Tandy 1850 - Page 10

11. Multi Move
The [ mucti move | key puts the computer into a special
mode that allows you to enter openings or to force the
computer to play a certain continuation, In this mode the
computer will not begin to compute a reply when a move has
been entered. It will only keep track of the board position and
make sure that the moves entered are legal. To return to
normal play you must press [MULTI Move] a second time
The Multi Move mode is also useful when you are playing a
game with a friend, The computer will act as a referee and
each side can always ask it for advice by pressing | PLAY | .
The Multi-Move LED stays on when computer is in the —
Multi-Move mode.
12. Verifying piece position
If you upset the pieces or for other reasons are not sure that
the board position is correct, the computer will show you the
proper location of each piece.
Press one of the piece keys (to the right of the playing surface)
when it is your turn to move. The computer will light up a
horizontal rank and one vertical column to show you the
position of the selected piece. Press the same piece key again
to see if there are any more pieces of that kind on the board.
When the computer finds no more of the piece selected it will
sound a double beep and return to play mode.
You may verify the piece positions for either side by pressing
Always check the WHITE/BLACK lights when
you are verifying a position. They will show which side is
being verified
The Verify function can be used at any time, even when the
Radio Shack 1850 is computing a move.
13. Setting up a special position
If you wish to set up a special position first press [set UP
The SET UP light will be turned on and you may then move,
add, or remove pieces at will.
If the position you want to set up contains only a few pieces,
press [NEW GAME] immediately after pressing [SET UP] .
This will clear the board of all pieces.
To set up or modify the position select a color (by pressing
[cotor] ) and then a piece key for the piece you wish to
enter, move, or delete.
— To move the piece, press it dawn on its current square,
move it to its new position and press it down again,
— To remove the piece simply press it down on its current
square and remove it from the board
— To add a piece simply press the piece down on an empty
square.