Saitek AVALON Kasparov, Quick Start Manual

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• Tactical. H1 to H8. Computer skill is limited by not being able to look ahead more than
the selected number of moves, and by not evaluating strategic advantage.
When you set the level, bear in mind that when the computer has more time to think about
its moves, it gets stronger and plays better– just like a human player! Sharpen your chess
skill – as you beat the computer on each level, graduate to the next. Keep challenging
yourself and learn more about the game!
3.2 Fun Levels
Selection of any of the squares from A1 to A8 will give you the fun levels. In this range the
computer does not make an exhaustive search for the best available move. It disregards
scores, and in addition the program makes use of randomizers which cause the computer to
occasionally make a move that is not the best of those it has found. This introduces an
interesting variability in the computer’s responses, and sometimes it will seem to make quite
human errors of judgement. A1 is the lowest skill level, and A8 is somewhat higher.
3.3 Casual Levels
When casual levels are selected, you are controlling the skill level of the computer by
limiting the average amount of time it has to select its move. As the skill level is increased,
the computer will think ahead progressively more deeply, and as a consequence, play a more
skillful game.
When one of these levels is selected from the B or C files of squares, the display will
alternate every second between the level selection and the average response time of the
computer. Your choice is shown below:
Chessboard Square Time per Move Display
B1 ............................. 1 sec ........................... L:B1 / 00:01
B2 ............................. 2 sec ........................... L:B2 / 00:02
B3 ............................. 3 sec ...........................
L:B3
/
00:03
B4 ............................. 5 sec ...........................
L:B4
/
00:05
B5 ............................ 10 sec .......................... L:B5 / 00:10
B6 ............................ 15 sec ..........................
L:B6
/ 00:15
B7 ............................ 20 sec .......................... L:B7 / 00:20
B8 ............................ 30 sec ..........................
L:B8
/
00:30
C1 ............................ 45 sec ..........................
L:c1
/
00:45
C2 ............................. 1 min .......................... L:c2 / 01:00
C3 ............................. 2 min .......................... L:c3 / 02:00