Go Partner 1680X - USING THE STUDY POSITIONS; ABOUT THE STUDY POSITIONS; Study Position 1: White to Play and Win; Study Position 2: White to Play and Win

USING THE STUDY POSITIONS
Your computer has 8 built-in chess study
positions that you can try to solve with its
help.
These study positions are intended to
entertain you and improve your knowl¬
edge of chess. You can select any study
position, analyze it carefully, and try to
find the correct moves for white. The
computer knows the principal lines of
attack as analyzed by chess masters, so
it can help you to solve the study posi¬
tion.
Note: When using the study positions,
the computer automatically sets itself to
level H5 (L-n5) and the coach function.
For more information about levels, see
“Play Levels.” For more information about
the coach function, see “Coach Func¬
tion.”
Follow these steps to use a study posi¬
tion.
1. Repeatedly press STUDIES until you
see the study position you want (1
through 8). The computer displays St
n. n is the study position number (1
through 8). The computer loads the
study position you chose into its
memory.
2. Set up the board as shown in the
diagrams in “About the Study Posi¬
tions” for the study position you se¬
lected.
3. Once you select a study position,
start playing by entering the move
you think is best for white.
If the move you made is in the compu¬
ter’s solution library, the computer will
make a countermove, and play contin¬
ues. If your move is not in the compu¬
ter’s solution library, the computer
beeps and displays oob, indicating that
your move is out of book, and the
computer will not play a countermove.
Press TAKE BACK to take back the
move and try another move. When you
play the correct move, the computer
will countermove with the best defense
for black.
If you cannot find the solution yourself,
press PLAY. The computer shows you
how white should play.
ABOUT THE STUDY
POSITIONS
Study Position 1: White to Play
and Win
Study Position 1 illustrates how to
checkmate an opponent’s single king
with a limited number of pieces.
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In Study Position 1, the white king and
white rook must work together to trap
and checkmate the black king. From this
position, white can checkmate the black
king in 8 moves.
Study Position 2: White to Play
and Win
Study Position 2 illustrates the strategy
of “gaining the opposition.” In order to
promote a pawn, the white king must first
gain the opposition. Advanced players
know that if 2 kings are facing each other
on the same rank or file with only 1 empty
square between them, then the player
waiting to move is said to have the oppo¬
sition. Gaining the opposition is almost
always an advantage in pawn endgames,
since it allows a player to gain territory
and penetrate the opponent’s position.
Study Position 3: White to Play
and Draw
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Study Position 3 illustrates the strategy
of “drawing.” Knowledge of Study Posi¬
tion 2 should help you understand this
strategy. White, in grave danger of los¬
ing, must play a surprising move to de¬
prive black of the opposition and hold