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3.4 Starting a new game (NEW)
To begin a new game, press the
NEW
button. The display asks:
‘Sure?’
. Press
ENT
to confirm, or to
cancel and return to the current game, press
CL
.
3.5 Tips (HINT)
If you would like to receive a tip from the computer, simply press
HINT
. ChessGenius’s sug
gestion is
shown on the LCD display for approximately 6 seconds.
You are free to decide whether to follow the computer’s suggestion or not.
3.6 Undoing or redoing moves (
/
)
If you would like to undo your last move, press the
button. The display announces that the
respective flashing squares must be pressed. If the last move involved a piece being captured, then it
must of course be placed back on the board and the relevant square pressed.
If desired, this process can be repeated as often as you wish, so as to redo a whole range of chess
moves. When you have finished, the game can continue as normal, or you can press
MOVE
to
prompt the computer to make its move.
You can also redo undone moves by pressing the
button. Also in this case, you should press the
appropriate fields and set the chess pieces down on the relevant squares.
3.7 Help function (HELP)
In most situations, pressing the
HELP
button shows a message on the display, which tells you what
you can do next. Press the
CL
button to dismiss the message from the screen.
If it is your turn to make a move and you press
HELP
, one or more chess pieces on the LCD
chessboard begin to ‘flash’. Permissible moves can be made with the highlighted pieces.
4. The main menu
When you press the
MENU
button, the first option in the main menu is shown. Press
or
to
scroll through the complete range of options:
LEVEL
Select playing level
NXT BEST
Show alternative moves
INVERT
Invert the chessboard
CLOCK
Show the chess clock
ANALYSIS
Analyse chess position
OPTIONS
Select other special functions
