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man reaches the far side of the board, he

is crowned king and becomes much more

powerful than an ordinary man because a

king can move both backward and for-

ward. LCD Checkers is well versed in the

movement of kings and the crowning

process, so it will automatically crown

your man to turn it into a king. A man that

promotes to a king by making a jump,

cannot continue jumping as a king. It

must wait for the next turn.

Playing the White Pieces

When you want to play the White pieces

(to let LCD Checkers move first) press

the 

MOVE

key before you make your

first move as Black. You’ll see the White

and Black pieces switch places immedi-

ately!

Undoing Moves

LCD Checkers does not have as good a

memory as LCD Chess, so it only permits

it’s last move and your last move to be

taken back.

Getting Hints

Pressing the 

HINT

key displays 

HinT

and flashes a recommended move on the

screen.

Changing Sides

If during a game you find yourself losing,

you can change sides with LCD

Checkers. Pressing the 

MOVE

key  twice

before

you register your move will switch

sides (colors) with your computer.

(Between presses, the display will read

FLIP

.)

Levels of Play

Generally, the higher the level you select,

the better your LCD Checkers will play,

and the longer it will think during its

moves. The first two levels (1 and 2) are

beginner levels and search a fixed 1 and 2

ply (one-half move). Levels 3 through 15

take 2,3,4,5,7,8,15,20,25,30,40,50 and 60

seconds per move.
Level 16 is an infinite level. LCD

Checkers will take as long to move as

you want it to, or until it can no longer

search. Level 16 is good for problem

solving, or it can be used to play against.

When you are tired of waiting, press the

MOVE

key while the computer is think-

ing, and the computer will stop thinking

and play the best move it’s found so far.

Note: Since there are only 16 levels, only

the left and right 

DIRECTION

rocker

are used to change the level by one.

Options for Checkers

Just like LCD Chess, LCD Checkers has

numerous options that can be viewed by

pressing the 

2nd

key and then the

OPTIONS

key repeatedly. Use the right

or left  

DIRECTION

button to select or

change an option.

TOtAL

: same as Chess (see page 3).

SCOrE

: Your display normally shows the

number of the current move. If instead

you want to see the piece-score of your

current position, turn this option on. The

scoring totals the following values:

Men—1, Kings—1-1/2.

PLAYr

: same as Chess (see page 4).

InFO

: same as Chess (see page 4).

CLrBr

: same as Chess (see page 4).

SOUnd

:same as Chess  (see page 4).

SLEEP

: same as Chess (see page 4).

FLiP

: same as Chess (see page 4).

Auto Play

If you would like to watch the computer

finish a game for you automatically, push

the 

2nd

key, then press 

OPTIONS

, until

the option 

PLAYr

is showing. Use the

right 

DIRECTION 

key to change the

number of players to zero. Press 

2nd

to

exit the OPTIONS mode. Now press the

MOVE

key twice and watch the game

play itself. You may stop auto play at any

time by pressing the 

MOVE

key, which

will set the number of players back to one.

Using Setup Mode

At any time during a game when it is your

move, you may change the position on

the board by adding a piece, removing a

piece, or changing any of the pieces—for

example, from a man to a king.

Removing A Piece

Press the 

2nd

key, then the 

SETUP

key.

Use the 

DIRECTION

button to move

the black shape over a piece. Press

MOVE

to remove the piece. Press

CLEAR

to continue the game.

Adding or Changing a Piece

Press 

2nd

then the 

SETUP

key. Now

press

SETUP

repeatedly to select the cor-

rect piece. Use the 

DIRECTION

button

to move it to a square. Then press 

MOVE

to register the piece. Press 

CLEAR

to

continue the game.

Setting Up Special Positions

This is another terrific feature that allows

you to solve problems that you make up

yourself. It also allows you to enter game

positions you want to play, or that you

want LCD Checkers to look at, perhaps

using the Infinite Search level.

Normally, it is easier to start from an

empty board to set up such problems. So

first, press 

2nd

then 

OPTIONS

until

CLrBr

(clear board) is displayed. Now

press the 

SETUP

key. You’ll see that

your display board is automatically

cleared.
Press 

SETUP

repeatedly to select the

piece type and color you want to place on

the board. Use the 

DIRECTION

button

to move the correct square and press

MOVE 

to register it on the square. 

Follow this procedure until all the pieces

in the problem or position are completely

set up.
Make sure that LCD Checkers knows

which color is to move. You may  change

the color of the side to move by pressing

q

/

n

.

Excalibur Electronics reserves the right to

make technical changes without notice in the

interest of progress.

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Страница 1: ...If it does not display 01CHESS press RESET using a thin pointed object Unless you instruct it otherwise LCD Chess gives you the White pieces the ones at the bottom of the board White always moves first A white box on the display o indicates it s White s move You re ready to play In making your first move it s very important to understand that a move is made up of two parts choosing a from square a...

Страница 2: ...aken for each move Turning this option ON will instead show the total game time flashes on and off Note You may also use the 2nd NEXT key to select the piece you want to move 2 Push the OPTIONS MOVE button immediately above the circular DIREC TION rocker 3 Push the DIRECTION rocker to move the piece to the square you want You ll see your piece flashing on possible to squares as you move it at the ...

Страница 3: ...he game your LCD Chess will display the word DrAW if a three time repetition of position occurs or if there has been no pawn moved and no exchanges for 50 moves When either of these situations takes place the rules of chess state that a player can claim a draw If you wish you can ignore the message and continue the game When a stalemate is reached the display will read StALE Game Ending Messages L...

Страница 4: ...ber you will see the position of the game after the first two moves were played Press the CLEAR key to return to normal play starting at move three You take the win ning side The display will show your total great game score in two digits zero at the start on the left On the right the display also shows the amount of points you will win if you play the correct next great game move If you don t pla...

Страница 5: ...t be taken immediately because of 23 Qxf6 24 Qb4 checkmate But Black is forced to take the rook a move later and mate follows on the same square 11 Mikhail Botvinnik vs Paul Keres The Hague 1948 Botvinnik won the world championship a record three times His opponent here is possi bly the strongest 20th century chess player who did not become world champion The opening is a Nimzo Indian White s doub...

Страница 6: ...ove the black shape over a piece Press MOVE to remove the piece Press CLEAR to continue the game Adding or Changing a Piece Press 2nd then the SETUP key Now press SETUP repeatedly to select the cor rect piece Use the DIRECTION button to move it to a square Then press MOVE to register the piece Press CLEAR to continue the game Setting Up Special Positions This is another terrific feature that allow...

Страница 7: ... left right or diagonally until the piece you want to move flashes on and off Note You may also use the 2nd NEXT key to select the piece you want to move Or press CLEAR to stop a square from flashing and start the entry process over 2 Push the OPTIONS MOVE button immediately above the circular DIREC TION rocker 3 Push the DIRECTION rocker towards the diagonal direction you wish the piece to move Y...

Страница 8: ...the current move If instead you want to see the piece score of your current position turn this option on The scoring totals the following values Men 1 Kings 1 1 2 PLAYr same as Chess see page 4 InFO same as Chess see page 4 CLrBr same as Chess see page 4 SOUnd same as Chess see page 4 SLEEP same as Chess see page 4 FLiP same as Chess see page 4 Auto Play If you would like to watch the computer fin...

Страница 9: ...t above you may have additional statutory rights which will vary under the laws of the various countries states provinces and other governmental entities in which InterTAN operates This warranty is subject to all statutory rights you may have in the country of purchase WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL InterT InterTAN AN W WARRANTY ARRANTY Battery Information Your LCD Chess uses 3 AAA batteries Do not mix o...

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