Electronic Talking Chess Board Set
K698
Instructions for Use
Please read and retain these instructions for future reference
v001: 16/03/22
Page No. 8
M2
It can force checkmate in another 2 moves.
Opening
The move is in the computer’s “library” of standard openings.
Press ESC t
wice, and carry out the computer’s move.
If the computer says “Be careful!” or “Are you sure?”, it is offering you a “tutor” message –
see Section
Number 6.6.6. If you want to ignore the message, you can continue by simply pressing ESC.
5.2.3 Special moves
Castling
: Make the king’s move first, and the computer directs you to move the rook.
En passant
capture: Move the capturing pawn, then press the square of the captured pawn
–
as indicated by
the LCD.
Pawn promotion: Carry out the pawn move. Use
↑
or
↓
to select the type of piece for promotion. When the
right piece is shown on the LCD, press the promotion square (or ENTER). When promoting its own pawn, the
computer always chooses a queen.
5.2.4 Levels of playing strength
To alter the level:
(1) Select LEVEL from the Main Menu (Section Number 3).
(2) Press
↑
or
↓
repeatedly to inspect the levels.
(3) When the desired level is shown, press ENTER.
There are 30 Chess levels, as follows:
(4)
“fun” levels
for novices. On these levels (1 is weakest), the computer makes deliberate mistakes.
15
“timed move” levels
, e.g.
10 S/MV
(= 10 seconds per move). If the “tutor” feature is “off” (see
Section
Number 6.6.6), the computer will move within the prescribed time. Otherwise it may take a little longer.
10
“timed game”
levels, e.g.
30 M/GM
(= 30 minutes per game). Each player has the prescribed number of
minutes in which to complete all his moves. The symbol
indicates that a “timed game” is in progress. On
these levels the computer will not switch off automatically (Section Number 1.3
The time used so far is shown on the LCD. If the time runs out, the computer announces “I win” or “You win”
as appropriate, but the game may be continued in “normal” mode: press ESC and make your move, or press
SWAP if it is the computer’s turn.
Games on the 5, 25 or 30 minute levels can be started directly by selecting the appropriate mode (see
Section Number 5.2.1).
1 level with
“no limit” –
the computer will normally carry on thinking until you press SWAP.