Excalibur electronic Ivan II - Manual (Page 10)

On the large sensory board,
press the square the White king
is on. Next press the square the
Black king is on once to place a
White king there, and then again
to change the White king to a
Black king. Next, pick out
another piece in the problem or
position you want to set up, and
press the appropriate piece key
to the left of the display. Then
press the square on the sensory
board where this piece should
stand. Press the square repeated-
ly until the piece appears in the
right color on your display.
Follow this procedure until all
the pieces in the problem or
position are completely set up.
Make sure that Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
knows which color is to move.
You may change the color of
/
key.
Finally press
CLEAR
to play or
to have Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set analyze the
position.
Remarks about
Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking
Chess Set
Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set says things
based on a number of factors.
Some factors are time, a win-
ning or losing score, a training
position, or level setting to
name a few. Try removing Ivan
II’s queen from the chess board
by using the procedure on page
9 for Removing A Piece as an
example.
If Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set gives you a
hard time when you ask for a
hint or try to change sides, press
the key again, and Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
will comply.
If you can’t wait to experience
his comments in across the
board play, Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
can be coerced into letting you
hear a number of them. The
method to enter his special
DEMO
mode is to first press the
LEVEL
key. Now press the
TAKE -
BACK
key, and Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
will display DEMO, and say a
phrase. Finally press the
OPTIONS
key to hear Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set at
his talkative best. Press
CLEAR
when you have tired of his end-
less chatter.
Don’t forget you can always
turn Ivan II’s character mode off
by using the
OPTIONS
key.
However if you do, be prepared
for one last word from Ivan II,
the Conqueror Talking Chess
Set.
General Rules of
Chess
1. The two players must alter-
nate 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 captured piece must
be immediately removed from
the chessboard by the player
making the capture.
5. When one player moves
into a position whereby he can
attack the King, the King is in
“Check”. His opponent must
either
a) move the King
b) block the path of the attack-
ing piece with another piece, or
c) capture the attacking piece.
6. The game is over when
there is no escape for the King
from an attacking piece. This is
known as “Checkmate”.
7. The game is over when the
king of the player whose turn it
is to move is not in check and
the player cannot make any
legal moves. This is known as
“Stalemate” and is considered a
drawn game.
Individual Moves
Turn on the
HELP
feature (see
page 4.) All legal moves for
each selected piece will be
shown at one time. You will
quickly “learn by doing” the
movements of all pieces.
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