Excalibur electronic Ivan II - Manual (Page 6)

ognize what's been played.
Think of communicating your
move as a two step process–reg-
istering the
FROM
square and
then registering the
TO
square.
Lift the piece or pawn you
want to move. Press the edge of
the piece’s base down gently on
the center of its
FROM
square.
Ivan will say and display the
coordinates of the
FROM
square-
for example “E2.”
Then press the edge of the
piece down gently on the square
you want to move it to–for
example, “E4.” Ivan will say
the
TO
square, confirming that
he has registered your move.
Place the piece gently on its new
square. (Some players like to
push the squares with their fore-
finger while holding the piece in
the rest of the fingers of the
same hand.)
Moving Ivan II’s
Piece
You'll notice that Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
almost immediately displays his
re-sponse to your move. Ivan
decides on his own move, of
course, and lets you know what
it is on the display below the
LCD board. For example, if you
play 1. E2-E4, he may respond
E7-E5
. But you need to move
the piece on the board for him.
Follow the same two step proce-
dure you did while registering
your own move-gently pushing
on the
FROM
and
TO
squares.
You're already playing a game!
Enjoy the contest.
Putting a game
“on hold”
Any time it's your move and
you wish to stop playing for a
while, just press the
OFF / SAVE
key. Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set will switch
off and go into a sleep mode. He
will remember the last position,
including the elapsed time, as
long as you do not interrupt the
power supply-for example, by
removing the batteries. To
resume play, just press the
ON / CLEAR
key.
A
FTER PRESSING A
FROM
SQUARE
,
PRESS THE
FROM
SQUARE
AGAIN TO SELECT A DIFFERENT
FROM
SQUARE
.
Special Situations
Starting Play with
the Black Pieces
When you want to play the
Black pieces (to let Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
move first) press the
MOVE
key
before you make your first move
as White. You’ll see the White
and Black pieces switch places
immediately! If you're using the
playing board with the plastic
pieces, set the Black pieces up at
your end, close to the LCD.
Castling
Remember, you must always
move the King first when
castling! First press your king
down on its
FROM
square (if
castling, E1). Then move and
press your king down on its
TO
square (if castling kingside,
G1
). Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set recognizes
castling maneuvers after the
king is moved two squares. He
then reminds you to complete
castling by moving the rook.
Move the rook in the routine
manner, pushing on its
FROM
and
TO
squares normally.
Promoting Pawns
When your pawn reaches the
other end of the board, Ivan II,
the Conqueror Talking Chess
Set will automatically promote
the pawn to a queen, since this is
the best choice in nearly every
case. In the unlikely event you
want to promote your pawn to a
piece other than a queen, take-
back Ivan II’s move, next use
Ivan II's
SET UP
feature, then
press
MOVE
. When Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
pushes a pawn to your back row,
it will always promote to a
queen. Remember to change the
piece on the board after either
side promotes a pawn.
En Passant – taking a
pawn in passing
For an en passant capture,
press the
FROM
and
TO
squares
of the capturing pawn. The
square of the pawn being cap-
tured will then appear on the
display. This is to remind you to
remove the captured pawn. You
must press down on the captured
pawn before removing it from
the board.
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