Choice Of Color For New Game (Colour Key); Change Of Color (Colour Key); Take Back A Move (Take Back Key); Verifying A Position (Ver/ Set Key) - Novag Perfect Chess 2Robot Mode D'emploi

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CHOICE OF COLOR FOR NEW GAME (Colour Key)

The computer is programmed to play Black and you White. If you want to play Black in a new
game, set up the Black pieces on rank 1 and 2, and the White ones on rank 7 and 8. In that case
disregard the notations along the chessboard. Then press NEW GAME - COLOR – GO. Please also
note that the level settings are in flipped board position, i.e. Level setting A1 is now on square H8.
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CHANGE OF COLOR (Colour Key)

The COLOR key can be pressed at any time and the colour to move will be reversed. Any moves
made prior to this will be erased from the game history. You can also change sides by pressing the
GO key when it is your turn to move. In Verify / Set Up mode you can choose with the COLOR key
the required colour.
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TAKE BACK A MOVE (Take Back Key)

You can take up to 25 halfmoves back by pressing the TAKE BACK key when it is your turn to
move. The last move will be indicated in the LCD and the computer will execute that move. If no
moves are in the game history the LCD will show "Error". If you select the COLOR or SET UP
function to alter the position of the pieces, all prior moves will be deleted and you may not TAKE
BACK moves before the change of COLOR or position.
11. VERIFYING A POSITION (Ver / Set Key = Verify / Set Up Key)
When it is your turn to move or after setting up a board position you can check the position of the
pieces to see if the board position corresponds to the position stored in the computer memory:
Press Ver/Set key once, so that "Ver" comes on display
If necessary change the colour of the piece(s) to be verified by pressing the COLOR key.
Choose the piece(s) to be verified via the Piece Symbol Key one after the other and as often as
needed.
The piece symbol and its square position appear on display
If there are no pieces or no more pieces to be verified on the board the message
"Ver – –" will be displayed.
OR
Press each piece on its square and check the information on the LCD display:
The piece symbol, Black/White colour symbol and the square position is shown. If the square
should be empty, you only see the square position but not the piece symbol on display.
To end this mode at any time simply press the GO key. You can now enter your next move or
call-off a move for the computer.
12. SETTING UP A POSITION (Ver/Set Key = Verify/Set Up Key)
This mode is designed to enable you to set up board positions to solve chess problems or to set
handicaps by removing or entering a piece, as well as changing the positions of pieces. In SET UP
mode the computer's legality check is disabled and you can enter, remove or change positions of any
piece.
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