User manual SAITEK EXPERT TRAVEL CHESS

[. . . ] To play a game right away, without reading the entire manual first, simply follow these Quick Start steps!Open the battery cover in the base of the unit, slide the cover in the direction of arrow to open it, and insert four"AA" (AM3/R6) alkaline batteries. Make sure to observe the correct polarity!Enter moves by making them on the board, pressing the pegged chess pieces down gently into the holes of the from and to squares for each move. [. . . ] The first display you will see is the move the computer is currently thinking of making. Notice that the move is shown in the display, and the lights for the from and to squares for that move also flash alternately. Moves 1 through 6 (predicted line of play) Press WHITE/­ to back up and see previous displays again. press CLEAR to return to the normal clock display. Since the first move of the predicted line of play is the move the computer assumes you will make, you can also consider this move as a hint. So--whenever you need help, press INFO on your turn. Elapsed time since last move · Current move number made so far 2 Search Information Press INFO a second time to get information on the computer's search. Two numbers: The first is the current search depth, or the number of individual moves the computer is looking ahead; the second is the number of moves the computer has examined so far · The move currently being considered · The search speed, or number of positions (nodes) being searched every second Press WHITE/­ to cycle backwards and see previous displays again. The chess clocks keep track of the time for both sides. press BLACK/+ repeatedly to cycle forwards the clock displays: · Elapsed time since the last move was made · The clocks stop whenever you take back a move or set up a new position. However, the times are retained in memory, and the clocks resume as soon as play is continued. Whenever you change levels or press NEW GAME, the chess clocks are always reset. During the game, a clock showing elapsed time displays the piece symbols one by one, from pawn to King. A clock showing countdown time shows the symbols going in the other direction, from King to pawn. 4 Move Count/Game Moves Press INFO a fourth time to show the move number in the game so far. Pressing WHITE/­ repeatedly will cycle back through the moves of your game (up to 50 individual moves). Current move number made so far · Moves of the current game Press BLACK/+ to go forward through the moves again at any point. In case you missed this feature when it was mentioned in Section 4. 1, we wanted to point it out again--if you ever need advice on a move, you can always ask the computer for a hint. Simply press INFO when it's your turn to move, and the computer will show a suggested move for your side!In addition to all the features you've learned about so far, your chess computer also offers many other exciting game options. These options are user-selectable at any time during a game. [. . . ] The Auto Answer option may be turned off. You may be on a level where the computer thinks for a long time. To force the computer to make a move, press ENTER. Verify the position to make sure it is correct (see Section 6. [. . . ]