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PROMOTING PAWNS
Pawns are promoted automatically by the computer.
1. Press the start square and take the pawn.
2. Look for the Queen with the corresponding colour among the captured chess-men (if there is no Queen available with the
corresponding colour, you may use a Rook that is placed on the board upside-down). Press the destination square and
place the Queen on it.
The computer assumes that you will always choose to promote your pawns to Queen. If you prefer to choose a Rook,
a Bishop or a Knight for the promotion of your pawn, you can do this by modifying the positions (see paragraph XXI).
Remember that the computer will always choose a Queen for the promotion of pawns.
VIII. ILLEGAL MOVES
If you try to make an illegal or an impossible move, you will hear an error tone indicating that your move is not legal
and that the computer will not accept the move.
If you try to make an illegal move or if you try to move a chess-man that belongs to your opponent, you will also hear the error
sound.
You can continue to play the game by making another move instead.
If you hear the error signal, and the computer shows you a square by illuminating its coordinates, you must press the square
indicated before continuing.
IX. CHECK, CHECKMATE AND STALEMATE
When the computer announces check, it transmits a triumphant beep and lights up the "CHECK" indicator.
In the case o check and checkmate the computer plays a short tune and lights up the CHECK and DRAW/MATE
indicators. If the computer is checkmate, the indicators light up permanently; if you are checkmate, the indicators
flash on and off.
I stalemate occurs, the DRAW/MATE light will illuminate which indicates a draw.
If the same position is repeated three times in a row, or if moves have been made without a capture or movement of
pawns, this will also cause the DRAW/MATE indicator to light up; you may continue the game i you want to.
X. OFF/SAVE
When a game is inished, you can press the NEW GAME to start a new game or switch o the computer by pressing
the SAVE/OFF button. In act, the computer is not switched o completely. It saves the current position in its memory
and only requires minimum power to do so. In other words, you can stop playing in the middle of a game, switch off
the computer and then switch it back on later in order to continue your game. This also means that you must press
the NEW GAME button ater switching on the computer i you want to start a new game.
XI. SOUND AND LIGHT EFFECTS
I you preer to play in silence, briely press the SOUND/COLOUR button. This will switch o the sound eects o the
computer. To re-activate the sound, press the SOUND/COLOUR button once again. The sound is also switched on
again when you press the NEW GAME button.
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