User manual

button. The display will show S E T U P . Press the symbol on the keyboard of
the piece you want to place or remove on the board. Then press the square of
the piece you want to move and then the square, where you want to place the
piece. Note the symbol color in the top left of the square to tell the computer
which color choice you are selecting. The open square denotes whites pieces
and the shaded square denotes black pieces. To choose a piece color you
would press the square with the piece once for white and twice for black. If
you press the square again that will remove a piece. Therefore, If there is a
white piece on a particular square it becomes a black piece if you press that
square again. If it is a black piece it becomes an empty square, if you press that
piece. If it is an empty square it then becomes a white piece once you press
that square again.
For example, if you want to start a new game with the computer having a
handicap of no queen you would do the following: Press SET UP, then press
the queen symbol. The computer will show you the piece location for whites
queen(D1). Now press the queen symbol again and you would now see the
black queen (D8) in the LCD. Press that square until it shows only the Queen
symbol and no piece location or color. That would now mean that the
computer is playing without its queen.
Proceed until you have reached the position you want. When you are
finished, press the CLEAR button and continue playing. You may want to
verify the positions before continuing the game. When you want to set up a
problem, you may find it easier to clear the board first, then press SET UP a n d
then O P T I O N . The display will show [?]. Ivan is asking you to confirm you
really wish to clear the board. Press O P T I O N once more and the board will
be clear. You will hear an error beep if you try to exit this mode without
placing the kings on the board. Ivan is reminding you that the position on
the board is illegal because there are no kings. Place the kings, or any other
piece, back on the board by pressing the piece symbol and then the square
where you wish it to be. In set up mode you may also change the color of the
side to move. Simply press the WHT/BLK button and the computer will
show S I D E in the display. Just choose either the black square for black or
the white square for white. You may only do this when you are in the set up
mode. When you have finished setting up your problem, press the C L E A R
button to exit from the set up mode. Now make your move, or if it is the
computers turn to move, just press the MOVE b u t t o n .
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TOURNAMENT LEVELS
The computer will play within the specified rate. The clocks will show the
total time consumed. Time saved during the first time period can be added to
the next time period.
LEVEL 90 60 moves every 60 minutes
LEVEL 91 40 moves every 60 minutes
LEVEL 92 40 moves In 120 minutes then
20 moves every 60 minutes
LEVEL 93 20 moves every 60 minutes
INFINITE LEVEL
On level 94 the computer will normally go on thinking, to find the best
possible move, until you press the MOVE key. Otherwise it will not move,
u n l e s s :
( a ) it has a “book” move available;
( b ) it runs out of memory for its analysis of the position; or
( c ) it completes the analysis to its own satisfaction, e.g. by finding a
forced mate.
MATE Solving Levels
Levels 95-100 are mate solving levels.
LEVEL 95 Mate in 1
LEVEL 96 Mate in 2
LEVEL 97 Mate in 3
LEVEL 98 Mate in 4
LEVEL 99 Mate in 5
LEVEL 100 Mate in 6
SETTING UP POSITIONS AND PROBLEMS
By using the SET UP button you may change the position on the board by
adding or removing pieces or setting up a problem you want IVAN to solve.
You can also change the direction of the game, strengthen your side or the
computer’s, resurrect lost pieces or even move your king out of an imminent
checkmate situation. To change a position on the board, press the SET UP
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