Saitek Mephisto Maestro Travel Chess Computer - Manual (Page 21)

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5.7 Infinite Level
Level
Description Display
100 ................ Infinite (no time limit) .................. < Infinite >
On the Infinite Level, the computer searches indefinitely until it
finds a forced mate, or until you stop the search by pressing ENTER.
If the search is halted, the computer makes the move it currently
thinks is best. Try experimenting with this level—set up special board
positions and let the computer analyze them for you! It will think for
hours and even days on end, trying to find the best possible move.
6. TAKEBACK MODE: TAKE BACK MOVES
When you’re playing chess against this computer, nothing is ever
“set in stone”—you can change your mind or decide to play a different
move whenever you’d like! When it’s your turn to move, simply press
“ (MENU) to enter the Main Menu, and press ¯ repeatedly until the
display shows ¿TAKEBACK . Press ENTER to enter Takeback Mode,
and you’ll see the last move that was made. To take that move back,
press
¯ , and the move will be retracted on the board. The display will
then show the next move to be taken back. You may continue to press
¯ to take back any number of moves, all the way back to the begin-
ning of the game, if desired. If you reach the beginning, the display
will show
End takebacks , and you’ll automatically be returned
to the Main Menu. Note that, as long as you don’t go back to the very
start of the game, you can always press
˘ to go forward through the
moves again, if desired. To resume your game at any point with the
current board position, press
‘ (CLEAR) and then “ (MENU).
As a shortcut to entering Takeback Mode, you can also simply
press on the to square of the last move that was made. The display
will briefly show
TAKEBACK , and it will then show the last move that
was made. To take the move back, press ¯ . As above, repeated
presses of ¯ will take more moves back, if desired. To resume game
play at any point, press ‘ (CLEAR).
7. INFO MODE: WATCH THE COMPUTER THINK
Imagine this: You’re playing chess against a friend, and it’s his
move. You’d love to know what move he’s considering and you’d really
like his opinion of the current board position. But, of course, you won’t
ask—because that’s just not done! Well, guess what—when you play
against this chess computer, you can ask anything you want,
and