Excalibur electronic 915-3 Games User Manual


 
8.1
Piece Training Positions
You can practice in eight dif-
ferent training positions. There
are five special mini-games and
three mating-practice positions.
The mini-games
The most famous and success-
ful chess teachers in the world
take their beginning students
from the simple to the complex
by having them play “mini-
games” of chess that concentrate
on just one or more types of
pieces. Even advanced players
practice these basics, just as a
concert pianist continues to
practice the scales so that they
remain second nature. Like any
great trainer, your King Arthur
will play you these special prac-
tice games.
Press MODE until “TrAIn” is
displayed. Then press >. Look at
the LCD to see which of the
mini-games are displayed. You’ll
see that the mini-games always
include the king and pawns for
both sides. In fact, one mini-
game contains just this material.
The other four mini-games use
kings and pawns, but add a dif-
ferent single piece to the exer-
cise—knight, bishop, rook, and
then queen.
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the stage of the game, and
whether or not the FAST level
option is on.
7.4 Infinite search
Level 73 is an infinite level.
King Arthur will take as long to
move as you want him to, or
until he finds a mate position in
his search. Level 73 is perfect
for problem solving (see
Chapter 10). You can also play
against it. When you are tired of
waiting for King Arthur to
move, press the MOVE key
while the computer is thinking,
and the computer will stop
thinking and play the best move
it’s found so far.
7.5 Fast level option
Press LEVEL, then OPTION.
The display will indicate
options.
First the display will show the
FAST” option. “FAST” uses a
more selective search for think-
ing. In this mode, King Arthur
will search faster and look more
deeply into the position. Press >
or < to turn FAST on or off.
Press CLEAR to exit options
mode.
7.6 Random level option
Press the OPTION key until
the display shows “RAND,”
which stands for “random.”
RAND” allows King Arthur to
choose between good moves
randomly so that you get to
practice and play against differ-
ent responses. Press > or < to
turn “RAND” on or off. Press
the CLEAR key to exit options
mode.
King Arthur offers four major
teaching and training programs
that provide you unique and
enjoyable ways to get to be a
very strong chess player. You
can access all of them by press-
ing the MODE key and selecting
the training feature you want by
using the > key.
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KING ARTHUR
CHAPTER 8:
TEACHING AND
TRAINING FEATURES