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problems. So first, press 2nd, then
OPTIONS, until CLrBr (clear
board) is displayed. Then press the
-SETUP key. You’ll see that your
display board is automatically
cleared. The word nOnE will
appear.
You're ready to set up the kings in
the new position. Press the square
on which the White king should
stand. Then press the square on
which the Black king should stand;
reapeatedly press it until the king is
the correct color. (You can't leave
the SETUP 2nd until both the
White and the Black king are
placed.)
Next, pick out another piece in the
problem or position you want to set
up, and press the square it is on.
Use the -SETUP or +NEXT keys to
change the piece to the correct
type. Press on each square that
has this piece type. You may also
repeatedly press the square 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. Finally,
press 2nd to play or to have Touch
Chess analyze the position.
Make sure Touch Chess knows
which color is to move. While in
Setup 2nd, you may change the
color of the side to move by press-
ing the COLOR area (see page 2).
Replay Variation
Touch Chess can automatically
replay all the moves in its Move
History. To do this, use OPTIONS
to set players to 0. Then press
UNDO. Now again use OPTIONS
to set players to 0. Next, press
MOVE and watch the variation
being replayed up to the point
before you did the replay.
GENERAL RULES OF CHESS
1. Two players must alternate in
making 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 Rook when
castling and the Knight, may cross
a square occupied by another piece.
4. A piece moved to a square occu-
pied by an enemy piece captures it
as part of the same move. The cap-
tured piece must be immediately
removed from the chessboard 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:
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