Saitek Mephisto Solar Star User manual

solar star
Instructions
Bedienungsanleitung

OUIGKSTART
2. select
anoperulin8mode
(ECO
orTURBOIbyùsinsrhe ùe displrysho{slhe "from sqùare.Next,
movelhepiece ro
anewsquare(lhe ro square),
again
pressnrg
irdown lightly
theACL hole
in
5. Enteryourfirstmole
byexecuting
ironthe
board.Pressdownon
the
pegged
chess
piccc
lightly
inlotheholeof
''fiom squaE)ùntil
into
theholeunrilthe
''from squâreônthe
6. WhileLhe
computcr
thinks,itdispl.ys
Ito].
Assoôn
asil m*cs its
(TURBO
nodeonly)
move
asdescribedabove.
Moveiheslideswirch
10
STOPwhen
youwanrro
Enjoyyoursamel
onesecondLrre\rrn
rhecompurr.
I Setuplhe
pieces
inrhèirslaningposition.
wirhlhèWhite
GAMI ro.eser
ùd shôwsits
movcinthedisplay.Cofrplere
rhecompùrcr's
movebyexecuringnonrhe
boardasdescribedinStep
5.
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solar
star
MEPHISTOSOLARSTAR
'NSTNUCT'ON MANUAL
TABLEOFCONTENTS
XEYSANDFEÂTURES
INÎRODUCTTON
I. TITE
RUI,DS
OTCEE!iS
l,l Thc Chessbùird
nndrhcPie.ùs
1.1 the Objedofû. C.me
,.3 Howrù€Piccc\More
TheKing The
Qùæn
TheRool TheBnhop
TheKni8hr 'lhePaqn
DescribinstheBofd SquaEs
De\c.ibinetheChc\\
Pidce\
Desc.ibi.gth. ChcssMores
EnPass.nrCrplurcs
1.6 Ch€c*.Mar..ndl)nN
Olhe!Typesol Drras
DrawbyAlrecneit
Drrs ht In\ufficicnr Ml|erirl
D.âwbt rhcs{lMûvcRulc
Dra* byI'FoldRepetirion
SUI-I,|ESTS:
T.kcr[cs.t.stsrosùc[ùw nruch
tou hrreleùncd$oul $e b.si. rul.solches.
!. USINGYOURCOMPUTER
I - Innllli.e theBaneri.vu\ingSolar
2 - RcrdytoPlay?HelcsHowroMovc
3 . TheCoûputerMakeslrsMove
4. ChungeYou.Mind?T.lc ax.k!
5. lr'sCheck, Mar.orD.rwI
6 - CrmeOverlSMrNewCane
7. TodErsyôrHùil?Chrn8.Lclelsl
!. MORESPECIALFDATURDS
3.1 IndicdbnûflhesideroMovc
3.2 PieceSymbolsintheDisphy
3.1 CapturinSrndSpecialMov.s
1.5 InteduprinArhcCorpureisscùch
1.6 Chù8inBSiJ.switbrh€Compurer
1.7 CheckinerhcPiecePosnions
:l8 GetHihr\fnrn rhèConpùr.rl
1.9 ThcconrpotrPhysAgâinsrlriÈli
.I. TECHNICÀI,DETAILS
'l.l C,E d Mrintcnùnce
l.l Tcchni.rlSpccilrcariûns
ANSWDRSTO THE SEI,FTFJSTS
îROUBLESHOOlING GUIDI]
E
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I
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H4lLt7) sotarsrar
KEYSAND FEATURES
I PIECESTOR CEAREA: Hrndy
\torugeùèr lnr.xprùrod
pic.ùs.
I ÂCL(Rescùlnb$eoitrnn.Usedtl,eliminale\uiùdNchàrlc
driù
insùninAnewbrtteriet
I SENSORCHESSBOARD:
Ench\qtrù€ha r \tNr rhxrrùlisrc^
prc.c
.1. BUTTON:
PE\st).pèn lid
5. PIECESYMBOI-
KEYSjU\ùtlb vcril! b.ù{ pùsitions xnd
ptr)
nore
r. l-EVFiL:SÈlèc(
rhùpiùy,nglcvù1.
b PLAY Enahlèsùserbchù-rcsidùs$trhrhccompurcrilorcerbnnnc
*hil€ir i\(lnnking.:rùshrt n$vcIhùcoirptrrcr*ouldnrke o the
prè\èmsirlrtnrn.ordskrh..onrpûcrtur. ùovesulleior
c. S()UNDjTurnsrhcRnùdor/otî (Noterh.r rheren nonnRl inECO.)
d. TÀKESACK nlkcsbù.krhel.! indi\ rrl rnorernrle.VN n ylake
bâcrrs. ir i! r.lmorcsor . mo\eturerch\nb.
e. COLOR:Urd inconjuncrôn
*irh rhePi€cêslmbol K€r.vcriliesbord
po!ùons
olpreces.
i NEw C^iUE:Rerel\rhe..hpurèr
ftrrnc$gàiirtor.lrcss
7. STOP/ECOÆURROSLIDE
SwlTCH:TunNc.ùrpùrcroll byswirchinair
r, STOPlnd\efuctropùrxtirgtrÙtlù.Yoù.ànrùlccrùirher
'lL]RtsOorECO
ù)de rWirh
brtrric\ rh€r)lf poNùsupplcmcn!tr! drcitr power
ll LCDDISPI-ÀYwIND()W Shossc(h movcdùrirrgdre
grme.
Al$ u\ed
r{)
\ho$rhe
ph}i.! lÈ!elnndvcrilypiccùs.
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Wih \ùlli(.nr li!hri cnsir!illùmin.iirgrhe(,Lrcelk.
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INTRODUCTION
Congntùldtionsonyourpulchasc
ofthe DewMephisroSolar
Stlrl TheMephistoSolarSrarisalwaysreadyrophy sh€n you arc.and
rtcar evenle.ch youmoreâboùt.hess!s youplayl
Thefi^r secrnrn
ofthis manualourlinesthebasicrulesofchess.
Oncc
yoù arefaDriliarwirhthem, goon Lo
li../t ,2. whcrcyouwill
ledrnhoù tooperate
your ncwchesscornputerYouwillsee lhrt the
conpurcrhls manyspeci.lièarureslhdl$ill help
yournprcvc your
Eaoclnd nrakeches moreiun roplay.
1.THERULESOFCHESS
You.Mephisto
Solrr Srar}inowsdrcn'lcsofchess.Ifyou âr."
unsur!of thcnr.rhisisyourch{ice roleùtu1Youwill âls, lind chess
booksinyour bcrl librf!. Al theendofthi\ \cclior. thcr
queslô.\ Lelrn thcrulcs.rrrdthenrryyourhrnd drlhetenl
1.1 The Chossbôard and rhe Pi6ce3
'Ihe borrd isnradcupoi6.1squ.res rhelighrone\arecalled
*hitc squrrcs-
lnd thcdrrk ire.rlled blâck luares. Whenstârtingr
glnrc.makcsu,! rhûtrhereisdçhitc squâ.ein thelower.iÊhÎ-hrnd
corncrofrhe boârdrs yoù llce it.
Thc boùd isdilided rs in fisr,? /. Thetuws from lerih right
rre câlledrz,tr. theR)w\ii(D lop lo botom ae crlled.tfur, àndrows
ofslnrc cololld squaresârec^lledlierandls.
Jast Look at Mephisto Solat Star\ E cititg Featu.es!
Op.ù ts on lURBO or ECOùt\l.t tti lltulur p.rrt r.ith
bdIteri. s dt tL
ppIenrcntin g p.\'t t:
I2E.lilTercûr
pltl\ihs lel,els?rinq!. rhirh rtatott.ast md st
rùr" dillit llt dsn1e\'
go ts rru b.tt kk h I
a cl.so o, tu th(
s.n!, thesbotd \ces dll \où nx\ts drk,nû1it1ll\.- it t 1i*.
Clcat.l\rl/t !lr\t\ lll rank nx^?s.
Eltlaùt d.sisn ea|'eJi^ nt
\oar hnl ramloùubl\.dntlt.. \
Hard\ tike lontle akt.
Yrù.an.het* t. tasùû,t I tll t)itl.s undyt vtr saDk ut)
trair il pie.es
ap kûo(k.tlor.t!
Ralî.^-sarins fcari": Iîro ker! ok pttss&llbt 20nùituks,nt.
oùpul"rtiu o, itsel|off.krritlslh. sttu l,-rot.
Iftoû txtke a ntiîtkt ot t:|\trrc vut hlitrldba ahn^..\r n
ktke b!.R d rtu\'e fr, ?ûth sùlrl
no, dt. tùi.oîat ahr Iiû... (to û1lk nriùll. ol d ennù wth
lrclt alkalittcbtti.ri.s M!)histu S.kr'Sku fill t"nunb?| rou
larP Jat ry b 'lro\?a^-!
CDEF

Plc!.L4Ià
sotarsrar
At thebeginningoflhegame,
each
player
h l6pieccs.
One
pc6onplays
Wbite andtheothetBlâck (teeFisurc2).
WHITE BLACK
g l Kins It
W ro,""n g/
Etr 2Books ËE
"è.A 2Bishops t.l.
^à 2Knishrs Àâ
ÂÂAA ap"** llll
AÂAA IIII
FiNttP 2
The
posniôn
ofrhe
pieces
atthestartofanew
grme
isshownin
!'srPJ. Norerhat
the
Quccn
is
placed
onnsowncol(r white
always
movesfi6r.TheÈat€r,
the
playc$
taketurns.
llltlrlt
AAAAAAAA
THECHESSPIECESAND
HOWTHEYMOVE
KING
Fi
é_J
I;
QUEEN
ROOK
.9.
....8...

Hel.flii solarstar
1.2 the Obiôcr of the Gamo
Theobjccrot rhegame
isro
crpturc
(chcclimrle)
thccncm) KiDg.
Y()ucandolhis by forcingrheKing inroa posirion whee n i\ undcr
rlllck lnd c{prure
isinevitublc,
1.3 How lho Pi€cG. Mov.
Lt !.nantl, d tie...û nntr'.roo sqtud l'. ii.ûtttrrt
u\itpi.d ht dû.r.ntr pie&. ll th klte ft i: o(rtrittt b\ an40^
l)itt(, \\"1Dxt\ tupturcth.pitu. h\ tunotirU it.ln,r th. hodnlurtl
ù?ld.ine n nith ||tù o\|nti....
th6 Kins
Th. Kit,uùk\.s on. squru da ùù. i'td,tdirc.!i.,' (nklùrlinF
lTtroùa r). h ùtut\n.vrh. 'Mvl h a rqudfr rJt.t? it.o, b. trqitr.d
hr tù "r.nt\ l)it\r onntt n.tt it^?.IJ \ou rdr! h,t^'e tt) ù luDk br
ùlirtine. thisi! Itrklitioia," lni? b\ tippittr o\.r tle Ki,tstrkl !lk1*iûs
hnn.ls
nith ||ùt .tp.ùeat. lvlit"t tkt\i,tg asaitttttlt..ortt\tt.r titùph
pt.:r NEWGAME tusia d n.$ ru"'e.
Th. Qr(.r i\ ntenu)tt
ro\.rJitlpie.? btaute tti^ rtual
ûùltitut h tur rtte anrnu] ù t t'l yttnrcs dhre .n\ lmri.otutl.
t. idl, nrrlia!.nnl littet\ k,ttd\ltep.rc tunnt.rt)ie.?: iû i^ tdlt.
Th?Rorkttn nûtc aù\'ru'tb.t.J yttkt'"s ttlilllt.t
hnri..rktllr. dr ltttsas ll1etuat" rootlterti(e: ik its
pant.
Th. Bi:lùl) (dû ûtor.trt ttùbq oI srlkttrt. tlirrqot|tll\ rnl\ as
ltttNui th.a n'" nootttcrpi...t ii i^-pdth.Si'rr'tttc Rishot,ùwt no)"
ot ttp.lktrûal litk\. n lta\t oùnt. ntne cohù v|aks nùourh(ut t?
I
BISHOP
!t
TI
KNIGHT !-l_t
l--.i -t .,-.1
etr;'
PAWN
:
-c
g.
.4.
.a
A

Mcl.(i't|à sotarsrar
The Knight
Th. K,ight L-tli. bù^ tit\'. tuttdnirnp ovtoihrrtjt..\. Thr
Krirht ht! dt ùûùlktl L slktt).l kt^? n rtu^(s où. nttuu".f."1ttkl
rrbdtkwtl undthut ^ro yttut?s h.i t.tsid?,aron. t4uat! b.ûti.l
tirleard th.û 1\x'Vntt?s li)^(ttulot burArtnl. N. nrullc rhoa it
go.!. ltt Kni{htai $ ?n^ q., a kttuur r)f t .t)t.sil. ..1t, Jh,ù
Th?
Nwt nk^..si, on. tit1ttil,t brl\: lot\rattl. Or i^ frNt
nù?.
th. ttrt &t ûû'. eilhetatt otn qtkttrs. butelittthû|it rk^ts
rttt.,. utmrc ara tnre. Th. pantt caùr.t iù\) o\.t t)i.r.!.lrd it
.rlt.dtùuzs rliasondllJ th.nhn. tlol nt tlx.liosrtnt illurtttt(\ t
.ap trc, an.ltllebkkk.lots illtrttute ,nntul l)d\ù1
n'r\'et.
h u.l\ rhe
N\ù1\ Dtu\'eû.n^.k\)l rt Firtt"1.lhe \rhite pdrt
tI tk frî I4i(ù now aM ot nn vlarcsf.,\wrt. rtt ptwt i't fh,n
r,t t Roak coMot on\e dt ol1.Th? Whik pûM on lt. risht hû! ftx1'
Lhokes:it ctn not? o,. sqtm. Jô^atd, Dk^'.^û s.|n4rust,1\o'n.
.dpû!? IheBldrk Bishop,ot .t1plun theBknk tarn
1,4Chesi Notation
lnoilert(,tllk ùout chess.
you
mustl;rm howr()desdibethe
bo.rdsquûrcsrndrhc
piccc
molcs.
Describingth€ AôardSquar€s
a888Ca08E8FaG8H
^787C7D7E7É7G7H
A6 86 C6 D6 E6F6 G6
A5 85 C5 D5E5 F5G5
A4 84 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 H4
A3 83 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 H3
't2E2C2ù2Ê2F2G2}l2
A'I BI C1 D1El F1G1 H1
D€icribing the Ch€3s Moves
Movesrre rlùrys nunbered.ûd lhe li.sl nnrveol the
gâme
is
nove L write downthcnnrle nunrbcr.
lolloscd by r pefiod. thcnwrite
ABCDEFGH
Iittt? 5
AsshosninFigurc5.cachsqu.r.ofthebord h.sirsownnarne.
Thesqùàres
goiiguprhebor.dârehbeledlnnnI n)8.lnd the
squares
goinS
acro$drebolrda'€lâbeledAro H.ElchsqùrÈisrheDdescribed
bylookingrrthctunl,
(number)
andlile
(leller)
rhat
nrccti. lhc squrre,
Whe.
you
pl!! whirc-
tbrcxanrplc-rh.lowerlcfihlnds.tu.r.ofrhe
bo.rdisAl. andrheùpperdghthrndsqù!Èi\ H8.
Describingth€ ChessPi€css
L.trersùe ùsedrodescriberhe
pieces.
ThelcueÂlrry ftornone
lûsurÊerouother butinEngli\hwc
uscK forKine,
Q fbr Quccn.
Rfo
Rook.BforBishop..DdNlbrKrighr
(so
iraoi t beconlused{ith rhe
King).The
plwnhr\ no
abhrevialion.
3
2
1
E
A
ôêl
ÂÂ
5
3
2
1
CDE

ddùn
lhcrbbrcvirtion
tô.the piccc
thal
ismolins.
(ln(hc
clse
of,
pawn.which
h.snoabbrcviâtbn.wriledownrhcmoletrumberalonc.)
Nerr.writedo*n thèsquùerhdpiece ùcùpiedbelbrerhehore.Then
wdtcdownthesquarcrhc
picce
ismovingto.ExâDple:frtrp6 shows
rhittheWhiteKnighrhasnoled lrcm nsoriginlsquac(gl) ro
B.
Fl<l,l)dà sotarstar
. Use
rhe ++ stûbollôrchectnrle.
. A KinBsidec.stlins'nore(d?a\-ibt.lins.di."t 1.5)Ds!.llyis
srillenrs0-0.
ùd r Qucensi.le
cr\llùA (lll-0.
when
u
piccc
isnr)vcd
ro
u
squurc
llrcldy (Ecupied
by
rûcncmy
piece.
theenenry
pic.c
iscrptured.rcnr)lcdliomûe bolrd.r lhe
squareirùcùpiedi\ hten byitscrp'(n
(tr. Firrrcstu o"tl7h).
FiSrP 7b
ft puryouself
inanrong
posiri('n
l()checlmaterhecncnry
King,ky toc.plLreûsnrny ereDy
picecs
rspossible. Yoùnrighl
sonrclineshuvc
l()k)sconcofyour
oùnpicccs
inthebattler{rcupturc
rnenemy
piecc.
butdothisonlyifir isr litirerchùge:ùrt is.il lour
t'iccc
is
oflheslnrc
orlcss
ralue
thanlhccDcDr!
piccc.
In
olhcr$uds-
you
cù loÈ [e-mail]â Bi$bp lbr! Kni8hr.SceFigue8
li,rlhe
point
!rlu.s ofrll lhe
pie.e\.
8
7
6
5
3
1
AACDEFG
1(ldcscribelhemovc.w tedo*nl.Ngl.ThcnDvenumberis1..
rheNsundsfù Knight.ând
gl standsnrthe sqûrrc
thcKnight
wlson
beli,rcthcmo!e.Nexladd! hyphen
(r. whichsrrndslbrrheword1o
(l.NElr. ThenrddA, whichn ùe squùerhe
piecc
ismolinsto.
Thu\.
ùe movcisl.Ngl-fj. or:O,'nt.^.eL 'lteKnishtnu..lftuh el ttr
l-t.
AfterwritingdownWhircsnôvè.leaver sprce
and
ùenwnt.
do$n
Bhck-smove.ltlhe Bluck
pawn
movesliomd7tod5.for
exùnplc.wriredowrd7-d5
(remeDber:
norbbrcvirtn)nii,rprwns).
v,u huvcnow written
downlhccomplerell6t nnvc:l.Ngl-lJ d7d5!
Notunlaton?||hotunx^. (oùsists ofûùt nr^\'Jïtctclt pl4\ar
Thcfollowingarcselcrâl,noresyDbols
you
sl$uldlearn,sorhûr
you
cànwrnedoçnyourchcss
moves
prôpê.ly:
. ltrhcmoleisÀcaprùe.inncadofr hlphen.
usc x $hichnands
fù rhcsord_t.tef t9.Rglxg6).
. Whcn
r moveinvolvesr chcck.addù + rlicr the
chcckinE
movc.
lllllll
AACDEFGH
ABCDEhIGH

FlllLtli sotatstal
m=l
/=1
-rr
L.l
;l
1
Intigùre8r.the
$ hirc prNn
i\ iDr fo\irnrrr{'b. crprurcdb\ rhe
Ilh.kKing
(on
\qu r ll).li)ucouldlr\ losr\clhL
Fnrr
h\ lr cing
irtNontùùc\.
il()
{luirc
gr).
bur
in
rhrrei\..lllicl \duld hcrhlcn)
.nptLrL
ncn
p!$rnr.Il thi\I'rpptr\.tl'r Whnù prNû
isllltei liornthe
horld.rrd rhcBl..k pr"n ismo\cdr(){tùîr! fl. h.rsùcnrhconcrh.
Whirc
frwn lclirndrheonetheWhilrpnwn
hndedon N( $ il
whire
hrdnlJvcdrhe
pr*n onc squ$!ir\r.xd olrwo
l!r' /'irxrt'f/)r.
l he
Qnc.i ir lhc ûr'n po$dlnl pi€ce.
rnd rsrlrcrùktr.
s{nlr rhr
nn)(poinr\. lhe Kinghrsn()
point\riue.
be.ruserrrscrprL!!doDl\rr
En Pô...ni Câptù.o!
Thelicnch r.rnrcn pasnt ti,rdrr,tre, describe\
a uniquc
!r$ n
nn^. llr'rllnJ.\Jlrrul,n Iti ta\atnù"'\t"r -tnrr',.t it, ",
.li^t tu^? dnrll rl\ ond nttur. n.i tr]ûn ?ntjpdwt. lt t.n ht
tttrt!,i\l h\ thtt û."t\ l)dr1t û lln v\'ù..rt "tu^.- A A C O E F GH
fl(!r',v)
Whcntour prNn !et\ t{)lhcoppo\ilr cndol lh. horRl (lhc.ilhth
.rnl). iriscxchrr8cdlbr!n(nh.rficccol
)ouf
ehoie.'lhc
fisr
u$rlly i\ pftnnoted l()r Qucen. bul il eù rlsohcùmlùrfronxncdt()r
ld!'[. Bislht. or KniShr.
CArli'r8 is. specirlûro\c itrlol!ifê rhcKir8 nûdoùel{ool,.This
Dr)!.Iccps lnc KiDg
\uin inlhec!rl! plrr ol rhc
lxnrù.rnd bring\ thc
Rool r()rhe.rnrer ol ùe boùrd.$her. ir n r sood
po\iri(n'
r(iritrl,.
Cr(liDg ir rhconl_v
(inrc
lhc Km! ern rùn! rùn! lhir onc
{lu$c. rùd rl'eonl) rnnerl'eRool cû .iurll,o\cr r piùeù. l heKnrgis
nucd h\o squrrerl{Na.d theRool. lnd rhr Rùol i\ pl.r.d on Ihc
3poitrrs I Fnns
f i!ùr I
7
6
3
2
1
3
2
1
coE
\.
û
IA
AB F GH

sqùarejumpedover
bytheKing.Asshowninrhefollowingdiaglams,
you
cancaslleenherontheKing\ sideoflhebodrd
oronthe
Queen\
sidc.Figure9a
shoùsàKingsidecastle.Fi-qure9bshoqsa
Queenside
tiSrtt 9b
Thelbllowing lre $he specirlcâstling.ulesroremember
. 1h? Kitigdûdnp Rookbotlt4t6t sîond
onth.it oriqinatsrtuatrsand
harenl ûav.l pt"riouslr drtitt! thz
!tûit(.
' Th.rc tunnot b? anr
pieL?!
on tlt bùnl beNe.n IheKitle oû the
' vot cdnnot
ratl. il then?ttposiliut ||i pùt nt Kitlsi,1.heck.
otil
theKi t rasscs
oreta squa'?û.t? it w,tld b. in Lh?(k.vttt ulk)
rdnnotctstl. h nt^.|he Ki118outof.he.t.
1.6 Check, M.lê..nd D.aw
Nôù thàtloù knowhow aUrhe
pieces
mo!e. it istimelo
intrcduce the goal of rhe game. The otl! vo! to witr 6 to tat the
er4nl a(irgl Inorderto dorhis,
youmusrùnde6r.ndtheconceptsoi
check.checkmate,anddnw.
when âneneD! pie.eis ina position whereir câncrprureùe
King oDilsnextmovc,lhc King issaidtobe in check.
when r King is
ABCDEF G
FiNrtt lUr Rh7-htl++
Flc14i+1)
sotarstar
iI ch€ck.irmust bemovedoùtofcheck on rhenerrnove. Thereare
lhrcc
ways
ofdoing Lhisl
, îhe Kiti!.dû k@vtoarctlter squore1o
"scap. thr(k.
. BIa.k the .heck h tnorin !: anotlt r piece ben\ eer the aftatking
ri?rc ûnrllhe Knry.
(NaE.hovere,.îhal this ttillnotwork iltlle
Kitlsish.itle che(ked
b\ a Ktli9ht,||hnh cd juklt orer othel
. Cottut? tlie!fiarking tiec?
Youmust
suytheword'checkwhen
yoùplaceyou.
opponenfs
Kingincheck.Whenwrilinglhenovedown.remenber
toitdicaterhe
checkbyr prus sign
(/r/ "rz
ùry|",1.Qîl b5+
).
Ifa phyeis Kingisinchect.ndcannolescapcbyany
ofLhe
ûre€melhods
describedâbove,rhar
playe.has
beenchecknated.
meâninSlhar
playerhas
lostlhe
gane.
Srudy
rheboârd
posilions
shown
inFigures10,,b.àndc.Ine.chcase,lheBlackKins
hN
just
been
ABCDEFGH
ABCDEFGH
g

Mcllhlâ sotarstar
,|
A B C D É F GH
FieuQlot Rcl.ca++
Dr.w by Sr.l.mra.
Ifyour Kingisnotincheck,but
you
canlmovewithoùtbringing
yoùrKing irto check,theeame
isoverand isconsidered adraw.This is
calledstalemste.andinacaselik€thh,nenher
playervins.
ABCOEFGH
Figure
tt Q.1't7=
In Figurc I|, Whil€hd jusl movedhisQueen to c7,which
prcvenis
eitherplayêrfmtnwinningûe gâme. ItisBlack'sturn,buthe
cân\movehh pâùns. andhecanlmove hisKing
withoutbringingit
[e-mail],dd the
gane.nds it adEw!
Orh.r Typ.. ot D..w.
Thereârealsos€vemlothertypes
of dmws,âsdesc.ibed below
which
you
æ leftlodeiemine.
. Dnw by Agre€mort. Whenaplayer
decidestherch nopointin
conti ingthegame b€caushecd t winand
miShtevenlose.that
plays canof.r hh opponentadtaw.If thêopponentaccepts,the
. Dne by Isulficlent Mlte.isl. A game
isconsidercdadme when
oneof ùe following occùrs:
. KagaeainstKing,eithnootherpiecerontheboatl.
, KincagainstKins,withonlraBishopan.l
Knishtoiùe boaft!.
. KngandRhhotagainstKingandBishop.withboththeBishopt
ondiagonoh.'Jthcsonecolor
ABCOEFG
FEur. lobBd7.c6++
lo

' Drawbytheso-MoveRule.The
gamc
isahodr!*n whenalleasl
50consecurive'noveshâlebeenmddebyerchsidewithoutdnl
caPturesorPawn nroles.
. Drawby3-Iold Rcpetition.Thisdr.wcomesaboùtifexâcn!Lhe
sanrcboard
posilion
ofrllprccesoccurs3linres.wilhthesane
plàyer
hdlingLhefrole ea.hrinre.
llcllltfui sotarsrar
XE
Iank oallr-rout KinsJi,n th. v^ besitùtiû3tt the
|aùte.
R?nkùtb.r t0 Ltstl? u \l
Nowrtte rheselesrsroseehowrnuch
lou âlreâdy
bâve
le.rnedlboùrrheb.sictulesofches.
lFû1hecoùalelutit,ir. t.? ttuAnsftrSeLtidtat
rtleba.*of t. "nûtudt.)
l. r. WhrL\qulre isthe Knightor?
b. Whichsquare\
can
theKnightnole to?
â
ll
SOMEHINTSAND TIPSFORBETTERPLAY!
t
.(l
11
K_à
l.:l
ltloreL"ût.t paui! li Useth?nttutonholth?Lott.tattnres,
b.l4iwl \r\u pi.(e\ aùdIaottd.k\ourarparcnt.lttakesto"
\,.t,1.,t,,
,t
t. ,,tt,,,\,.t. ltr .,,,1 /rni
r 4., !
Brirs Krishtsdrn Binnrs outearl\ihttt Êdr1e. Motinrnt.
Qtkul kD ktl\ Lm rasl" tintt, td Îtu Raokt do b.t?t \ho th?
baatd is D/,?.1.Ù kn.t.r in Ihe rdkt..
I

|4.+lhl; êotatsral
2. â WhatsquârEislhcBislrcpor?
b, Which,quâr$cÂnth€Bishopmoveto?
3. À WhatsquaæislheRookoD?
b. Whichsqua.lr canlhc Rookftove lo?
4. r" WhâtsqùÛeistheQulcn or?
b. Whichsqur.6 clr tbcQrEr novc to?
5. â. \Ihat squarc
isthcKingon?
b. \ùhich squarcscantheKiùg novÊlo?
6, & Whn squarEisth€WhitePawnon?
b. Whichsqurftsc3nlbeWhiE Pawn
7. It isWhfte'stumlo mov..Whlt movc
coùldvhit tnake!oct@tmrrc th€Blâck 3
t2
L-

M.llhlÀ sotatstal
onrbeLCDindicrtcthatiÎis
in
ECO
nxrde.InEco nùdecomputer
consumesless
powerand
computeris.lwayssilenl.
whcn
you
slnch
belweenTURBOandECO
modeson
yourturn.press
COLORro
ThecoùputershoùldnotbclctiinverystR)nrsunlightnt long
pcrbdsofrime.
(llrhesùnlightisuncomforrable1olheuse..it is
probably
toonronglbrlhcconrpùterus
ùell.)
IrisÈ.omûrendedthlrbatreficslre iDstallcdin
yoùr
Sollr
Starches\conputer
InbothECOTdTURBO nodes.lhe
bdue.ieswillÈuin yourùnfinished
8âmes
whichwi1lallow
you
toresuùe
playine
aDytinrea'rdwillprcvcnl
yourgamc
iiom
bcingkxrducto! sùdden
chângeol lighLcondnbns.
YourSolarSrrrche$conpurer
will Dotdtuwcutrcntrron
thcbltteries
when
operâtin!
inECOnnrde.Yourày eventry
removingthebatreriesduringa
-qanrc
todcmonsrratcthislThe
h.rre,e.r,ll-u,'r,'JrrJll) upplrn.nrrh.\nr,.cI'in
TURBOmodeifthelighrisrrol
vcry
strong.
Re.dy to Pl.y? Hor€'5 How rô Move
FoUoçlheseslepslo snn aga'nei
Pre$NEWGÀNIE.andseruplheche$
pieces
nrtlcû(aning
FFrr.n\
{rrhrle
$hre
f r.
r' nrJr.\ln
),iu.,..ho{n
In
Fieu'€13.
8. I[isWhileslurntonrove.
wh.l nrove
could
whirenrake
locheclinule
theBllcl
Kingl
2. USING YOUR COMPUTER
,l In3iallins ihe Batterie3ru3insSolar Fow€r
! lhr VephNr.'5ô1,.rSr.r.h/sf. -purrr
rl..'ôprfle..n ulrr
power.
undcrECOnrodc.withirsbuiltinsohrccll.Scrlheslide
switch
toDCO.E\posclheùniltodireclsu!lightibronenrinute
ornore.Press
r paper.lipo.orher shà.pobje.tintùthe^CL holeinthebaseofthe
ùnittbfatlcrstoncsccondtorcserrhccompurcr.ToopcraleinTURBO
orECOnode.nole theslideswn.htotheTURBOorECO
posirion
rcspcclivcly.thcn
insert
thrccAAor rechar€cablebattcries
r\ rhownin
Figure12.IlnisselloTURBO..beepsignalsrhrtrhe
game
isreldy
lr)
play.
Fork).gerbutlerylil! (up
to
2.000hoùrs!),use
!lk!line
brtreries.Ifthecomputerdoesnotrespond,
presa plperclipor
orher
shurp
obiect
'!lo theACLholeinthcbrscofthcunil fitr
atlcastole
second.Thiswillresettheco'npuLer
With\uthcieni
lighlintcnsity,
yoùr
conrputercanopcrulc
ùith
solâr
power
H,nzrc,ri//rc,t i! ûtl?ttuseinli!!h1(asonû
Nrtlr
.Ld| da\'. rr ifrhr s.ku .elli\ a.ci.leùtall,"otctLll). ttteKd!(1i,1in
t)o\ ?t nrut-t1?dù thul the xtnk dnd !?ttitills totkl b( bn. h ptar?ùt
thi!. intull batl?ti?t rh.nr\ zfrlr !r? n). Nore thù rhe i dnplùyed
3x
AA"/AM3/R6 nfln
rl

llttl'tTà sotarstar
ÀBCDEFGh
I:i(unll
'li) r{lc ! nntrr, lrghll! frc\s do*. onlhe
fiecc lou *rnt to mtrc
/v? lri3rz /J/. The.oûrpur.i\ \en(tr h(ird rLgi($ lhenuc.
nùdrlt di\pl.) $indd$ nu\srlte ftom {lunr. rl'!r \i\ tr!sc(|.
InTtTRROnod. ! hL.t indicdesthrt rhcnù\c hr bcen..!rsrrrùd.
lû li(-O ûùle rn \" \lx$s in rhedisth) $ird({v çhen !où .hrnse
rheoNfurnre modc.irsindi.rr({ wijl bcchrrlld recordiùFl}r\ lt!'S
n\
lh.disphy
i\ up.hlcd.
'hltc rl'cpiece
rnd li8hrlt frcs n dosr onùrclturre toù trrfr k'
nuc ro.Thè lio lnùc \hosn nrrl'ùdirfln\ $iùdo\ darplcr\
rtrdrhccomturcr
\rrrr\
rhhlhs.bour ,rsnr\c ltô I i\ \hosn
\hilc rhÈconrpurcri\ rhiiling
Nhen
rl'ùcolrt,ùr.rû'rkc\lr' Drrc. iri\ \1u, ninrhcdNph\
\indoN (l-i!urc l5
| Norr
rh!rinl,(-()nrrjc rh.di\plx\i\ r.li\nlLd
ûrtrèslo$lyrhd in ItiRBO ùu1. l'(* rl'riidi..rcd
ticcù
doNninm
rhcholc
ol il\ \t'rxr! 1c?.
hcr.) unlil rh. d]rfhy chrngc\ -l
hùn.
prcss
rhrt sd'e ticcù rlowi iûr('rl'. lc.oml n ù!,! slx8n h rhedisttrv-
$hichislhevtunr!lhc.onrpulrr\rnr\ r,)nrNclo
lej. hùre)unlrlthe
disph)chù'p.\.()"cc)!u prc\\(1.\ù,!r nlùr,!!'5.\ou rl\c
comtlercd
theeomfutca\ nn^c.
El,E5
1i!r, 1- Th, , ùtu , ,hvlr\' ù' rr"
a
E
6
5
3
2
1a B c oEF G H
I t
Lr, 1ôr I
h, ..ùl,tnj \ r,1 \ L' ri \, t \ trr " tn,ù r7 r',. I I n 1,,1\:
tlt^ù1,)tln L7
t)rrù
Tho Compursr Makes lts Movo
lrlrtllr
AAAAAAAA
Â
AAAA AAA

rrrr:i:rrÂ
I
Â
ÂAÂA ÂAA
1 ,,,,
tt
L \,, t ...t., t,t.. 1....,,. t, .- 1,t. \, , -t ,t..
,t... r.
Ch.n96 Yoùr Mindl Tâko Back!
ll \.ù trls i!' n
tiL(e
rid rl'ecùdeûrrfroùr\qùm isdi\fh)c{|.\oû
--:FE
litt', l)t lt,trl(11ùItln.ù,rr \(J //), rnr\ I1(À_r.l(LrtJtlù 1ii\t)ln\
\lrù\ \ |t) tlù \ttrr( 1l\ ^ùi tltl,ù^ ù ù, 1'
ù - 11,
r, ù,r) tt, t5
He$Lio sotarsrar
-n:IB
l t
sn l lh tu t tl1!dr\tltt !ù ^t
\ tlù t)i'11 1,1,, rùtl \ r11,'lthhkL
tiri!ht) trt ttnttth( vtkrr' û tttù.Inù hu ttù tihr \ Kù1(ht
t,n,
\ "r tr
nùl !,)1r l.\ù n)| rL\ù ù th(ùtI{ hû/.
T('rxlùbrcl rnothcrnrvc-sinrtlr|rc\s l)\Kl! IIACK rg{in.
'1,).o0rinrc
rhr
glnrc.
eithe.nùe lour ûe\rûur. or
txcs
l'1.^Yr{)
hr\crhùùnrpurcrrxn enexr.En
trs{rnr
.rt,ru'cs.rroor hÙcfh}.d
E h,. ch€ck, M€te or Draw!
r, l1 r.{ fuil 1.. ' h. ',,llN I'- '\ Ir5. l' s lnr, \. .r KL : . ,1
.hù.1. or (hei rhc srû'e end\ iû chùclûùrù o, r1 \
Êh
I tnk 1r lrt,].\ D\h,rr,L.hû\
Fnd-
I ilnr 11)Dit,l^ itriitrtiuN rtrr. lh( n\r lnr dt)t,rùt\1., t ltLrl ri,r tlù
h.flrn1li,n r, llhirr
3
2
rrn .hrn!. rou,n,rn(l
rùncdirr.h t,\ prc$ing rhlr
\rnrc\qurr!'i!r!' r,)
rdreclllrouûirler nri.hlrorchùSc\ou.ûi drboutr û!\. rrlcrir
hr\ hccieùùdùr.rl.\o! ernnill llkebrckuproon.rxr. i)r ùnch
\nl.
Pru\\'l\Kll Ir\( K shcn
iri\\our nm û nnnc.Thcdi\!li\ $ irdds
\lut slht !urrc lh. tiLùc
$r\ m)vrdt()o. thelxstû\r. ltc\s lhc
piL.c
tlo$nrDrh ntur,r.lhc$irdosnoNshoss pi.cc\)nrbùlùrlrh.
ntuùr
rhc
pi..r cùrc tiolr. ltcs thrpirc.downonthelioù squrrek)1ïri\lrrhc
rxl..brel ll rlrenùnc
lrlcDblcl $rsr erprurc-thceonrpurcfrcnrind\
vou
r,)
tùrrh.(rt,rurùrl riiùre
hneloi theboùdbt disfhlirg rhc
t)iùee
llp. lor
tou l)rc\s
(hrs
fic.c
do*northcindicrrcd
\'rlrc. fi!urcsL7r
ùùll7hrlx^!rnr\rù'dcolr flrr hke-blck.

End:
Fiaure 20 DispL!" inliLdtiûg n drav
G.m. OE.? Stln. lLw G.m.
isùer rcady foranother
game,
usinglhecunenrlevel.
Si.c€
presing
NEWCÀME clears
your
current
Srme
fromthecompuler'smemory,
b€cârefulnottopress
it by mistôke,
3. MORE SPECIAL FEAÏURES
3.1 tndic.tion ottt. Sld. to uovê
H44ut1àsotarstar
TooE..y o. H..d? Ch.ne. L.v.l.l
MephisroSolùSrùhæ I2Esl\illlevel
\er
t,n8\.
ech otrhe64still
levelsavailableineirherTURBO
orECOmode.Us the64chessboârd
squarestochoosealevel.Thelowerlevelsæ the4iest, ând
getmorc
difficùlt
Sndually
frcmAl, theeasiesrlcv€|,
roH8.ùe mostdiftcult
level,withthecomputertâ}jt8 morËtime
tolhinkat
qch succ€€ding
levelwithinthesame
mode.NoterhatinECOmode.thecompurertakes
morclimêateveryleveland
playh weâker
compæd 1o
playin
TURBOmode.Fo.
exâmple,thecoDpulermayoverlookâmale'in-l
moveinEComode
(y6tinTURBO
modethhwouldonlyoccural
sone
lo*erleveh).
Ustheleveh asalelmingt@l-once you
beli
thecomputcr,
go
ontotheno(tlevel.
YoucânkeepchallenSing
younelf
PEssLEVEL andthecutrentlevelisdisplaled(for exlmple.
tævelA4 shows as
tL:44D. Next,prcss
apiece downonùe squâre
you
desiE.Whenrhecomputerdisplaysthclevelyou
wet. simply
prcss
LEVEL toexit levelmode.Notethatif yoùprcss
anykeyotherthânâ
cbesboadsqudeorSOUND,
you
willrlsoe,(ir
levelmodeand
execucthekey's
funclion.Finalty,malrcyourmoveasusùultoconlinue
the
game.
Thecomput€rvill
beser
o ùe l$t levelûaIwasdisplaycd.
PressNEWGAME roslananew
game
aranylimr. IÏe compùrer YoùcûÈll whichsideislomoveb! looking.rrh€li.e sy
inthedisplay.Thetoplinesindicâtê
Blackandlhebotlonlinesi
Fisrre2l Ditplari"di.atinc
ù.tunor?it Whit.\
when tle computer isthinldngaboùtamovefor 8læk, ûe
displâyshows
t[a Lalong
wirhtwotoplinestoindic eBl.ck(r.?
fislu 22).If you
switchsideswithûe computerandil playswhite,
displaywillthen
show
ItÊ Iand
twobortonlines.
Io--
FignQ 22
3.2 Pi€co
Symbol. In iho Di.pl.y
Thedisplayusessymbolsfor the
pieces
lr.? Fisûp 2J).Again,
thebottomlinemeansWhite,
ândtheloplineBlack.
l6

Pawn
(Whle/Blâck)
-F -P
Knghr
(wh
e/Back) -n n
Bishop
(WhilerBâck)-b - b
Fook (Wrrite/B ack) -r .
oùeên
(whire/Bâck) -q -q
Kna (Wriire/Back) -t t
McllitTo satarstar
A B C D Ê F GH
tiuktr 2lh \lhù. Itr rrp ra itu AlrtLfdwl rr t'.:aui h\ Dx\itr!hi
t)rrtt ln,n l5 tu'ô.
Thcconrputcrautonrahcallyrecogniæscasl1ingulierthcKin!
i\ nrved. Alicryou hrle p.cscd LheKing downon its lioûi and
''ro squûes.nre.otrrpure.disphls thcRook
s no'n \quarc Prcs\
downonlhis
squlre.Thecompurer dist'hts theRool \ynbol àlong
with thesquaretheRooli\hoûldûore ro.PÈs\ doçi on ùe Rook s
''ro sqùr't ftrcotrrplererheùxnc.
Fitxtr )5. n, Iurl( Kirttnlf :
Motr tla KiûNb\ j)trsiù!ù
lrrnù (l rnl th(ùNl Iht
Irrutùt, I ill rrritd ton ù' ùù^
(
tht R.rk rur hl ù)
l1 û)t.,tl)l(tr
2
1
Fitrtr 2-t Pi... \\Dthrbir)ih l^l)lu\
3.3 Capturing.nd Sp€cialMovei
'ln crprùre.
press
downonthe
pieceyouw.rr ronknc.lrkc rhc
clptured
piece
oll theboàrd.aid rhen
pres toùr pie.edosù otrrhe
\ùarc
ln ùnenp$sûr cnpruÈ(see Figùres2"1!lnd 2,1b).ùtierp,essing
lhc
"fronr" rnd drc
"to" squrrcronrlkc thcnrcvc-lhcconrpurcrrenn.ds
you
lo rcrn)lc lheclplurcd t!w! by drsthying il\ locahon
(la.exanrple.
t : E5l). Pressdownonthecrprùed prwr beibÈ rcnro\ingir iionr rhe
l rtrk ald ht thtrpo\nk'r ltld ll
hlrrl r).\ où1ttr' ( dl)rù
( rl hi!
t,rrù h\..|t.ùtrt! n ^tu attkn"t.
lùùi.7ù'f5. Horr\.t:.
s
7
6
5
3
2
a
7
6
5
3
2
1
BoH
t7
Â.,.
-À
jl.
IA

He+liiâ solarstar
When
youprcmote
apawn.prcssyourpawn downinlothehole
of its from" squ!rc.âsusual.Tfted;play will thénshowthe
"frcm
squdeûndthesymbolfor lheQùeen{reeriS!re 26).When
youpress
yourpawn
downonthe
"to'squarÊ,
itaùlomâticallybêcomes
a
Queenl
Fl:-9
3.OCh.ngins Sld.. {lth lhe Compût.r
Toch.ngesid€ssith thecomputer,
prcss
PLAY $hen it h your
tum.Thecomputer
willmake
the
nexr
move
fo.
you.
sid€.Yoùmay
chângesidesâs
oftenas
yoù
wish!
3.t Ch.ctirs rh. Pi.c. Po.itlon.
lfpieces
get
knockedoverorifyouthinkthe
position
mightbe
wrcng.thecompulercancheck
(o. verify) ùe boùd for yoù.on your
$m. pEssoneof rhePie(t Symlrolkeys.Thccompucr will showdl€
slnbol forlhe
piece
lnd thefirs(white
squareoccDpiedbythat
piec€.
Fienft26
-A1.r tn lmm tqwÊ is
presvd,
thediq'l6 tiù,lo$ indicotcrttte
po\û ptunotbn
brsho\ri\ thêttmbol
lor th. Quee,,
ll youworlldûther urderpmmole lnd charSê
yoùrp.sn toa
R@k. Bhhop,or aKnighr.fiÉ( pressthe
"frcm squate-Then,beforc
presing
the"to' squùe,
prcsthePiæeSymbolkeyfortheRook,
BishoporKnight.Finally.
prcsdownonthe to" squùe.Donl fôrget
Whenthecomputer
pomoles,
itdhplaysthenewly-pronoted
piece
afteryouprcss ils "frcm" squaB.PÊs the to' squùethen
3.4 lll.gd UoY.t
MephisroSolarSlarnev€racceptsillegalmoves.Ifyourryto
makeânillegâlmovê.thedisplÂy
will con(inue roshowlhe from
squæ. (ln TURBO,youwill hearabeep.)PBssdownonùat square|o
cleârtheillegâlmovelthenmakeanorhermove.
3.5 Inl.rupiine lh. Compui..'. So..ch
Tointenuptthecompule|while
il isrhinkinS,
presdownPLAY
unrilirmakesâmove.MephistoSolùSlarwill then
play
thebestmole
it h$ foùnd
$ far.Becausethecompùter thinksDorcdowly inECO
mode,itmaylakelongerlor€spondinthatmode,
sornerimesupro|
5
Tolerify lheBlackpiece,pessCOLOR. Kecpprcsin8 thesâme
Sy|nbolkeylo *e theboardlfiaions ofall piecés
olrh sDe colo.
Jntltype.Erh rimerherme PieceSymbolley h pre$ed.
irihows
lcarion of Ih€nexlpiee of ihesme colormd type.Whib is
by abonomlineb€foæthe
piee symbol.andBlackisindicâledbya
1oplinebeforcth€
piecesymbol.wh€n
thereûre
no
more
piecesof
1yp€.thecomputerbeeps
(TURBO
only),andlwolinesùe displayed
insreadof aposirion. Tovedfy other
pieces.
repealùe sam€stepsusi
theotherPleceSymbolkeys.EâchtimeyoD
pres . DewPiece
key.thecompuEr
will show
lhe
Whit€
piece
læation-Checkthe
boldif you
qish:when
yoùN finrshed.
ju\l maleyou,
netrmove.
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