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MENU button on the right side of the chessboard to exit and trace back your moves to the original 
position. Once the game has been traced back, lift your King off the board briefly to start the 
Game Review. The chessboard will illuminate the squares of the first move made for 6 seconds. 
Make this move as indicated. Once the move has been executed the computer will show the next 
move that was made in the same way. Once you have reached the end of your game the LCD will 
display END. 

Note:

  Should you enter a different move you will erase all the previous move history and the 

computer will treat this as a new move history. 

9.

SQUARE H8 : FLIP BOARD / CHANGE COLOUR  [FLIP]

Flip Board 

The computer is generally set to play Black and you White. If you wish to play Black in a new 
game, you can set up the Black pieces on rank 1 and 2 and the White ones on rank 7 and 8. Now 
you have to let the computer know that you have changed colour: 
To enter the Flip Board mode, press the MENU button on the right side of the chessboard and 
then tap on square H8 with a chess piece (if a piece is on that square already briefly lift it off the 
board). Now you have to tap square H8 once again to let the computer know that you wish to flip 
the board and that the black pieces are set up on rank 1 and 2 and the white pieces on rank 7 and 
8. Press the MENU button on the right side of the chessboard to exit. To begin the game and ask 
the computer to make its first move enter go (lift your black King off the board briefly). The 
computer’s move will be displayed on the LCD and the corresponding square LEDs will light up. 
NOTE. Disregard the notations along the chessboard in this set up and note that the MENU access 
fields have changed to the following (imagine the board being turned around): 
 

H1 = LEVEL SETTING 
G1 = RANDOM 
F1 = EASY 
E1 = SOUND 
D1 = REFEREE 
C1 = AUTOPLAY 
B1 = GAME REVIEW 
A1 = FLIP BOARD / CHANGE COLOUR 
H2 = SET UP 

Change Colour (beginning of a game) 

If you would like to play Black but you do not wish to change the New Game position as 
described above, i.e. White pieces stay on rank 1 and 2, Black pieces on rank 7 and 8, you just 
have to prompt the computer to make its first move. To do that lift your black King off the board 
briefly, the computer will then indicate its first move for White via the LEDs and the LCD. 

Change Colour (during a game) 

The Change Colour function can be entered at any time during a game and the colour to move will 
be reversed. Any moves made prior to entering this function will be erased and the game history 
will begin with this position. If you are in the SET UP mode you can choose the colour to move 
first via the Change Colour mode. 
 
To enter the Change Colour function, press the Menu button on the right side of the chessboard 
and tap square H8.  Now the computer knows you have entered the Change Colour function. To 
change the colour tap this square again. To exit the MENU mode and continue the game, press the 
Menu button again. It is now your turn to play the other colour. 

Содержание Citrine

Страница 1: ...NOVAG citrine INSTRUCTION...

Страница 2: ...erpromotion IX Stalemate and Draw X Check and Checkmate XI Mate Announcement XII Resignation XIII Positioning of Chess Pieces New Game FEATURES 1 NEW GAME 2 SQUARE A8 SET LEVEL 3 SQUARE B8 RANDOM 4 SQ...

Страница 3: ...adaptor should be examined regularly for potential hazards such as damage to the cable plug or other parts and that in the event of such damage the adaptor must not be used until that damaged part ha...

Страница 4: ...E DISPLAY 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 1 Indication for the colour 5 Symbol for En Passant 2 6 character alphanumeric display 6 Symbol for Stalemate Draw 3 Separation for time indication 7 Symbol for Check Checkma...

Страница 5: ...guidelines 1 Push the Menu button on the right hand side of your unit This will start the Menu mode of the chess computer The LCD will continuously display each available function in a rotating fashi...

Страница 6: ...e move and the computer will illuminate the square LEDs of the move preceding that one also displayed on the LCD and so on If a captured piece is involved make the move as indicated by the LEDs and th...

Страница 7: ...he opposite side of the board the chess computer will allow you to promote or underpromote it to any desired piece As soon as this happens squares A1 to D1 will flash up whereas A1 represents the Rook...

Страница 8: ...he chess pieces in the New Game Position the computer will be ready for a new game The memory is now empty and only the previously set level remains the same 2 SQUARE A8 SET LEVEL This chess computer...

Страница 9: ...res 2 c2 game in 5 mins 2 g2 2 ply 3 captures 3 c3 game in 10 mins 3 g3 2 ply 4 captures 4 c4 game in 15 mins 4 g4 2 ply 5 captures 5 c5 game in 30 mins 5 g5 2 ply 6 captures 6 c6 game in 1 hour 6 g6...

Страница 10: ...ate in 1 to mate in 8 On Find Mate levels the computer will find the shortest mate up to the stipulated depth The Find Mate levels use a different program than the normal playing levels The normal pla...

Страница 11: ...above you can choose various levels of randomness To do so tap on square B8 and any of the following random levels will be displayed in the LCD each time you tap on the square rAnd r And rAnd rAnd Le...

Страница 12: ...ay If your board is connected to a PC you can follow the game on your computer screen if not you can execute the moves for the computer and follow it on your chessboard To exit this mode whilst the co...

Страница 13: ...gin the game and ask the computer to make its first move enter go lift your black King off the board briefly The computer s move will be displayed on the LCD and the corresponding square LEDs will lig...

Страница 14: ...that square simply lift it up briefly Now you have determined IN 3 as your level that is solve Mate in 3 problem 4 Press the menu button to exit the SET LEVEL mode 5 Press the menu button again to ent...

Страница 15: ...he white chessmen has been completed 10 Set up of black chessmen BLACK KING lift the black king off the board until you see the symbol for BLACK and the symbol for KING in the LCD Then place the black...

Страница 16: ...desired square Please wait until the square LEDs stopped flashing before you continue To choose a colour to move The colour to move is always indicated on the LCD colour symbol If changing is necessar...

Страница 17: ...ch and the total number of legal moves APPENDIX Care of your NOVAG chess computer Dirt and dust can be removed with a soft cloth please unplug the unit from the mains prior to cleaning Do NOT use any...

Страница 18: ...y for damages will not be affected if any remedy provided herein shall fail of its essential purpose GOVERNING LAW The product s limited warranty shall be governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special...

Страница 19: ...FO Display Score for Black currently being computed INFO Display Number of half moves the computer has searched so far INFO Display Out of 43 variations there are still 39 to compute INFO Display Posi...

Страница 20: ...O lift your King off the board briefly The REFEREE Function is activated by pressing the REFREE key The SOUND is switched off The RANDOM Function is activated The EASY Mode is activated The chess comp...

Страница 21: ...ime Fixed Depth playing level 2 is selected and now effective The computer will only analyse every move for only 2 half moves Analysis level 3 is selected and is now effective Easy level 5 is selected...

Страница 22: ...1 KING Except when castling the King can move only one space to any adjoining square including diagonally which cannot be attacked by an enemy piece Castling is a move of both the King and either Rook...

Страница 23: ...d capturing en passant When your computer makes an en passant capture it will display the symbol ep Hints Tips Get a feel for the values of different pieces which will be useful when making decisions...

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