Einstein Chess Wizard E714
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1. to change the level type for more infor mation see Levels of Play page 7 MULTIMOVE KEY Press this key to toggle between ePLAYR and 1PLAYR While in 2 player mode the symbol will be diplayed Use 2 player mode to play another person or to enter a favorite opening see page 9 WHERE KEY Press this key and then to find out where one of your pieces can move repeatedly press on the square of your piece Also use this key to find out where the threatened piece is located When the threat warning is shown press the WHY key and then the WHERE key REPEAT KEY This key usually repeats the last phrase shown on the scrolling message SOUND KEY Use this key to turn of the sound Some warning messages will however still be heard UNO KEY Use this key to decrease a setting or to answer a question like Are you SURE VERIFY KEY Use this key to verify the piece locations on the chess board OPTION KEY Pressing the OPTION key displays the last changed option To select or change an option use the or the key To view a different option repeatedly press the OPTION or the OPTION key Options Before the Game Starts PEN Select one of 32 book opening lines of play See page 9 TRA IN Select one of five training posi tions see page 9 Options Before and During the Game SCORE If you want to see the piece score of your curren2. For best results use between the temperatures of 39 F and 100 F 4 C and 38 C e Clean using only a slightly damp cloth Do not use cleaners with chemical agents Battery Information e Chess Wizard uses 2 AA batteries Do not mix old and new batteries Do not mix alkaline amp standard or rechargeable batteries e Install batteries so that the polarity and matches the diagrams in the battery compartment e Use only batteries of the same type and equivalency e Remove exhausted batteries from the unit Do not short circuit battery terminals Excalibur Electronics reserves the right to make technical changes without notice in the interest of progress NOTES 14 FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However ther
3. pieces on their start squares see page 10 The dot matrix display shows 018 HESS which indicates you are at the first move of the game and ready to play chess Unless you instruct him otherwise Chess Wizard gives you the White pieces the ones at the bottom of the board White always moves first You re ready to play Making your move Besides deciding on a good move you have to move the piece in a way that Chess Wizard will recognize what s been played Think of communicating your move as a two step process registering the FROM square and then registering the TO square Lift the piece or pawn you want to move Press the edge of the piece s base down gently on the center of its FROM square Chess Wizard will display the coordi nates of the FROM square for example E2 Then press the edge of the piece down gently on the square you want to move it to for example E4 Chess Wizard will beep confirming that he has registered your move Place the piece gently on its new square Some players like to push the squares with their fore finger while holding the piece in the rest of the fingers of the same hand Moving Chess Wizard s Piece You ll notice that Chess Wizard almost immediately displays his response to your move Chess Wizard decides on his own move of course and lets you know what it is on the display below the LCD board For example if you play 1 E2 E4 he may respond E7 E5 But you need to move
4. s first move it may move two squares forward When capturing it moves diaganolly forward one square See also en passent right 6 The King can move one square in any direction as long as it is not attacked by an enemy piece See also Castling below Special Moves 1 Castling is a move of both the King and either Rook which counts as a single move of the King and is executed as diagrammed on the next page Y Castling cannot occur if a the King has already been moved b the Rook has already been moved c there is any piece between the King and the Rook d the King s original square or the square which the King must cross or the one which it is to occupy is attacked by an enemy piece 2 A Pawn may make an en passent cap ture if itis a reply move to a double pawn move and it is a Pawn which is side by side with the Pawn which made the dou ble pawn move The capture of a white Pawn is diagrammed below 3 A Pawn can be promoted if it advances all the way to the far side of the board It is immediately promoted as part of the same move into a Queen Rook Bishop or Knight whichever its owner chooses Since a Queen is the most powerful piece it is nearly always chosen as the promo tion piece Through the promotion process there may be more than one Queen on the board at the same time 13 Special Care e Avoid rough handling such as bumping or dropping e Avoid moisture and extreme temperatures
5. the piece on the board for him Follow the same two step procedure you did while registering your own move gently pushing on the FROM and TO squares You re already playing a game Enjoy the contest Putting a game on hold Any time it s your move and you wish to stop playing for a while just press the OFF key Chess Wizard will switch off and go into a sleep mode He will remem ber the last position including the elapsed time as long as you do not inter rupt the power supply for example by removing the batteries To resume play just press the ON CLEAR key After pressing a FROM square press the FROM square again to select a different FROM square 2 1 i 1 1 CLEAR WHERE i alg INT IFY PWHY e MOVE UNDO VER D pew GANE YE T SB _ MurMmove SOUND OPTION REPEA OPTION Function Keys and Special Features NEW GAME KEY Also use this key to exit any of the spe Use this key to start a new game OFF KEY This key turns the unit off automatically saving a game in progress NOTE If not thinking Chess Wizard will automatically turn off after a period of time saving your game position Use the ON key to resume the game If off this key turns Chess Wizard on cial modes like OPTION SETUP and LEVEL This key may be used during move entry to clear your FROM square YES O E KEY CONTRAST Press this key then the or the key to adjust the display contrast to one of six settings
6. will appear if no mate is found MATE 1 MATE 2 MATE 3 MATE 4 MATE 5 MATE 6 MATE 7 MATE 8 Note You can only change the level while it is your turn to play Computers can sometimes lockup due to static discharge or other electrical disturbances If this should happen use a slim pointed object to press the button marked RESET ER 0 SaaS SSS Book Opening Trainer Chess Wizard makes it easy for you to learn the same openings that world chess champions play At the beginning of a game you may choose to learn one of 32 popular book openings ways to begin the game used by chess masters Press OPTION repeatedly to display OPEN and then press the or the gt key to select the number of the opening you want to learn See list on right Press the CLEAR key to return to normal play Now play a move Chess Wizard will tell you if your move is not the correct open ing move To learn the correct move press CLEAR and then press HINT When the computer comes back with 1ts move you will briefly see the word OPEN on the screen if you have another opening move to make If the word OPEN does not appear you may continue normal play You have completed the training for that opening line The names of the openings are 1 Ruy Lopez Open Defense 2 Ruy Lopez Zaitsev Defense 3 Ruy Lopez Exchange 4 Scotch Game 5 Scotch Four Knights 6 Giuoco Pian
7. CLRBR clear board is displayed Now press the SETUP key You ll see that the display will show NONE indi cating no kings On the large sensory board press the square the White king is on Next press the square the Black king is on once to place a White king there and then again to change the White king to a Black king Next pick out another piece in the prob lem or position you want to set up and press the appropriate piece key to the left of the display Then press the square on the sensory board where this piece should stand Press the square repeatedly until the piece appears in the right color on your display Follow this procedure until all the pieces in the problem or position are completely set up Make sure that Chess Wizard knows which color is to move You may change the color of the side to move by pressing the O M key Finally press CLEAR to play or to have Chess Wizard analyze the position The ie len General Rules of Chess 1 The two players must alternate in mak ing one move at a time The player with the white pieces moves first to start the game 2 With the exception of castling see below a move is the transfer of a piece from one square to another square which is vacant or occupied by an enemy piece 3 No piece except the Knight may cross a square occupied by another piece 4 Apiece moved to a square occupied by an enemy piece captures it as part of the same move Th
8. FE010 FE015 FE020 FE030 FE045 FE100 FE130 FE200 FE230 FE300 FE500 FEinF FA001 FA002 FA003 FA005 FA010 FA015 FA020 FA030 FA045 FA100 FA130 FA200 FA230 FA300 FA500 FAinF FH001 FH002 FH003 FH005 FH010 FH015 FH020 FH030 FH045 FH100 FH130 FH200 FH230 FH300 FH500 FHinF Sudden Death Level Type Press the or the P key to select the amount of time in minutes for the entire game If you run out of time you lose or forfeit FORF T will be shown on the display SE 05 SE 30 SA 05 SA 30 SH 05 SE 10 SE 45 SA 10 SA 45 SH 10 SE 15 SE 60 SA 15 SA 60 SH 15 SE 20 SE 90 SA 20 SA 90 SH 20 SH 30 SH 45 SH60 SH 90 Tournament Level Type Press the or the key to select the the amount of time in MINUTES to play the number of moves shown on the left side of the display If you run out of time before you play the indicated number of moves you lose or forfeit FORF T will be shown on the display 40 TE030 45 TE045 40 TE060 40 TE090 35 TE090 45 TE115 40 TE120 45 TE145 40 TA030 45 TA045 40 TA060 40 TA090 35 TA090 45 TA115 40 TA120 45 TA145 40 TH030 45 TH045 40 TH060 40 TH090 35 TH090 45 TH115 40 TH120 45 TH145 Ply Level Type Press the or the key to select the depth of search from 1 to 8 ply A ply is one half move PLY 1 PLY 2 PLY 3 PLY 4 PLY 5 PLY 6 PLY 7 PLY 8 MALE Solver Level Type Press the or the gt key to select the number of moves to mate the program will search NONE
9. This allows you to compensate for differences in lighting and viewing position Also use this key in SETUP mode to change the color to move Use this key to increase a setting or to answer a question like Are you SURE HINT WHY KEY Press this key if you want to get hints from Chess Wizard It displays HinT and flashes a recommended move on the screen If the hint is a book move or a replay move JPEN or RPLAY will be shown instead of HINT Also use this key when the threat warning is shown to find out why the warning is on UNDO KEY This key lets you take back a move or moves you ve decided against Press this key repeatedly to continue taking back moves After you take back a move you can use the MOVE key to replay the taken back move or moves MOVE KEY When it is your move press this key to switch sides colors with Chess Wizard While Chess Wizard is thinking press the MOVE key to force Chess Wizard to stop thinking Also use MOVE to replay moves in the takeback move mode see UNDO above SETUP KEY Press this key to set up special positions see page 11 You can also use this key to promote a pawn that reaches your opponent s back rank to a piece other than a queen The promotion to a queen is the most common so it is automatic LEVEL KEY Press this key to check the level of play Use the or the key to change the level Repeatedly press the LEVEL key
10. dge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources ALBERT EINSTEIN and related rights TM of HUJ used under license Represented exclusively by Corbis Corp Items Included 1 Einstein Chess Wizard Unit 1 Chess Set 1 User s Manual Find the Pieces Turn Chess Wizard over carefully with his chessboard facedown Find the door marked game pieces graphic Open it and remove the chess pieces Replace the door and set the pieces aside for now Install the Batteries With Chess Wizard facedown find the door marked with the battery graphic Open it and insert two 2 fresh alkaline AA batteries in the battery holder Note the arrangement of the batteries called for by the diagram in the holder Make sure that the positive tip of each battery matches up with the sign in the battery compartment so that polarity will be cor rect When the batteries are properly installed Chess Wizard automatically turns on and starts talking letting you know he s ready for action If Chess Wizard does not start talking use a thin pointed object and press the RESET but ton on the back Replace the battery com partment panel and turn Chess Wizard over Play a Game Right Away After you have installed the batteries the display will show 01CHESS If does not then use a thin pointed object and press the RESET button on the back Place the plastic chess
11. e captured piece must be immediately removed from the chess board by the player making the capture 5 When one player moves into a position whereby he can attack the King the King is in Check His opponent must either a move the King b block the path of the attacking piece with another piece or c capture the attacking piece 6 The game is over when there is no escape for the King from an attacking 12 piece This is known as Checkmate 7 The game is over when the king of the player whose turn it is to move is not in check and the player cannot make any legal moves This is known as Stalemate and is considered a drawn game Individual Moves Use the WHERE key see page 5 and all legal moves for each selected piece will be shown one at a time You will quickly learn by doing the movements of all pieces 1 The Queen can move to any square along the same row column or diaganols on which it stands but cannot pass over an enemy piece 2 The Rook can move to any square along the same row or column on which it stands but cannot pass over an enemy piece See also Castling below 3 The Bishop can move to any square along the diaganols on which it stands but cannot pass over an enemy piece 4 The Knight move is in the shape of an L moving two squares up or down and then one square over Or it can be one square up or down and then two over 5 The Pawn can move one square for ward On it
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13. en advanced players prac tice these basics just as a concert pianist continues to practice the scales so that they remain second nature Like any great trainer Chess Wizard will play you these special practice games First make sure you are at the start of a game by pressing NEW GAME Now press OPTION until TRAIN is dis played Then press the key Queen Bishop Knight Rook or Pawn of the mini game you want to try The mini games always include the king and pawns for both sides In fact one mini game contains just this material press PAWN u Kings amp Pawns Training The other four mini games use kings and pawns but add a different single piece to the exercise knight bishop rook and then queen Start with the basic king and pawns mini game Make your first move Your object as in regular chess is to checkmate the king Normally this means both sides will try to force a pawn through to the other side of the board safely to promote it to a queen You ll learn lots of principles tricks and traps in this training mode that will win you many full fledged chess games ry Ratings To view your rating press OPTION until RATE is displayed Your current rating appears on the display To have your rating change you must complete a rated game on a tournament or sudden death level 10 When you are ready to play a rated game select the RATE option 1 Press the OPTION key repeatedly u
14. f White s queen To verify the positions of the other pieces on the board simply press the key labeled with the desired piece symbol above it If there are no pieces of the selected type on the board the display will show NONE To exit this verification mode press the ON CLEAR key ST Using Setup Mode At any time during a game when it is your move you may change the position on the board by adding a piece removing a piece or changing any of the pieces for example from a queen to a knight Removing A Piece Press the SETUP key Then on the large sensory board press the square the piece is on until the square on your display is empty Press CLEAR to continue the game Adding or Changing a Piece Press the SETUP key Next press the key that indictaes the type of piece you want to place on the board Then on the large sensory board press the square on the sensory board until the piece appears as the correct color on your display Press CLEAR to continue the game Setting Up Special Positions This is another terrific feature that allows you to solve problems that you see in 11 magazines or newspapers or that you make up yourself It also allows you to enter game positions you want to play or that you want Chess Wizard to look at perhaps using the Infinite Search level Normally it is easier to start from an empty board to set up such problems So first press the OPTION key repeatedly until
15. ns Starting Play with the Black Pieces When you want to play the Black pieces to let Chess Wizard move first press the MOVE key before you make your first move as White You ll see the White and Black pieces switch places immediately If you re using the playing board with the plastic pieces set the Black pieces up at your end Castling Remember you must always move the King first when castling First press your king down on its FROM square if castling El Then move and press your king down on its TO square if castling kingside G1 Chess Wizard recognizes castling maneuvers after the king is moved two squares Sh then reminds you to complete castling by moving the rook Move the rook in the routine manner pushing on its FROM and TO squares normally Promoting Pawns When your pawn reaches the other end of the board Chess Wizard will automati cally promote the pawn to a queen since this is the best choice in nearly every case In the unlikely event you want to promote your pawn to a piece other than a queen takeback Chess Wizard s move next use Chess Wizard s SET UP feature then press MOVE When Chess Wizard pushes a pawn to your back row it will always promote to a queen Remember to change the piece on the board after either side promotes a pawn En Passent taking a pawn in passing For an en passant capture press the FROM and TO squares of the capturing pawn The square of the pawn being cap t
16. ntil you see RATE appear 2 Press the or the P key to turn the option On 3 Press CLEAR Finally select the Tournament Level or Sudden Death Level you wish to play against When an O appears on the display the game you are playing can be rated Since the game you are playing is rated you cannot ask for a HINT nor UNDO a bad move nor use SETUP to improve your position You also cannot use the NEW GAME key to start over during a rated game These conditions attempt to allow you to experience what it is like to play a game against an opponent in a rated tourna ment In rated tournaments a chess clock is always used so that you play your moves within agreed upon time limits Chess Wizard has the chess clock built in to 1t If you attempt to use the HINT SETUP UNDO or NEW GAME keys during your rated game Chess Wizard will ask ARE YOU SURE and show what result draw win or loss will be scored if you press the YES key During a rated game if you are winning by 9 0 or more points and want Chess Wizard to resign press NEW GAME Chess Wizard will show ARE YOU SURE I LOSE Chess Wizard will then wait for you to press YES Using Verify Mode At any time during a game when it is your move pressing VERIFY will display the position of the Black queen The letter B will be shown if a piece is black and a W will be shown for the white pieces Pressing VERIFY a second time to check the position s o
17. o 7 Two Knights Defense 8 Four Knights 9 Petroff s Defense 10 Sicilian Alapin Variation 11 Sicilian Najdorf Variation 12 Sicilian Dragon Variation 13 Sicilian Keres Attack 14 Caro Kann Defense 15 Panov Botvinnik Attack 16 Caro Kann Excahnge Variation 17 Queen s Gambit Declined 18 Lasker Defense Queen Gambit Declind 19 Queen Gambit Declined Exchange Var 20 Slav Defense 21 Queen s Gambit Accepted 22 Nimzo Indian Defense Classical Var 23 Nimzo Indian Defense Rubinstein Var 24 Semi Slav Defense 25 Queen s Indian Defense 26 Queen s Indian Defense Petrosian Var 27 Bogolubow Indian Defense 28 Catalan 29 Gruenfeld Defense 30 King s Indian Defense 31 Modern Benoni Defense 32 Benko Gambit The moves and explanations of these famous openings are given in many books on chess Entering Your Own Opening Chess Wizard also allows you to set up any book opening you want or even an opening you invent to practice Press MULTIMOVE then make moves for both sides until the opening position you want to practice is reached Now press MULTMOVE again Press CLEAR and play against the computer in this position EE Piece Training There are five special mini games The most famous and successful chess teach ers in the world take their beginning stu dents from the simple to the complex by having them play mini games of chess that concentrate on just one or more types of pieces Ev
18. off time with this option Setting it to 0 will disable auto shut off altogether SPEED Adjust the dot matrix scroll speed with this option Setting it to 0 will disable scrolling altogether ee Special Displays Draw Messages During the game Chess Wizard will dis play the word DRAW if a three time rep etition of position occurs or if there has been no pawn moved and no exchanges for 50 moves When either of these situa tion takes place the rules of chess state that a player can claim a draw If you wish you can ignore the message and continue the game When a stalemate is reached the display will read STALE Game ending Messages Chess Wizard will announce mate in two MATE 2 and mate in three MATE 3 It will also display MATE when exe cuting a checkmate or when you check mate Chess Wizard When you want to claim a win draw or want to resign press the NEW GAME key Screen Symbols When a appears on the screen it is a reminder that you are in check When an O appears on the screen the game you are playing can be rated When an appears it indicates you are in two human player mode And lastly when an appears on the screen you are being warned that one of your pieces is threat ened with capture This is similar to the friendly en garde warning sometimes used by human players when they are attacking an opponent s queen EA AAA Special Situatio
19. se SINS Chess Wizard Model No E714 a ec on your purchase of Einstein Chess Wizard Now the challenging game of Chess can travel with you anywhere Einstein Chess Wizard offers varying levels of challenging computer opponents has simple intuitive controls and is an expert chess teacher Albert Einstein is probably best known for his famous formula E mc2 but this German born theoretical physicist made unparalleled contributions to modern scientific thought In the field of physics he introduced his special the ory and general theory of relativity and in 1921 his work on the photoelectric effect won him the Nobel Prize in Physics Einstein enjoyed playing the violin and for much of his life greatly enjoyed the game of chess He routinely asked children he met if they liked music or if they could play chess He would then teach them the basics of the game and would play that child every time that they met ABOUT ALBERT EINSTEIN Born March 14 1879 Ulm W rttemberg Germany Died April 18 1955 aged 76 Notable Awards Princeton New Jersey USA Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 Copley Medal 1925 Residence Germany Italy Switzerland R A S Gold Medal 1925 USA Max Planck Medal 1929 Benjamin Franklin Medal 1935 Citizenship German 1879 1896 1914 1933 Honorary Doctorates Princeton 1921 Swiss 1901 1955 Oxford 1931 American 1940 1955 Harvard 1935 Quotes Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a ju
20. t position turn this option on The scoring totals the follow ing values Pawns 1 Knights 3 Bishops 3 Rooks 5 and Queen 9 INF O When turned on this option will display the score depth of search num ber of moves Chess Wizard is thinking ahead and best move it is considering playing These will be displayed while the computer is thinking at its higher lev els RATE View your current rating Turning this option ON will enable your rating to be updated if you select a tour nament or a sudden death type level to play against Turn this option off when you want to practice on those levels During a rated game the O symbol will appear as a reminder When the O sym bol is on you will see an ARE YOU SURE warning if you try to UNDO mis takes adding pieces in Setup mode ask for a Hint or try to start a NEW GAME before the game is completed If the score is greater than 9 0 you can claim a victo ry with the NEW GAME key CLRBR Use this option to clear the chess board for easier problem setup Pressing the SETUP key now will enter setup mode with the chess board cleared of all pieces You must place a White king and a Black king on the board to exit setup mode COACH Turn this option on to see a warning message if one of your pieces is under attack The threat warning will be enabled when COACH option is On SLEEP Adjust the automatic shut
21. ured will then appear on the display This is to remind you to remove the captured pawn You must press down on the cap tured pawn before removing it from the board Taking Back a Capture After you take back a capture the square of the captured piece will then appear on the display This is to remind you to put back the captured piece You must press on the square of the captured piece ET Levels of Play Chess Wizard has six level types Two of the level types PLY and MATE are for analysis The other four level types are for play Press LEVEL to see the current level Press LEVEL repeatedly to change to a different level type Press CLEAR to return to normal play Level types Beginner Fixed Sudden and Tournament can be adjusted for three dif ferent strengths While viewing the level use the OPTION key to select E for Easy A for Average and H for Hard Beginner Level Type Press the or the key to select 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 or 15 seconds per move BE001 BE002 BE003 BE004 BE005 BE007 BE010 BE015 BA001 BA002 BA003 BA004 BA005 BA007 BA010 BA015 BH001 BH002 BH003 BH004 BH005 BH007 BH010 BH015 Fixed Time Level Type Press the or the key to select 1 2 3 5 10 15 20 30 45 seconds and 1 00 1 30 2 00 2 30 3 00 5 00 minutes per move Fixed Time Level inf is infinite time and Chess Wizard will only stop thinking when the MOVE key is pressed or a mate is found FE001 FE002 FE003 FE005
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