Excalibur electronic LCD CHESS - Manual (Page 6)

4. Steinitz, W. vs. Von Bardeleben, C.,
Hastings, 1895
5. Alekhine, A. vs. Tenner, O.,
Cologne, 1911
6. Gaudersen vs. Paul,
Melbourne, 1928
7. Lasker, Ed vs. Thomas,G.,
London, 1910
8. Steinitz, W. vs. Mongredien, A.,
London, 1862
9. Nimzowitsch, A. vs. Alapin, S.,
Riga, 1913
10. Capablanca, J. vs. Steiner, H.,
Los Angeles, 1933
11. Botvinnik, M. vs. Keres, P.,
The Hague, 1948
12. Banas, J. vs. Lukacs, P.,
Trnava, 1986
13. Karpov, A. vs. Korchnoi, V.,
Moscow, 1974
14. Spassky, B. vs. Petrosian, T.,
Moscow, 1969
15. Fischer, R. vs. Fine, R.,
New York, 1963
16. Portisch, L. vs. Johannessen, S.,
Havana, 1966.
These famous games by some of
the most brilliant chess masters of
all time can be found, along with
explanations, in many books on
chess.
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right to make technical changes
without notice in the interest of
The names of the openings are:
1. Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation
2. Ruy Lopez Closed Defense
3. Ruy Lopez Open Defense
4. Ruy Lopez Archangel Defense
5. Giuoco Piano
6. Scotch Game
7. Four Knights
8. Petroff Defense
9. Vienna Game
10. Sicilian Defense
11. Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon
12. Sicilian, Rossolimo Attack 1
13. Sicilian, Dragon Variation
14. Sicilian, Rossolimo Attack 2
15. Caro-Kann Defense
16. French Defense
17. French, Classical Variation
18. French, Tarrasch Variation
19. Queen’s Gambit Accepted
20. Queen’s Gambit Declined
21. Queen’s Gambit,
Semi-Slav Defense
22. Queen’s Gambit,
Tarrasch Defense
23. Queen’s Gambit, Slav Defense
24. Nimzo-Indian, Rubinstein
25. Nimzo-Indian, Classical
26. Queen’s Indian Defense
27. Queen’s Indian, Petrosian
28. Bogo-Indian Defense
29. Gruenfeld Defense
30. King’s Indian Defense
The moves and explanations of
these famous openings are given in
many books on chess.
Great Games
At the beginning of the game, you
may select one of sixteen of the
world’s greatest chess games by
pressing MODE, then OPTIONS to
display “GAME,” and then press-
ing the LAST PIECE or NEXT
PIECE key to select a game num-
ber.
Along with the game number, you
will see the position of the game
after the first two moves were
played. Press the MODE/ON key
to return to normal play starting at
move three. You take the winning
side. The display will show your
total great-game score in two digits
(zero at the start) on the left. On the
right, the display also shows the
amount of points you will win if
you play the correct next great-
game move.
If you don’t play the correct great-
game move, an error buzz will
sound and the points for this move
will be divided in half. If the bonus
goes to zero, the correct move will
automatically flash. Most moves
start with 4 bonus points, but some
brilliant moves start with 8 points.
The players, location, and date of
the great games are:
1. Anderssen, A. vs Kieseritsky, L.,
London, 1851,
"The Immortal Game"
2. Anderssen, A. vs. Dufresne, J.,
Berlin, 1852,
"Evergreen Game"
3. Morphy, P. vs. Duke Karl
& Count Isouard,
Paris, 1858
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Special Care
• Avoid rough handling such as bumping
or dropping.
• Avoid moisture and extreme tempera-
tures. Store away from windows andother
direct sources of heat and cold, such as heat-
ing, air vents or direct sunlight. For best
results, use between the temperatures of 39º
and 100º Fahrenheit (4º and 38º Celsius).
• Clean using only a slightly damp cloth.
Do not use cleaners with chemical agents.
Battery Information
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not mix alkaline & standard
(carbon zinc) or rechargeable
(nickel cadmium) batteries.
• Install batteries so that the polarity
(+ and -) matches the diagrams in
the battery compartment.
• Your LCD Chess Computer uses
3 “AAA” batteries.
• Weak batteries should be replaced
immediately.
• Before changing batteries, turn the unit off.
• Do not attempt to recharge
non-rechargeable batteries.
• Remove rechargeable batteries from the
unit before charging them.
• Charge rechargeable batteries only under
adult supervision.
• Use only batteries of the same type and
equivalency.
• Remove exhausted batteries from the unit.
• Do not short circuit supply terminals.
• Keep the packaging—it contains
important information.
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