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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.
VOICE
: Use this option to change the
language Touch Chess speaks. Also use it
to turn most of the speech off. Some
warnings such as Check and Are You
Sure, will still be heard however. 1 -
English, 2 - French, 3 - German, and 4 -
none.
SNDEF
: Use this option to turn the
sound effects off.
ANNC
: Use this option to turn the move
announcements off.
COACH
: Turn this option on to hear a
warning message if one of your pieces is
under attack. The threat warning ‘!’ will
be enabled when COACH option is on.
SOUND
: Use this option to turn the
sound on or off.
SLEEP
: Adjust the automatic shut 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.
Special Displays
Draw Messages
During the game, Touch Chess 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
SSTTAALLEE
.
Game-ending Messages
Touch chess will announce mate in two
(
MATE2
) and mate in three (
MATE3
).
It will also display
+MATE
when exe-
cuting a checkmate or when you check-
mate Touch Chess. 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.)
WHY ! Display
When this display is shown you are being
warned that one of your pieces is threat-
ened with capture. Use the stylus to press
on the word WHY and Touch Chess will
explain why she is warning you. Touch
Chess will then show the word WHERE.