Excalibur electronics E951 Mode D'emploi page 9

To speed play in the beginning of the game and make its moves
accurate, Master Chess has an opening-move library of 250
moves. When the computer uses one of these moves, its display
Levels in Checkers
Master Chess offers 16 levels of checker
play. At level 1, Mater Chess looks only
1-ply (one-half move) ahead. At level
2, Master Chess looks ahead 2-ply (one
whole move--a move for each opponent)
ahead. In levels 3-15, Master Chess is
allotted a specifi ed time for each of its
moves.
Level Seconds Level
3 2
4 3
5 4
6 5
7 7
8 8
9 15
Level 16 is an infi nite-search mode,
particularly good for problem-solving.
When you are tired of waiting for the
computer to move, press the MOVE
key while the computer is thinking. The
computer will stop thinking and play the
best move itʼs found so far.
Levels in Chess
There are 73 levels to choose from.
The fi rst four levels are beginner levels
and take approximately 4, 8, 12 and
16 seconds per move, respectively.
Level 5 is a fi xed 1-ply (one-half move)
search. Levels 6 through 15 lake about
1 second per level number, so level
10 will average about 10 seconds per
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
will read "OP EN."
Seconds
10 20
11 25
12 30
13 40
14 50
15 60
move. Levels 16 through 72 take about
2 seconds per level number. (So a move
on level 72 will take approximately 144
seconds, or about 2.5 minutes.)
Level 73 is an infi nite level. Master
Chess will take as long to move as
you want it to, or until either it fi nds a
mate position in its search or its search
memory is exhausted. Level 73 is good
for problem solving, or it can be used
to play against. When you are tired of
waiting for the computer to move, press
the MOVE key while the computer
is thinking. The computer will stop
thinking and play the best move itʼs
found so far.
4.12 MOVE Key
This key has three functions. You may
press this key when it is Master Chessʼ
turn to move and force the computer to
move right away.
If it is your turn to move, you may
press MOVE to switch sides with the
computer. (The computer will then make
the next move as White.)
And if youʼd like to play the Black
chess pieces (instead of White) from
the bottom of the board so that you can
conveniently read the display and use the
control panel, fi rst press NEW GAME
and then MOVE. (Be sure to set up the
Black pieces accordingly.)
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