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1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Your  SPIDNX  Chess  Computer  is  an  ideal  opponent.  It  is  ready  to  play 

you at any  time,  as  often  as  you like,  at  whatever  level of  skill  you choose. 

Using  the  machine  is  simple- you  just  move  the  pieces  on  the  chessboard 
in much the same way as you would against a human player. 

The  main .part  of this  manual  explains how  to  use  the computer.  Sections 

to 

are all you need to read in order to start a game. 

2. 

STARTING PLAY 

The  computer  is  powered  by  four 

AA 

batteries.  Remove  the  lid  on  the 

underside  of  the  machine  and  install  the  batteries  in  their  compartment, 
making sure that the polarity is correct. 

Set  up the pieces  in  the  starting  position.  "White"  should  be playing  "up 
the  board",  i.e.  with  the  control  panel  on  his  right.  Turn  the  ON/OFF 
switch to  the ON Position. 

Then  press  the  key marked 

NEW GAME. 

The red  light on  the left of  the 

chessboard  at  the  "White"  end 

will 

now  be  on,  showing  that  the  machine 

is ready for "White" to make a move. 

Before  starting  the  game,  you  may  adjust  the  computer's  level  of playing 

strength 

if 

you like.  See Section 

9. 

8. 

MAKING MOVES 

lf you want to play "White",  start the game like this: 

(a)  Press  down  on  the  center  of  the  square  occupied  by  the  piece  you 

want  to  move.  The  best  way  is  to  tilt  the  piece  slightly  and  press 
with the edge of the base. 

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Страница 3: ...OVES 4 6 WARNINGS OF THREATS 4 7 CHECKMATE STALEMATE NEW GAME 5 8 INTERRUPTING THE COMPUTER CHANGING SIDES 5 9 LEVELS OF PLAY 6 10 TAKING BACK MOVES 9 11 PLAYING BOTH SIDES 10 12 CHECKING THE POSITION...

Страница 4: ...batteries in their compartment making sure that the polarity is correct Set up the pieces in the starting position White should be playing up the board i e with the control panel on his right Turn th...

Страница 5: ...in which this piece is to be found Press down with the piece indicated The lights change and point towards a new square Move the computer s piece to this square and press it down The light at your end...

Страница 6: ...g only Carry out the moves of both piece pressing down with the king but not with the rook c Promotion of Pawns Whenever a pawn reaches the far end of the board the computer assumes it is being promot...

Страница 7: ...puting it will cut short its calculations and make the move which is best according to its analysis so far Note that special operations such as changing the level checking the locations of the pieces...

Страница 8: ...This is explained by the table on Pages 6 to 7 On some levels as indicated in the table the computer will warn you of attacks on your pieces as described in Section 6 On other levels it will only war...

Страница 9: ...no 7 G1 yes yes 8 Hl yes yes 9 A2 no no 10 B2 no no 11 C2 no yes 12 D2 no yes lS E2 yes no 14 F2 yes no 15 G2 yes yes 16 H2 yes yes 17 As no no 18 Bs no no 19 Cs no yes 20 Ds no yes 21 Es yes no 22 Fs...

Страница 10: ...no S9 G5 yes yes 40 H5 yes yes 41 A6 no no 42 B6 no no 4S C6 no yes 44 D6 no yes 45 E6 yes no 46 F6 yes no 47 G6 yes yes 48 H6 yes yes 49 A7 no no 50 B7 no no 51 C7 no yes 52 D7 no yes 58 E7 yes no 5...

Страница 11: ...e press the same key without pressing any square On any level the computer is likely to take more time in a complicated position with queens and many other pieces on the board than in a relatively sim...

Страница 12: ...PLAYING BOTH SIDES In the table in Section 9 s ome of levels were marked no in the column headed AUTOMATIC RESPONSE By selecting one of these levels you enable yourself to make a continuous sequence o...

Страница 13: ...awns on it At the same time to show which squares on this rank the pawns should be occupying the light comes on at the bottom of the D and G files the fourth and seventh columns from the left Now pres...

Страница 14: ...black piece the file lights blink Of course if you press the queen bishop or knight keys no squares will be indicated since there are no such pieces on the board When you ve checked as many pieces as...

Страница 15: ...SET UP proceed as follows Press once on every square that currently contains a black piece and remove the piece from the board Make sure each time that the lights are no longer indicating a piece on t...

Страница 16: ...the entire chessboard before constructing the position anew At other times you may just want to modify a position by adding or removing one or two pieces For example suppose you want White to give odd...

Страница 17: ...the move which permits the capture b GAME RECORD Once you press the SET UP key the clocks are set to zero and the computer s memory of all moves that were played previously is erased Those moves cann...

Страница 18: ...off the computer is when it is your turn to make a move You cannot switch off the computer until the computer s move has been entered and it is your turn to move Also the computer cannot be switched o...

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