page 20: ...to the game 416 6 0 0 14 6 10 52 You can set the display to show information while the computer is calculating its move including the score depth of search number of moves the com puter is thinking a...

Page 21: ...ur move then let the other person make a move 2NC KPI ICKPUV VJG QORWVGT The computer is preset to play against a human opponent 5GVVKPI VJG QORWVGT VQ 2NC ICKPUV VUGNH Press OPTIONS MOVE twice to set...

Page 22: ...ask for a hint nor undo a bad move nor use setup to improve your position You also cannot press NEW GAME REPEAT to start over during a rated game 75 0 1 You can set the computer so it says Warning and...

Page 23: ...n Defense 2 Ruy Lopez Zaitsev Defense 3 Ruy Lopez Exchange 4 Scotch Game 5 Scotch Four Knights 6 Gluoco Piano 7 Two Knights Defense 8 Four Knights 9 Petroff s Defense 10 Sicilian Alapin Variation 11 S...

Page 24: ...ching modes that you can use to help you learn how to check mate an opponent s king Your computer includes the following teaching modes Kings pawns Kings pawns knights Kings pawns bishops Kings pawns...

Page 25: ...he position of any piece on the chessboard when it is your turn to move by using the setup mode To remove a piece on the chessboard press SHIFT then SETUP LEVEL or SETUP HINT Press the di rectional bu...

Page 26: ...CE to move the piece to the square you want 5 Repeatedly press SETUP HINT or SETUP LEVEL to select the piece you want to place 6 If necessary repeatedly press UNDO to change the color of the piece you...

Page 27: ...ve you made was a legal move The computer does not accept a legal move Press OPTIONS MOVE to interrupt the computer Check the level and fill the blank with the allowable color code You cannot resume t...

Page 28: ...DVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or lim itation of incidental or consequential damages so the above...

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