User manual SAITEK CENTURION

[. . . ] 1. 1 First, Install the Batteries/Optional AC-DC adapter 1. 2 Ready to Play?2. 2 Special Chess Moves 2. 3 Illegal Moves 2. 4 Check, Mate, and Draw 2. 5 Interrupting the Computer's Search 2. 6 Changing Sides with the Computer 2. 7 Built-In Openings 2. 8 Thinking on the Opponent's Time 2. 9 Game Memory 3. THE PLAYING LEVELS Setting a Playing Level 3. 1 Normal Playing Levels (Squares A1-B7) 3. 2 Infinite Level (Square B8) 3. 3 Tournament Levels (Squares C1-C8) 3. 4 Blitz Levels (Squares D1-D8) 3. 5 Fun Levels (Squares E1-E8) 3. 6 Mate Search Levels (Squares F1-F8) 3. 7 Training Levels (Squares G1-G8) 3. 8 Self-Adaptive Weak Levels (Squares H1-H8) 4. Using Info Mode 4. 1 Principal Variation 4. 2 Search Information 4. 3 Chess Clock Information 4. 4 Move Count/Game Moves 4. 5 Want a Hint? [. . . ] For each option, a plus (+) in the display indicates the option is ON, and a minus (­) means the option is OFF. · For Bronstein Clock Options, press ENTER to cycle through the different clock options. The clock option you choose to display will be the selected time control when you exit Option Mode. If you decide not to activate the Bronstein Clock after all, simply press ENTER repeatedly until the display once again shows -bron. (see Section 5. 3) After you have made all your option selections from any or all of the option groups, press CLEAR to return to normal game play. Another method of selecting game options is by pressing the option squares. As shown in the Options Chart, Squares A1-H1, A3-H3, and A4 can be used to turn options on and off. First, press OPTION to enter Option Mode; then press a square to access an option, using the chart as a guide. · For Operation Mode and Rotating Display Mode options, pressing the square repeatedly turns that option on and off, with plus (+) for ON and minus (­) for OFF. · For Bronstein Clock Options, pressing Square A4 repeatedly selects your desired clock setting. Once you have made all your selections, press CLEAR to return to your game. a. Auto Answer Mode (Square A1) On:+Auto Off:-Auto Normally, the computer automatically answers with a countermove whenever you enter a move. If you turn Auto Answer off, however, you can enter any number of moves one by one, without allowing the computer to answer. When a game is over, play to any position to see how other moves or different strategies might have affected the outcome. It will monitor your game, checking all moves for legality and keeping track of time for both sides!When playing against another person, if either side should need help, press INFO to see a suggested move. To see what the computer would do in a certain position, press ENTER and the computer will make the next move. After it has made its move, Auto Answer remains off, and you may continue your game. Note that this option will automatically go back to its default setting of ON whenever you start a new game or a Teach Mode game. Sound with Keypress (Square B1) On:+SNd Off:-SNd This option lets you turn off the sound that accompanies each keypress. You will still hear beeps when the computer moves, or when an illegal move or keypress is made, or when NEW GAME or teach mode game is set. Silent Mode (Square C1) On:+SIL Off:-SIL Normally, the computer always beeps when it has found its move. [. . . ] 26. Ne4-g3 0-0 Ng3-f5 Nf3xd4 Bc4-b3 Nd4xf5 Qd1-d6 Rf1-d1 Qd6-g3 Qg3-g5 Nf5-d6 e3-e4 Rd1-d3 Nd6-f5+ Qg5xg6 e6-e5 e5xd4 Qe7-d8 Nd7-e5 Bc8xf5 Qd8-b6 Ne5-d7 Ra8-d8 g7-g6 Kg8-h8 Kh8-g7 Nf6-g8 f7-f6 Kg7-h8 1­0 Game #8 ­ tst: 8 Tal - Gurgenidze Alma Ata, 1968 Game #3 ­ tst: 3 Petrosian - Nielsen Copenhagen, 1960 Game #5 ­ tst: 5 Rubinstein Bogolyubov Vienna, 1922 1. 34. e2-e4 c7-c6 d2-d4 d7-d5 Nb1-c3 b7-b5 a2-a3 d5xe4 Nc3xe4 Bc8-f5 Bf1-d3 Bf5xe4 Bd3xe4 Ng8-f6 Be4-d3 e7-e6 Ng1-f3 Bf8-e7 Qd1-e2 Nb8-d7 0-0 0-0 Rf1-e1 Rf8-e8 Nf3-e5 Nd7xe5 d4xe5 Nf6-d5 Qe2-g4 a7-a5 h2-h4 Be7xh4 g2-g3 Bh4-e7 Kg1-g2 g7-g6 Re1-h1 Be7-f8 Bc1-g5 Qd8-c7 Rh1xh7 Qc7xe5 Rh7xf7 Kg8xf7 Bd3xg6+ Kf7-g8 Bg6xe8 Bf8-g7 Be8-d7 Nd5-c7 Bd7xc6 Ra8-f8 Ra1-d1 Qe5-c5 Bc6-f3 Qc5xc2 Rd1-d7 Rf8-f7 Rd7-d8+ Rf7-f8 Bg5-f6 Qc2-h7 Bf3-e4 Qh7-h6 Bf6-g5 Qh6-h8 Rd8-d7 1 ­ 0 9. 30. Bc1-d2 Qd1xd2 Bf1-c4 0-0 Ra1-d1 Rf1-e1 d4-d5 Bc4xd5 Qd2-f4 Qf4-f5 e4xd5 Qf5-f4 d5-d6 d6-d7 Qf4-f5 Rd1-c1 Rc1-c7 Nf3-d4 Rc7-c8 Nd4-c6 Nc6xd8 Nd8-c6 Bb4xd2+ 0-0 Nb8-c6 b7-b6 Bc8-b7 Ra8-c8 e6xd5 Nc6-a5 Qd8-c7 Bb7xd5 Qc7-c2 Qc2xa2 Rc8-d8 Qa2-c4 h7-h6 Qc4-a6 b6-b5 Qa6-b6 Na5-b7 Nb7-d6 Nd6xf5 1­0 Game #10 ­ tst:10 Fischer - Geller Bled, 1961 1. 22. e2-e4 e7-e5 Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 Bf1-b5 a7-a6 Bb5-a4 d7-d6 0-0 Bc8-g4 h2-h3 Bg4-h5 c2-c3 Qd8-f6 g2-g4 Bh5-g6 d2-d4 Bg6xe4 Nb1-d2 Be4-g6 Ba4xc6+ b7xc6 d4xe5 d6xe5 Nf3xe5 Bf8-d6 Ne5xg6 Qf6xg6 Rf1-e1+ Ke8-f8 Nd2-c4 h7-h5 Nc4xd6 c7xd6 Bc1-f4 d6-d5 Qd1-b3 h5xg4 Qb3-b7 g4xh3+ Bf4-g3 Ra8-d8 Qb7-b4+ 1 ­ 0 Game #11 ­ tst:11 Najdorf - Portisch Varna, 1962 1. [. . . ]