Go Partner 1680X - FORCING THE COMPUTERS MOVE; CHANGING SIDES WITH THE COMPUTER; WATCHING THE COMPUTER PLAY BOTH SIDES; PLAYING BLACK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GAME BOARD

first, the display shows 00(on a king
side castle) or^ 00 0 (on a queen side
castle), then the rank/file board lights
show the correct square for the rook.
Press the rook on the square the compu¬
ter indicates.
If it is your move and you have already
moved the king, press the rook on the
FROM square.The computer displays
/'—, indicating that you complete the
move.
If it is the computer’s move, the display
and the rank/file board lights show the
TO square. Press the piece on the TO
square.
FORCING THE
COMPUTER’S MOVE
When it is the computer’s turn and the
display shows a countdown, you can
press PLAY to force the computer to
make an immediate move.
Note: At the mate finder level, pressing
PLAY will not cause the computer to
make a move. Instead, the computer will
sound an error beep, and the display will
show —, indicating that it was inter¬
rupted before it could find a checkmate.
To continue the game, you must change
to another level of play. See “Mate Finder
Level (B8).”
CHANGING SIDES WITH
THE COMPUTER
To change sides with the computer, press
PLAY when it is your turn to move. The
computer takes over your pieces and
makes a move. Then you can enter
moves for the computer’s side and con¬
tinue to play the same game.
WATCHING THE COMPU¬
TER PLAY BOTH SIDES
To watch the computer play against it¬
self, press PLAY every time you make
the computer’s indicated move.
PLAYING BLACK FROM
THE BOTTOM OF THE
GAME BOARD
Normally the computer plays the black
pieces on the top of the game board and
you play the white pieces on the bottom.
If you want to play the black pieces from
the bottom, follow these steps.
1. Place the pieces on the board. Be
sure the black pieces are on the side
nearest to you.
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2. Press NEW GAME, then press PLAY.
The computer indicates the first move
for the white pieces.
Note: When you play black from the
bottom, the move notation is automati¬
cally reversed on the display for you.
playing against
ANOTHER PERSON
The computer has a non-automatic
mode that lets you use it as a referee
when you play against another person,
enter a series of moves, or replay a game
to a certain position.
To use the non-automatic mode, press
NON AUTO. The computer displays n-A
for about 2 seconds, then displays _
After you press NON AUTO, if you want to
know what the computer would do in a
certain position, press PLAY. The com¬
puter makes the next move. After it has
made the move, the non-automatic mode
remains in effect, and you can continue
the game.
To exit the non-automatic mode, press
NON AUTO. The computer displays Aut
for about 2 seconds, then displays either
'A - - or A - depending on which side
made the last move before you pressed
NON AUTO.
GAME INDICATORS
Checkmate
Whenever a checkmate situation occurs
on the board, the computer displays
A - - ^ if the computer wins or - - *
if you win. Press NEW GAME to start a
new game.
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Check
Whenever a check situation occurs on
the board, the computer displays^ - - +
if the computer has your king in check or
- - + if you have the computer’s king
in check.
Stalemate/Draw Game
Whenever the computer detects that the
conditions forastalemate have occurred,
it displays A - - .. if you are stalemated
or £ - if the computer is stalemated.
If a stalemate occurs, the game is over
and cannot be continued. You can, how-
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