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Radio Shack Champion 2250XL Chess Computer Owners Manual

Radio Shack Champion 2250XL Chess Computer Owners Manual. 64 Level Chess Computer. Endorsed by Garry Kasparov

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Radio Shack Champion 2250XL Chess Computer Owners Manual

Radio Shack Champion 2250XL Chess Computer Owners Manual. 64 Level Chess Computer. Endorsed by Garry Kasparov

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OWNER'S MANUAL Please rea beore using this equipment Champion 2250XL Chess Computer RadioShack... FEATURES Your RacioShack Champion 2250KL (Chast Computer is one of th mast \ersatie chess computers aval, Wan te acvanoed features is oness ‘computer is foal for everyone from ‘he beginner casual player tothe frotessional_ sn tournament chess ‘exper. You can set he comauter sai Bays as tamely as an abso beg fer of nih ne cunning of @ master payer. ‘You can the computar ac as ‘fee while you py again archer person, tun the empute’s sound on Gr of and dspay and hea 8 ing ‘game clock during ply. The computer eo aispays infomation that can help Youimprove your chess sas The computers many fers in ‘Spocal Sensory Paying Surtace — the computor senses @ move when you press piece aint m square Liquid Crystal Display ~ shows cur rant move lace poston and veri ton, tovel, poston set up, search 0p! pincpal variation, "positon ‘soar, relating deply, and elapsed ‘ame ine information, Rotating Display Option — lets you fet te computer to depiy move Staiogy, search dopn, search tino, evaluation rating, and move possi tes per sacond whe the computers tng Five Buin Teaching Options — tet You guy select end pay ey spe {fe pieces. 10 help you leam the pieces moves and strategie uses, Eight Buitin Study Positions — it you improve your thoes knowledge ‘i te computer help Built Chess Clocks — tot you set the computor fo cspay the elapsed te sce te contr ofan op ime belor tho compet oF an opp ‘ent must make a move, The comp fe can also spay countup and countdown game ters, Fank and File Board Lights — tt you easly see whore a piece came trom and were should go dung & Sixy-Four Play Levels — so you can ‘ehoose tom 64 game ypesievels of ‘iia, nducng oumamert, eed, problem, regular psy, tainng, and fun ie, Save — les you tum of he computer wehout inlorvpting “the gam. In Brogess aca one pra adshack sour sey Tay Capron Selectable Search Algorithms — et you sot the comgusor to earch oly fora move mest Ikay tobe succers ful 0 speed up the computer’ w: sponse.” Or, you ean selec ne computers "bute force “opin Io earn a move posabitesthoouth y. “Tako Back — ets you take back upto ‘34 ‘onsecutve moves. and. repay ule Enforcement — proven ilozal ‘Auto Play — ets you tern by wate Ing the computer pay galt tat Move — lets you force the compuer to make a move and change sce ‘wah the computer. Move Suggestion — lets you use he computer to suggest moves 10 tessh You the best rosporse to an opro- rents move, Problem Set Up — lets you set sp special chess problems, 60 you can Bacice sung problems pubishedin ewspapers, chess erature, oF his wy books, Position Veriation — late you ‘heck te current poston of he pe fet they are scadertaly moved or misplaced ‘Opening Book Memory — contains most major pening strategies so the Computer can respond mere relly uring a game's oponing moves, 0 ‘speed up pay. You can sl the comm puter to use none, some, of al of {hese moves sing ply, oF select tournament opaning books. fr the rnostcnalenging Ba. Evaluation — sions the computers [ssossment of which payer has the ‘vaniage and how much of a a ‘vantage at play has, ‘Two Powor Options —et you power the compler trom batteses oF rom [AC power wih an optonal AC adagt- Power Off Option — iets you save bar power by seting te computor to tum hao of f you do not pre a Key of board squat for about 15 min ‘es. Thacemputer saves he gare a prearess ‘We recommend that you read those insiution torounhly bere you use Yyour RadioShack Cnampion 2260XL Chess Computer CONTENTS Preparation. = 8 Instating attrios 8 "Rosoting the Chose Compr ° Using an AC Adacter. ° ‘oole Chess instrvtions... sevens 1 “The Game Board 0 The Game Pocas 0 Desorption. 0 Seting UP " Movement i" Game Rus 2 ‘Chackraie ~ The Object tthe Gamo 2 Check. 3 Cagturing 3 Caputing En Passan 3 Promoting a Pawn 3 Gasting 8 Draw Games “ Basle Operation... : _ ‘StorngRemovg Gare Pies “Turning the Game Board On of it as Staring a New Game 16 ‘Viewing the Gare Ter : 16 Enlorng Nowe, 6 Correcting Accisentl Wong Moves 19 Megat Moves. 18 Fring the Garnier’ Move 20 (Ghangg Sies wih the Comput 20 (Game Indestor. 20 Pace Dispay Syma. 20 Chackmate at Foread Checkmate, 2 Check. 2 Making Spaca Moves, 22 En Pasesnt Capture 22 Pw Promote 22 Casting 23 Having the Computer Suggest a hove 28 4 Pay L018 rn = nnn 5 ‘Changing the Level. 28 (Choosing a Love 28 Fun Loves (E1 -E7) = 25 “raring Levels (G1 ~ a \ Nexmal Pay Lvels (At ~ 53) : a Tournament Levels (C1 ~C3) 2 ‘Speed Levels (01 D4)... » Prot Levels (F1 =F) 3 { Inefnte Response Tine Lael (8), ea ‘Advanced Function se ve 2 Venting Piece Posions. 3 Taking Back anc Replying Moses. 2 Preblem Setup 33 Ful Goad Sau 33 Partial Goard Ste Pa ‘Aasng Poces Dur 8 Gane: s Femoving Pies Dung a Same 38 CCorecing Mega! Setups. 38 Viewing Game Information nu : ven 37 ncpal Varston a Search nermatio, 38 Searcn DeptvGonsisered MoveiNber of bves Examined 28 Searon DeptSeloced Movelevauaton et Postions ExamineaTine Spent. a chess Ccoks 38 Elapsed Tine Since Ay Hove. 2 Elapsed Tine 3 \ emaning Time = Game options. : _ 30 ‘eleeing and Changing Onions 0 Cperaion Hae Optons 0 Paying Against Another BasaniGompuie lay Agana st 40 ‘Sound a Teking Cock a Coach Moe a ‘Count Down God a Display Contras. 2 Automate Pomel 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Paying Bick tom the Bato o the Game Board @ Praying Mode Optons @ ‘Search Aigo, ‘8 Easy Mose 2 Fandom Mode 3 (Opening Books. ul Opening Base No Opening Book Tournament Opening Bask Acie Opering Book. Passive Opening Book. osatng Dspay Optons. Teaching Mode nner pening Variation... ‘Opening Game Lines of lay. Using the Study Postion anne ‘About he Sty Positone ‘tidy Postion | Wnt to lay andi, 54 ‘Study Position 2 White to Play sna Win, 56 ‘Study Poston & White o Pay and Or. 55 ‘Study Position & White o lay and Win, 55 ‘Study Postion & White to Play and Wi, 5s ‘tidy Poston & White to Play and Win, 56 ‘Study Postion 7: White to Play and Wn 36 ‘Study Postion &: White Play and Win, 5 ‘About ibe Soliton ary ‘Stugy Postion Move Saris. ‘Study Postion 1 ‘Study Postion 2 ‘Study Postion 3. ‘Study Potion 4. Study Posions Stugy Postion 6 Stuy Postion 7 Study Posiion@ Troubleshooting... Maintenance ‘his over manual fs vided ta the flowing major sections + Preperation + Basie Chess Instructions + Basic Operation + Pay Levels + Vewing Game ntomation + Game Options + Teaching Modes + Opening Varistons + Using te Study Postions + Trosblesnootng + Maintenance "Proparation” on Page 8 doses ne power options you have wih your ‘hess compu “asi Chess inatuctone on Page 10 eserbes now ploces move and the ses of enon, “Basic Operaton’ on Page 15 can tains ganeal Inctons for ushg your chess computer, nding hows Setup and play games, ‘Play Lovels" on Page 25 descrtos your chess computers pay levels and howto set tvel nats rg tr yo, “aovanoed Functions on Page 333 serves how to vettypiecs postions, take back moves, and setup an play (game sconaros. ‘owing Gare _Irfomatton" on Page 7 shows how to selec! and ‘yew satogy and evaluation norma: tion. Ths ston alan showa you how to set, iow, and rece the computer's chess cock. “Game Options” on Page 38 explains how fo customize your chess comput ors pay. Teacting Modes" on Pago 48. pisins pow use the chess compurer the tates of specie paces. “Opening Variations on Page 47 2x plains how ose he chess computer foleam commen chess openng game strategies. “Usieg tne Study Postions’ on Page 53 explains how to use the chess computer’ bulinsidy ost Mine to analyze and sive aboard tems Troubleshooting’ on. Page 67 de- scribes tps you can tak # you have any kd of problems wit your chess computer. “Maintenance” on Page 68 provides Important cae and maitensnce ‘ucts PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your chess computer uses ix C bt tories (not inclued). Fresh shane Battie, such a6 RacoShack Cal No. 28-581, can provide up 10 200 ous of playeg te 1. 1F he computer isn, press and hold down GOVSTOP unt the de play bank tn kof 2. While pressing end holding down the ride on the batiery compart Grecton ce row to remave 3. een a G bates a inccated by te polity symbols (+ nd -) ide the comparent. Cautions: + Uso only tosh battriss ofthe required ze and ype + Do nat mix old and new batter. les, tera ypes of bares (elandars, alain, or chargeable), or rechargeable bates of front capacities 4, Replace the over Cautions: + Noverteave ia or wosk bate losin the computer + Sates inlated incoreety right leak end damage the com puree + 11 the computer wil not be pow- fred tom bateras Tor several ‘ays, and you do not want fo seve 2 game, nove the bates. + Dispose of bates property: do sottbury ar bum ther, Note: Saved gam informaton i ost ‘hen you remove the bateres, even ian AC acapors connects. 1 the computer does. not function ape, epee Pe bares si not net propery, you might eed to rose he Compute. Soa "Re ting. the Chese “Computer” on Page 8. Resetting the Chess Computer your computer does not work pap ‘ny ator you replace the bates, yoUrmight No toreseti Note: Resting the chess compuer ‘races any game you stored. “To reset th computer, nso a pont cbt, auen as a siralgrtened pa. per eip, to the ACL fae on he botom o the compu. The compuee oops, sach of he rank ane boa lights ink In a pattem, and the os- lay shows al pleces sto thes Ing postions. USING AN AC ADAPTER With an optional AC adopter, such as (Cat. No. 273-1650, you can opersie ‘he compute rom stand AC pov. Important: To save game infor tin, you must sta Deters fhe computer even if you ae using an AC Sapte ‘cautions: + You must uso an AC adapter that tuples 9 vote and covers at east {oo milaros coro tp mast to negnve, and pug mut ferret the sv 96 —~ oom ck ‘on fo rights of te compute ‘Ihe recommended adscter meet ‘ovo. sponteatons, Use an Steplr tel doesnot meat hase pectcaone oud damage the computor oho adapter. Turn ofthe computer by pressing Go/sTOP bore you unplug he AAC adaper ors Brel ps, Unpug the AC adapter trom the {AC out before. you unplug Es bart plug om the computer Fotow these stops to use an AC SER ay octama ek 1. fe computor i on, gross and hold own GOISTOP unt the So Pay isblank totum tot 2 insert the AC adapters 5.5 rn utes ameter een knoe fdameter bara pag ino te BY the computa. 8. Plug the AC adapter into a stan ‘ard AG owe, BASIC CHESS INSTRUCTIONS ‘THE GAME BOARD Fotoning ntomatonal chess notation, the game board e made up of & vert. ‘a ows eles les, and 8 horizontal ‘ows cals ranks Each fl (ft gh is designated by fle board ght and alter ofthe al- ‘abel (A though Hand consists of 8 squares atorately colored dark ‘ray ar igh a. ach rank ootom to ois designs fedby arank boar ght and 2 nue (0 trough 8). and aso consis of 8 ‘suares atemally colored dark gray ane ign ay Note: The bgt gray and dark gray ‘squares en the game boar ere spectively, oughout he esto is manual THE GAME PIECES Description ‘There aro 16g gay and 18 dark (fay plees, 32 all. Each color nas ‘hese peces oe sanmnoed -zmvams sznoms — & rece Note: The ight gray and dark ray cee are rf ta wit” and ‘oladk” respectively. throughout the restof his manual Setting Up Here'show to setup the game boat Set the board i tont of you so he ddspay and buttons are 10 the rt. ‘Set up the white pieces on he sie of ‘he board ceseet to you te way: Note: The queen atvays begins on & square of er own eco. + Place te rookson At and Ht + Praco te eights on Bt and Gt + Place the bishops on Ct and + Precethe queen on Dt + Pace tne king on £1 + Place a pawn on each square naw ‘Set up the back peces on the ops Be ade ol the board nis way + Place the rooks on A ane H8 + Place the knights on BB and Go + Place the bishops on C8 and F3 + Place the queen on 08 + Place th ng on EB + Piacoa pawn on each square arn MOVEMENT Each kind of poce moves in ite. entway The rook ean move ary number of squares verialy or honor, utit tannal move past a square cocwied by anoter pice ‘The knight moves in an L-shaped pattem. moves 2 squares hrzoral Wor vertaly, thon moves 1 action: 21 square at & right angle trom ts ft move. Al the end of fs move, the Tongh must land on @ square of ae ferent eal than the one stated trom ‘The knight can move even the chuaree Mi moves trough are 902 ‘ie, Te eight I the only place et {an jump" archer pace The bishop can move any numberof squares agonal bul ileannat move past a square occupied by anchor Peco ‘The queen can move any number of fgonay. (The queens mow ‘ombinion of te rks and Bishop's ‘moves) The queen cannot move past 1 Square occupied by anor ple. ‘Tre king can move ony 1 equate ver ‘teaty, orzetally, or agaraly, ‘The pawn can move only 4 (er 2) huates Sect fora oxcapt whon ‘apuuing. anaher piece. Whon roves fom its ogra poston, tan trove tor 2 squares omar On sub "moves, I can ony move 1 when capturing on passat (sc0"Cap- "ung En Passant on Page 1). a ‘pawn can be prometaat a plee of Fagher rank $20 Promoting & Pawn on Page 13 GAME RULES Checkmate — The Object of the Game The object ofthe game sto posion your Ploces so yout next move would "Eaplure the opponents ng, and your pponent carat move, protec the king, 0° capture your piece. This Is cal checkmate Check Check occurs when a payer's pice ‘rest threatens to capture the op20 nants king, bat the opponent can ‘move the king, oF ansher poe, tas (ape capture Capturing “To captue a piece, you move your piece note square occupiod by Ne pecs you are capturing. except when {apturng an opponents pawn on as Sart (#90 "Captuing En Passat). Remove te captured giece frm ine Capturing En Passant [A pawn can capture an opponents pat that has jst moved 2 squares From ts orginal positon, Ho's an example of an en passant capture. 1. Tee wote pawn ssvances fom Eetw ES. Te back pawn cin signal peston (07) a a t 2. The dick powa advances ‘rom Drieos, 3. The wile pawn advances DS (one "square behind he. black bwis positon). The back pawn I captired by the white pawn ‘even tough fe ox! square fon is nat cccuperd by the white PROMOTING A PAWN When 2 pawn crosses tho onto Doar, oan be promoted © = queen fr another pace, oven ithe quen of ‘ne pecs son the bows CASTLING Casting protets the king rom 2 po rental check or checkmate situation Dy hing t behind s fred postion ‘ot moving Ieeut of mediate danger tated, BASIC OPERATION You can caste i al of the folowing condone +The king has not moved tom his tinal poston. + The rook that you want to move byeasting has nat moved tom ts original pasion, +The king i nt paced in chackon is curent square, the square to whieh Ws going the square i passes over +The squares between the king and he rok ae not occupied In casting, the king moves 2 equaras Inthe dfecion of othr rok The rok thats loses othe tng arte ng has moved now moves to the square right next o and onthe other ste of the ng. Casting counts as 1 move + a.o0k son the same side ofthe board as te king’ square isis called a King’s side cast, I the board a3 te queers oqure, the ‘Sealed a queon's secaste + Incating the king away moves frst than te ro “ DRAW GAMES Ina daw, noses opponet ean win lose wihout making an sega! move “There are thes jypes of avs, and your computor recognizes allo thar. Draw by Stalemate: I th king can not move. anyahere. without beng Plaoed in check (se “legal Moves" fn Page 10), the ing ie ot n chek, and no oar ploce on the board can ‘move, te computor ems a craw by Salemate raw by the 50-Move Rule: i 50 conseculve moves ate played in a ‘ame where nother sido moves a awn o captures apace, the comput {hie a cra by the 0-move ro. Draw by 3Time Repetition: it @ pooecetuns tthe same lotion on fhe board the tines to avold ap: {ure the computer clams a draw by 3. tim reetton. ‘STORING/REMOVING GAME PIECES 1. Press and ald down both abe on the piece storage compartnant cover tan It and romove te 2. Remove or replace the paces in the compart 28, Replace ho cover ‘TURNING THE GAME BOARD ON OR OFF Prete GOISTOP to tun on the game board yeu were playing a game be ‘ore the computer tamed of, tho eam puter automaticaly ets fo te last ‘ame was paying. Note: if you replaced babies oF pressed AGL ree! the computer, eset ts fo level AB. Aor tat the Computer remains on the las selected level For more formation, 8 lay Loves on Page 25. Press GOSTOP to save the current fame and tun of the computer Tho Computer stoes all ho” game. post tone and any next-nove elcuatons "was comput, Note: To save game information, bat tories musibe installed ithe comput er oven you are using an AC capi. 5 STARTING A NEW GAME To stat a new game and eraso any (gare sored in amor, press CLEAR nd ENTER al the same time, The de Play shows the folowing internation Note: The computer stvays starts 0 ew game wth you paving whe ie (s and your opponent playing black pooes. VIEWING THE GAME TIMERS The computer displays to game tn: srs — ono fr the while peces and ‘ne fr te black pices, Your game timer sans counting op from (910000 whan you prec any kay or press any board square ater you start 1 new game. The computers game timer stars counting up rom 070000 when yeu fish a move ‘The chess cock leon between me ge tne changes to show whase Note: you are paying @ tournament (& speed game, you can set bath (ame timers so thay court down, Soe Tournament Levels (C1-C8)" 09 age 29 and "Speod Levels (O1-D8)" on Page 3, ENTERING MOVES Praying chess against the computers le playing wha human opponent — yourake yourmove, andthe compat ‘respond win move. The ony

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