Go Partner 1680X - COACH FUNCTION; ADVANCED FUNCTIONS; Verifying Piece Positions; Taking Back Moves

COACH FUNCTION
The computer’s coach function helps
you to improve your playing skills and
understanding of the game by giving
you important additional help during a
game.
If you select the coach function:
• The computer warns you when you
make a move that is not in its opening
book (pre-selected list of moves) dur¬
ing the opening moves of a game. If
you make such a move, the computer
displays oob, beeps an error tone,
and will not make a countermove. To
continue, either press TAKE BACK to
take back the move and try another
move, or press PLAY to force the
computer to move and continue the
game.
Note: If you press PLAY to force a
move after the computer displayed
oob, the computer will no longer verify
your moves against its opening book
or display oob during the game.
• The computer warns you when it can
attack one of your pieces with one of
its lesser value pieces during a game
except at beginner levels (A1 toA8). If
you make such a move, the computer
indicates the location of the piece with
the rank/file board lights and dis¬
plays the piece symbol and tHt. You
can either make the move or press
TAKE BACK to take back the move
and try another move.
To use the computer’s coach function,
press COACH LEVEL until the file board
light next to F (COACH) lights for about 3
seconds and the display shows CoA.
You can use the coach function at any
time during a game.
Note: After a certain number of moves at
the beginning of a game, the computer
indicates the point where its opening
book ends by displaying oob and beep¬
ing several times. To continue, simply
make your next move or press PLAY to
make the computer move.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
VERIFYING PIECE
POSITIONS
If you want to verify the location of any
piece on the chess board, you can use
the piece symbol keys to find the position
of all pieces. Each time you press a piece
symbol key, the computer displays the
piece’s color and location, and the rank/
file board lights indicate the piece’s loca¬
tion.
The piece symbol keys look like this.
For example, if the white queen is on
square D1, and you want to verify its
location, press the queen piece symbol
key. The computer displays dl.
If there is more than one of the same-
color piece on the board, repeatedly
press the piece symbol key. The display
and the rank/file board lights show you
the location of each same-color piece. If
you press the piece symbol key more
times than the number of same-color
pieces on the chess board, the display
shows the piece symbol and —.
You can use the piece symbol keys to
verify the location of your pieces.during
your turn.
To verify the location of the black pieces,
press COLOR, then press the piece sym¬
bol key for the pieces you want to find.
Press COLOR again to switch back to
white.
Press any key to return to normal play.
TAKING BACK MOVES
This function lets you take back any
move made by you or the computer after
the move has been completed. If you
change your mind about a move before
pressing the piece down on the TO
square, follow the procedures in “Cor¬
recting Accidental Wrong Moves.”
Note: You can take back moves only
during your turn. If you try to take back a
move during the computer’s turn, the
computer will not allow you to take the
move back until you have made the
move it specifies.
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