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Tourn. 5
Each player must make the first 40 moves within 2 hours. He or she then receives an
extra 30 minutes for the rest of the match.
The sixth tournament level uses the ‘classic’ time controls that
were previously the norm in chess
tournaments.
Tourn. 6
Each player must make the first 40 moves within 2 hours. He or she then receives an
extra 60 minutes for a further 20 moves.
4.2 Alternative moves (NXT BEST)
By selecting
NXT BEST
in the main menu and then confirming with
ENT
, you can have the computer
show you an alternative to the last move it played.
First, as shown on the display, you need to revoke the last move that the computer made. Then
ChessGenius begins to make calculations, and plays the move that it regards as being the second
best.
You can repeat this procedure as often as you like, enabling the computer to plays its third best,
fourth best etc. move.
4.3 Invert chessboard (INVERT)
If you are playing with the black chess pieces, it can be a good idea to invert the chessboard.
To do so, choose the
INVERT
option from the main menu and then confirm with
ENT
to continue
play. The screen shows one of the following:
INVERT
–
White plays from bottom to top
INVERT
✓
Black plays from bottom to top
The
symbol shows that both sides are now playing in the opposite direction. Bear in mind that in
this case, the coordinates on the squares should be ignored, as square
C3
will now be treated as
F6
,
for example.
4.4 Chess clock on/off (CLOCK)
Normally, when ChessGenius is calculating its next move, the chess clock display is in the format
h:mm:ss
. If you wish to turn off this standard display, choose the
CLOCK
option in the main menu
and confirm with
ENT
.
Now, while the computer is thinking, you will see a rotating display of different pieces of
information:
(1)
Position evaluation
(2)
Calculation depth and number of moves analysed
(3)
First move of the main line
(4)
Chess clock
See section 3.3 for more information.
4.5 Analysis mode (ANALYSIS)
In analysis mode, moves for both sides (white and black) can be analysed, and the display shows
continuous information about the computer’s calculations for the current position on the
chessboard.
