Novag PRIMO - Page 9

Blitz and special game levels
At game levels 17 - 24, the PRIMO adjusts its computing times in such a way that
it finishes the entire game within the specified time.
Depth of play levels
Levels 25-44 are extraordinarily important for long-term analysis, if you want to
determine how many half-moves a certain solution is found in, or which solution is
found after so many moves in a problem that is not a checkmate problem. The
highest possible arithmetic depth that can be set is 20 half-moves at level 44.
For storage reasons, the PRIMO program could not accept any complaints about
the time being exceeded. Use the information display to see how game time is
progressing.
Level table
level
Description
Time
level
Description
Time
I
60
60
60
45
40
40
40
40
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
game in
game in
game in
game in
game in
game in
5 min
23
game in
90 min
2
30 min
24
game in
120 min
3
60 min
25
Calc. depth
1 half move
4
90 min
26
Calc. depth
2 half move
5
90 min
27
Calc. depth
3 half move
6
100 min
28
Calc. depth
4 half move
7
2 Std
29
Calc. depth
5 half move
8
2.5 Std
30
Calc. depth
6 half move
9
2 sec
31
Calc. depth
7 half move
10
5 sec
32
Calc. depth
8 half move
11
10 sec
33
Calc. depth
9 half move
12
15 sec
34
Calc. depth
10 half move
13
30 sec
35
Calc. depth
11 half move
14
1 min
36
Calc. depth
12 half move
15
2 min
37
Calc. depth
13 half move
16
3 min
38
Calc. depth
14 half move
17
3 min
39
Calc. depth
15 half move
18
5 min
40
Calc. depth
16 half move
19
10 min
41
Calc. depth
17 half move
20
15 min
42
Calc. depth
18 half move
21
30 min
43
Calc. depth
19 half move
22
60 min
44
Calc. depth
20 half move e
The PRIMO chess program uses the player's thinking time for the constant analysis of
the further development of the game, whereby the opposite moves to be expected are
taken into account in the computer calculations. In order to give the weaker player a
chance against the PRIMO, the EASY function was installed, in which the computing
time of the computer is switched off during the opponent's thinking time (see under 17.
EASY).
4. GO
The GO button is used individually or together with other function buttons. You could
call it an execute, command, or return key. In cases where there is a malfunction,
people often forget to press the GO button.
The main functions of the GO button:
* Prompts the chess computer to calculate the next move for the color to move.
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