EXCALIBUR 740D Phantom Force Electronic Chess Set - Manual (Page 16)

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RATINGS
To view your rating, press +OPTION until RATE is displayed. Your current rating
appears on the display.
To have your rating change, you must complete a rated game on a tournament or
sudden death level.
When you are ready to play a rated game, select the RATE option.
1. Press the +OPTION key repeatedly until you see RATE appear.
2. Press the t or the u key to turn the option on.
3. Press CLEAR.
Finally, select the Tournament Level or Sudden-Death Level you wish to play against.
When an ‘O’ appears on the display, the game you are playing can be rated. Since
the game you are playing is rated, you cannot ask for a HINT, nor UNDO a bad move,
nor use SETUP to improve your position. You also cannot use the NEW GAME key to
start over during a rated game.
These conditions allow you to experience what it is like to play a game against an
opponent in a rated tournament. In rated tournaments a chess clock is always used,
so that you play your moves within agreed time limits. The Phantom Force has a
built-in chess clock.
If you attempt to use the HINT, SETUP, UNDO, or NEW GAME keys during your rated
game, The Phantom Force will ask “ARE YOU SURE”, and say what result (draw,
win, or loss) will be scored if you press the YES key.
During a rated game, if you are winning by 9.0 or more points and want The
Phantom Force to resign, press NEW GAME. The Phantom Force will say “ARE YOU
SURE I LOSE”. The Phantom Force will then wait for you to press the YES key.
USING VERIFY MODE
At any time during your move, pressing VERIFY will display the coordinate position of the
Black Queen. The letter B will be shown if a piece is Black and a W will be shown for the
White pieces. Pressing VERIFY a second time will check the position of White’s Queen.
To verify the positions of the other pieces on the board, simply repeatedly press the
key labeled with the desired piece symbol above it.