EXCALIBUR 740D Phantom Force Electronic Chess Set - Manual (Page 18)

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enter game positions that you want to play, or that you want The Phantom Force to
evaluate, perhaps using the Infinite Search level.
Normally, it is easier to start from an empty board to set up such problems. So first, press
the SETUP key then the +OPTION key. The display will show CLRBR (clear board). Now
press the YESu key. You’ll see that the display will show KINGS, indicating no Kings.
Place all the pieces on their correct ovals on the side of the chessboard.
Now press the oval of the White King in the Capture Area and then press the chessboard
square where the White King should be. Next press the oval of the Black King in the
Capture Area and then press the chessboard square where the Black King should be.
Follow this procedure of moving pieces from the Capture Area to their square on the
chessboard, until all the pieces in the problem or position are completely set up.
Make sure that The Phantom Force knows which color is to move. You may change
the color of the side to move by pressing the q/n key.
Finally, press CLEAR to play or to have The Phantom Force analyze the position.
WARNING: YOU MUST PLACE A WHITE KING AND A BLACK KING
ON THE BOARD TO EXIT SETUP MODE.
GENERAL RULES OF CHESS
1. The two players must alternate in making one move at a time. The player with the
White pieces moves first to start the game.
2. With the exception of castling (see below), a move is the transfer of a piece from
one square to another square which is vacant or occupied by an enemy piece.
3. No piece, except the Knight, may cross a square occupied by another piece.
4. A piece moved to a square occupied by an enemy piece captures it as part of the
same move. The player making the capture must immediately remove the captured