Excalibur 740D Phantom Force Electronic Chess Set User Manual

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10state that a player can claim a draw. If you wish, you can ignore the message and continue the game. When a stalemate is reached, the display will r

11If the White pieces were at the top of the board, when you press tNO, The Phantom Force will show 01SWAP? to see if your want it to move the White p

12LEVELS OF PLAYThe Phantom Force has six level types. Two of the level types (PLY and MATE) are for analysis. The other four level types are for play

13Sudden-Death Level Type Press the t or the u key to select the amount of time, in minutes, for the entire game. If you run out of time, you forfeit

14BOOK-OPENING TRAINERThe Phantom Force makes it easy for you to learn the same openings that world chess champions play! At the beginning of a game,

15ENTERING YOUR OWN OPENINGThe Phantom Force also allows you to set up any book opening you want—or even an opening you invent—so that you can practic

16RATINGSTo view your rating, press +OPTION until RATE is displayed. Your current rating appears on the display.To have your rating change, you must c

17If a piece has been captured, it will display the letter S (for side) next to its color letter along with its capture area coordinate. For example,

18enter 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 e

19piece from the chessboard.5. When one player moves into a position whereby he can attack the King, the King is in “Check”. His opponent must either:

2AUTO-MOTION INTELLIGENTRESPONSE CHESSMODEL 740D

20Castling cannot occur if:a) the King has already been moved.b) the Rook has already been moved.c) there is any piece between the King and the Rook.d

2190-Day Limited WarrantyEXCALIBUR ELECTRONICS, INC., warrants to the original consumer that its products are free from any electrical or mechanical d

22FCC NoticeThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause ha

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3CONTENTSGETTING STARTED...4FUNCTION KEYS AND SPECIAL FEATUR

4Congratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ Phantom Force! You’ve purchased both your own personal chess trainer and a partner who’s a

5Play a Game Right Away After you have slid the power switch to ON, the display will show ENGLISH? asking you if you would like it to speak English. I

6The Phantom Force’s Move You’ll notice that The Phantom Force almost immediately displays its response to your move. The Phantom Force decides on its

7o/ nYESu KEY (contrast) Press this key and then the tNO or YESu key to adjust the display contrast to one of six settings. This allows you to compens

8WHERE KEY To find out where one of your pieces can move, first press this key, and then press the square of your piece repeatedly to cycle through all

9MMOVE: Use this option to turn Multi-Move on (2PLAYR) or off (1PLAYR). While in Multi-Move mode the symbol “=” will be displayed.RATE: View your curr