Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, The - Manual

    HARD DISK USERS:CHESSMASTER 2100 COMES WITH A HARD-DISK INSTALLATION
    PROGRAM.  BOOT-UP YOUR AMIGA AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD. INSERT THE CHESS-
    MASTER DISK INTO A FLOPPY DRIVE.  DOUBLE-CLICK ON THE CHESSMASTER 2100
    DISK ICON.  A WINDOW CONTAINING AN ICON FOR CHESSMASTER 2100 WILL 
    APPEAR. TO ACCESS THE HARD DISK INSTALLATION PROGRAM, YOU WILL NEED TO
    MOVE THE UP/DOWN SCROLL BAR TO REVEAL THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDOW.
    WHEN THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM ICON IS VISIBLE, DOUBLE CLICK ON IT.
    FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU BY THE PROGRAM.

    MOVING PIECES ON THE CHESSBOARD:
    YOU MAY MOVE PIECES WITH THE MOUSE OR THE KEYBOARD.   

    MOUSE:THE MOUSE POINTER-A HAND ON THE SCREEN-FOLLOWS THE MOVEMENTS OF
    THE MOUSE. POSITION THE HAND OVER THE  PIECE YOU WISH TO MOVE. THEN
    PRESS AND HOLD THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE HAND AND "GRAB" THE
    PIECE. CONTINUE TO  HOLD DOWN THE LEFT BUTTON, AND DRAG THE PIECE TO 
    THE DEISRED DESTINATION. RELEASE THE BUTTON TO DROP THE PIECE AND 
    COMPLETE THE MOVE.

    IF YOU PICK UP A PIECE AND THEN DECIDE NOT TO MOVE IT, SIMPLY RETURN
    THE PIECE TO ITS ORIGINAL SQUARE.

    KEYBOARD:YOU MAY ALSO MAKE MOVES USING THE CURRENT NOTATION(e.g. BY
    TYPING "E2E4"). USE THE BACKSPACE KEY TO CORRECT MISTAKES. THE ESC 
    KEY CANCELS A PARTIALLY ENTERED MOVE. SEE THE CHOICES/NOTATION FOR
    INFORMATION ON CHANGING NOTATION.

    WHEN ENTERING MOVES FROM THE KEYBOARD, THE PROGRAM WILL BEEP AS SOON AS
    IT RECOGNIZES AN ILLEGAL MOVE.

    SPECIAL MOVES

    CASTLING:WHEN LEGAL, YOU MAY CASTLE BY MOVING THE KING TWO SQUARES 
    TOWARDS THE ROOK. THE ROOK WILL MOVE INTO PLACE AUTOMATICALLY. SEE THE
    ON-LINE TUTORIAL FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CASTLING.

    ENPASSANT:WHEN LEGAL, YOU MAY CAPTURE YOUR OPPONENT'S PAWN "IN PASSING"
    BY MOVING YOUR PAWN DIAGONALLY BEHIND IT. SEE THE ON-LINE TUTORIAL FOR
    MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EN PASSANT CAPTURES.

    PROMOTION:IF YOUR PAWN REACHES THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BOARD, THE
    CHESSMASTER WILL ASK YOU TO PROMOTE YOUR PAWN TO A QUEEN, ROOK, BISHOP
    OR KNIGHT. MAKE YOUR CHOICE BY CLICKING ON THE DESIRED PIECE.

    ACCESS TO FEATURES

    PULL-DOWN MENUS:MENUS WORK IN STANDARD AMIGA FASHION. AT THE TOP OF THE
    SCREEN IS THE (NORMALLY HIDDEN) MENU BAR. HOLD DOWN THE RIGHT MOUSE 
    BUTTON TO MAKE THE MENU BAR APPEAR. YOU WILL SEE THE TITLES OF SIX MENUS:
    GAME, PLAY, ACTION, BOARD, CHOICES, WINDOW.

    WHEN YOU MOVE THE POINTER OVER A MENU TITLE, ITS MENU APPEARS. MOVE THE 
    MOUSE UP AND DOWN TO HIGHLIGHT AN ITEM IN THE MENU. WHEN THE ITEM YOU 
    WISH TO SELECT IS HIGHLIGHTED, RELEASE THE BUTTON.
    
    TO LEAVE THE MENU WITHOUT MAKING A SELECTION, MOVE THE HAND OUT OF THE
    MENU BEFORE RELEASING THE BUTTON.

    SOME ITEMS ON A MENU HAVE SUB-MENUS, WHICH APPEAR WHEN YOU HIGHLIGHT THE
    ITEM. SCROLL THE POINTER SIDEWAYS TO MOVE BETWEEN ITEMS AND THEIR SUB-
    MENUS.

    BUTTONS:A BUTTON IS AN OUTLINED RECTANGLE CONTAINING SOME TEXT, SUCH AS
    "OK" OR "SAVE". CLICKING ON A BUTTON CAUSES THE ACTION DESCRIBED BY THE
    BUTTON TO TAKE PLACE.

    FILE REQUESTER:WHENEVER THE CHESSMASTER 2100 NEEDS INFORMATION FROM A
    FILE, IT WILL DISPLAY A FILE REQUESTER. THE FILE REQUESTER CONTAINS
    SEVERAL PIECES:
       A SCROLLING LIST OF DIRECTORIES AND SAVED GAME TITLES. DIRECTORIES
       HAVE A "D" SYMBOL TO THE LEFT OF THEIR NAMES. YOU MAY MOVE INTO A 
       DIRECTORY BY DOUBLE-CLICKING ON ITS NAME WITH THE MOUSE OR BY USING
       THE ARROW KEYS TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIRECTORY NAME AND PRESSING ENTER.

    EXPERT MENUS

    CHESSMASTER 2100 HAS BOTH SHORT MENUS FOR THE FIRST-TIME USER AND LONGER
    MENUS FOR THE EXPERT. USE THE EXPERT MENUS ON/OFF ITEM ON THE GAME MENU
    TO CHOOSE THE TYPE OF MENU THAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

    GAME MENU

    NEW GAME:START A NEW GAME AGAINST THE CURRENTLY SELECTED OPPONENT. IF 
    THERE IS A GAME IN PROGRESS, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO CONFIRM YOUR CHOICE.

    LOAD A GAME:USE THE MENU ITEM TO LOAD A CLASSIC GAME OR A GAME YOU 
    SAVED EARLIER. CHESSMASTER 2100 COMES WITH 110 CLASSIC CHESS GAMES.
    THE CHESSMASTER GAMES ARE KEPT IN A FILE CALLED CLASSICS.DAT.

    LOAD A SAVED GAME:USE THIS FEATURE TO LOAD A GAME YOU SAVED EARLIER.

    SAVE GAME:SAVES THE CURRENT GAME.

    ERASE GAME:ERASES A GAME YOU'VE SAVED EARLIER.

    SETTINGS:THIS MENU ITEM ALLOWS YOU TO SAVE YOUR CURRENT SETTINGS OR 
    RESTORE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SETTINGS.

    SAVE CURRENT SETTINGS:USE THE SAVE CURRENT COMMAND TO SAVE THE CHESS-
    MASTER'S SETTINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING MENU ITEMS:EXPERT MENUS, PLAY LEVEL,
    STYLE, DEEP THINKING, OPPONENT, OPENING BOOK, CHOICE OF SIDE, BOARD 
    DESING, CLOCKS, COORDINATES, ROTATION, PLAYER NAME, OPPONENT NAME, SOUND,
    PIECE SLIDE, NOTATION, TEACHING, COMMENTARY, ANNOUNCE OPENINGS, TOUCHING
    PIECES, BLINGFOLD CHESS, COLORS, AND WINDOW LOCATIONS. THE NEXT TIME YOU
    RUN THE PROGGRAM, THE SAVED VALUES OF THESE SETTING WILL BE USED.

    SETUP:THE SETUP SUB-MENU ALLOWS YOU TO ARRANGE THE PIECES ON THE BOARD.

    ENTER SETUP:SELECTING THIS ITEM ALLOWS YOU TO PLACE PIECES ON THE BOARD
    IN ALMOST ANY POSITION YOU WANT. YOU MAY ADD, MOVE OR REMOVE PIECES ON 
    THE BOARD USING THE MOUSE.

    SETUP COMPLETE:EXITS SETUP MODE AND ASKS WHICH SIDE SHOULD MOVE FIRST.

    ABANDON SETUP:EXITS SETUP MODE AS THOUGH YOU HAD NEVER ENTERED IT.

    CLEAR BOARD:REMOVES ALL OF THE PIECES FROM THE BOARD EXCEPT FOR THE KINGS.

    NEW GAME SETUP:PLACES THE PIECES ON THE BOARD AS THEY WOULD BE AT THE 
    START OF A NEW GAME.

    SOLVE MATE:THE CHESSMASTER WILL BEGIN SEARCHING FOR A CHECKMATE IN THE
    NUMBER MOVES YOU SPECIFY. THE CHESSMASTER ALWAYS SOLVES FOR THE SIDE
    WHOSE TURN IT IS TO MOVE.

    ANALYSIS:THE CHESSMASTER CAN ANALYZE ANY MOVE MADE IN A GAME AND TELL YOU
    WHAT MOVE IT WOULD HAVE MADE IN THAT POSITION.

    TAKE BACK THE MOVES YOU WISH TO ANALYZE OR USE TAKE BACK ALL MOVES TO 
    ANALYZE AN ENTIRE GAME. THEN CHOOSE ANALYZE...AND CHOOSE THE SIDE WHOSE
    MOVES YOU WANT ANALYZED(WHITE,BLACK OR BOTH).

    FOR EACH MOVE ANALYZED, THE CHESSMASTER EXAMINES THE BOARD POSITION, 
    DISPLAYS THE MOVE IT WOULD HAVE MADE AT THAT POINT, AND THEN REPLAYS THE
    MOVE ACTUALLY MADE.

    TO MAKE THE CHESSMASTER DO A MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF EACH MOVE, CHOOSE
    A LONGER ANALYSIS TIME AT THE PROMPT AFTER YOU CHOOSE THE ANALYZE.

    ONCE AN ANALYSIS IS COMPLETED, YOU MAY PRINT OR FILE IT BY CHOOSING SAVE
    ANALYSIS.


    EXPERT MENUS:WHEN EXPERT MENUS ARE OFF, ONLY A FEW MENU ITEMS ARE
    AVAILABLE-THE BARE ESSENTIALS OF CHESSMASTER. THIS MAKES THE PROGRAM
    EASY FOR NOVICES AND CASUAL PLAYERS TO USE. TURNING EXPERT MENUS ON
    ADDS MENU ITEM FOR ADVANCED FEATURES, TURNING THE PROGRAM INTO A POWER
    TOOL FOR THE SERIOUS CHESS PLAYER.

    PLAY MENU

    NEWCOMER PLAY:NEWCOMER IS THE CHESSMASTER'S EASIEST LEVEL OF PLAY.

    INTERMEDIATE PLAY:INTERMEDIATE PLAY IS SIMILAR TO NEWCOMER PLAY, BUT THE
    CHESSMASTER LOOK FURTHER AHEAD WHEN COMPUTING EACH MOVE.

    ADVANCED PLAY LEVELS:USE THE ADVANCED PLAY LEVELS MENU TO SET HOW STRONGLY
    THE CHESSMASTER PLAYS--AND HOW LONG IT TAKES TO MAKE EACH MOVE.

         FIXED TIME(MAXIMUM TIME PER MOVE)
         TIME CONTROLS(TOURNAMENT PLAY)
         FIXED DEPTH(HOW FAR TO THINK AHEAD)
         MINUTES PER GAME(MAXIMUM TIME PER GAME)
         EQUAL TIME(THE CHESSMASTER TAKES AS MUCH TIME AS YOU DO)
         INFINITE TIME(YOU TELL THE CHESSMASTER WHEN TO MOVE)

    CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY:EXPERIENCE THE PRESSURE OF TOURNAMENT CHESS PLAY! WHEN
    CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY IS ON, YOU CAN'T TAKE BACK MOVES;YOU MUST MOVE THE FIRST
    PIECE YOU TOUCH, AND YOU WILL LOSE THE GAME IF TIME RUNS OUT.

    DEEP THINKING:DEEP THINGKING IS A MODIFICATION YOU CAN MAKE TO ANY OF THE
    ADVANCED PLAY LEVELS. WHEN DEEP THINKING IS ON, CHESSMASTER WILL THINK
    AHEAD WHEN IT IS YOU TURN TO MOVE.

    OPPONENT:YOU MAY SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPPONENTS:
         CHESSMASTER
         HUMAN
         AUTOPLAY

    OPENING BOOK:USE THE OPENING BOOK SETTING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CHESS-
    MASTER CHOOSES IT OPENING MOVE FROM ITS LIBRARY OF PROVEN OPENING SEQUENCES.
    THE OPENING BOOK CONTAINS ABOUT 151,000 OPENING POSITIONS, WITH SOME
    LINES AS LONG AS 15 OR 20 MOVES.

    PRACTICE AN OPENING:GOOD CHESS PLAYERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF
    OPENING MOVE SEQUENCES. CERTAIN SEQUENCES OF MOVES ARE KNOWN TO LEAD TO 
    STRONG POSITIONS FOR ONE SIE OR THE OTHER, AND YOU MUST BE ABLE TO 
    RECOGNIZE THEM. IF YOUR OPPONENT CHOOSES A SEQUENCE WHICH IS FAVORABLE TO
    HIS SIDE, YOU MUST KNOW HOW THWART HIS PLANS.

    YOU MAY ONLY SELECT...AN OPENING TO PRACTICE AT THE START OF A NEW GAME.

    CHESSMASTER WILL ALWAYS TELL YOU THE FIRST MOVE YOU NEED TO MAKE AND WARN
    YOU WHEN YOU BLUNDER OFF COURSE. USE THE TAKE BACK LAST MOVE KEY(AT) TO
    CORRECT YOUR MISTAKE.

    IF COMMENTARY IS ON, THE CHESSMASTER WILL ALSO TELL YOU THE NEXT MOVE YOU 
    NEED TO MAKE TO CONTINUE THE OPENING YOU HAVE SELECTED.

    PRINT EACH MOVE:TURN PRINT EACH MOVE ON TO RECORD EACH MOVE ON THE PRINTER
    AS YOU MAKE IT.

    RATE MY PLAY:WHEN THIS FEATURE IS TURNED ON, EACH COMPLETE GAME WILL BE 
    USED TO RATE YOUR PLAY. TURNING RATE MY PLAY OFF LETS YOU PLAY PRACTICE
    GAMES WHICH WILL NOT BE USED TO CALCULATE YOUR RATING. SELECT SHOW..LETS
    YOU SEE YOUR CURRENT RATING. YOU MAY ALSO RESET YOUR RATING TO START OVER.

    ACTION MENU

    SWITCH SIDES:THIS ITEM ALLOWS YOU TO SWITCH SIDES WITH YOUR OPPONENT. IF
    YOU CHOOSE TO PLAY BLACK, YOUR OPPONENT WILL MOVE FIRST. YOU MAY ACCESS
    THIS FEATURE WITHOUT THE MENUS BY PRESSING AG. IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO PLAY
    BLACK, YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO ROTATE THE BOARD SO THAT WHITE IS AT THE
    TOP.

    TAKE BACK MOVES:YOU MAY TAKE BACK THE LAST MOVE MADE(PRESS AMIGA T) OR 
    ALL THE MOVES WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE SO FAR. ONCE MOVES HAVE BEEN TAKE
    BACK, YOU MAY REPLAY OR ANALYZE THEM.

    IF IT IS YOUR TURN AFTER TAKING BACK A MOVE, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO MAKE A NEW
    MOVE. DOING SO WILL CAUSE ALL THE MOVES WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK, BUT 
    NOT REPLAYED, TO BE FORGOTTEN.

    IF IT IS THE CHESSMASTER'S TURN TO MOVE AND YOU WISH THE PROGRAM TO MAKE A
    NEW MOVE, YOU MUST SELECT FORCE MOVE FROM THE ACTION MENU(OR PRESS AM. F)

    REPLAY:YOU MAY REPLAY THE NEXT MOVE(PRESS AMIGA R),ANIMATE ALL THE MOVES
    WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK, OR JUMP TO THE END OF THE GAME BY REPLAYING
    ALL MOVES WHICH HAVE TAKEN BACK. REPLAY IS ONLY ENABLED WHEN MOVES HAVE
    BEEN TAKEN BACK.

    ANIMATE:REPLAY ANIMATE(ON THE ACTION MENU)AUTOMATICALLY REPLAYS ALL THE
    MOVES WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK. ONCE BEGUN, YOU MAY PRESS THE SPACE BAR
    TO VIEW A REQUESTER WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN THE REPLAY
    SPEED, STOP ANIMATED REPLAY OR CONTINUE WITH THE ANIMATED REPLAY.

    YOU MAY SELECT SPEED UP REPLAY OR SLOW DOWN REPLAY MORE THAN ONCE FOR 
    GREATER EFFECT. THE REPLAY ANIMATE FEATURE IS ONLY ENABLED WHEN MOVES 
    HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK.

    FORCE MOVE:PRESS AMIGA F OR CHOOSE FORCE MOVE FORM THE MENU TO MAKE THE
    CHESSMASTER MOVE IMMEDIATELY. IF MOVES HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK, AND IT IS
    NOW THE CHESSMASTER TURN TO MOVE, SELECTING FORCE MOVE WILL CASUE THE
    CHESSMASTER TO BEGIN THINKING ABOUT A NEW MOVE, RATHER THAN MOVING
    IMMEDIATELY. FORCE MOVE IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE CHESSMASTER MOVE WHEN
    THE ADVANCED PLAY-INFINITE TIME LEVEL HAS BEEN SELECTED FROM THE PLAY
    MENU. THIS ITEM IS ONLY ENABLED WHEN IT IS THE THE CHESSMASTER'S TURN TO
    MOVE.

    HINT:ASK THE CHESSMASTER FOR ADVICE ON YOUR NEXT MOVE. IF THE CHESSMASTER
    HAS HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO LOOK A COUPLE OF MOVES AHEAD, IT WILL RESPOND
    IMMEDIATELY. OTHERWISE, IT WILL ASK FOR TIME TO CONSIDER THE BOARD AND
    SUGGEST A MOVE. YOU MAY REQUEST A HINT WITHOUT USING THE MENUS BY 
    PRESSING AMIGA A.

    RESIGN:IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A HOPELESS POSITION, YOU MAY RESING.

    OFFER DRAW:IF YOU BELIEVE THAT NEITHER SIDE CAN WIN THE GAME, YOU MAY 
    OFFER A DRAW. OF COURSE, YOUR OPPONENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT
    YOUR OFFER!

    PRINT:YOU MAY PRINT THE MOVE HISTORY OR THE BOARD.

    PAUSE:WAIT(AMIGA W) IN CASE YOU NEED TO ANSWER THE PHONE OR STRETCH YOUR
    LEGS. SELECT THE CANCEL BUTTON TO RESUME PLAY.

             
    BOARD MENU

    BOARD DESIGN:THE CHESSMASTER OFFERS YOUR THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT
    THE BOARD:

         2-D:AN OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE BOARD
         3-D:A PERSPECTIVE VIEW
         WAR ROOM:A SMALL 2-D BOARD PLUS THE MOST FREQUENTLY USE STATUS DIS-
         PLAYS:CAPTURED PIECES, MOVE LIST AND THE CHESSMASTER'S THINKING.

    CHESS SET:USE THE CHESSMASTER'S ELEGANT STAUNTAN PIECE SET, OR ONE OF FOUR
    OTHER PIECE DESIGNS, OR DESIGNS YOUR OWN! USE DELUXE PAINT II OR III. THE
    CHESSMASTER EXPECTS THE PIECES FILE TO BE IN A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT. THE
    EASIEST METHOD IS TO MAKE A COPY OF THE FILE HOLDING THE STANDARD STAUNTON
    PIECES AND MODIFY THE COPY. THE STAUNTON PIECES ARE FOUND ON CHESSMASTER
    DATA DISK UNDER THE CHESS SET SUBDIRECTORY.

    MAKE A COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE FILE;LOAD IT INTO DELUXE PAINT II, AND THEN
    DRAW YOUR PIECES WITH THE RECTANGLES SHOWN. THE PIECES MUST BE DRAWN IN THE
    SAME LOCATIONS AS IN THE ORIGINAL FILE, BUT YOU MAY USE ALL OF THE AREA
    WITHIN THE RECTANGULAR REGION FOR EACH PIECE.

    THE PIECES ARE "MASKED" WHEN THEY ARE DRAWN ON THE CHESSBOARD. THE MASK
    REPRESENTS THE AREA WHICH MUST BE "CUT OUT" OF THE BACKGROUND PRIOR TO
    DRAWING THE PIECE. WHEN YOU DRAW NEW PIECES, YOU MUST ALSO MAKE SURE THE
    MASKS ARE CORRECT. THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A MASK FOR A NEW PIECE IS TO MAKE
    A COPY OF THE PIECE IN THE MASKED ARE, THEN ADD ONE EXTRA PIXEL(COLOR DOT)
    OF WHITE COMPLETELY AROUND THE PIECE. FINALLY, FILL IN THE ENTIRE MASK 
    WITH SOLID WHITE. THE SAMPLE PIECE FILE SHOULD MAKE THIS PROCESS CLEAR.

    CLOCKS:FOR EACH PLAYER, THE CHESS CLOCKS SHOW THE NAME, THE ELAPSED TIME
    AND THE LAST TWO MOVES MADE.

    COORDINATES:USING THIS OPTION, YOU MAY TOGGLE THE DISPLAY OF RANK(1-8)
    AND FILE (A-H) COORDINATES ALONG THE EDGE OF THE CHESS BOARD. IF YOU 
    ENTERS MOVES FROM THE KEYBOARD, YOU MAY FIND COORDINATE DISPLAY
    CONVENIENT.

    ROTATE:FOR ADDED INSIGHT INTO THE GAME, USE THIS OPTION TO VIEW THE CHESS
    BOARD FROM ANY SIDE. IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO PLAY BLACK, YOU WILL PROBABLY
    WANT TO ROTATE THE BOARD SO THAT WHITE IS AT THE TOP.

    CHOICES MENU

    ENTER YOUR NAME:YOU MAY ENTER A NAME WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED ABOVE THE 
    CLOCK FOR THE SIDE YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO PLAY.

    SOUND:THE CHESSMASTER USES VOICE PHRASES TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE STATE
    OF THE GAME. YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS:

         SILENT:IDEAL FOR PLAYING AT WORK OR LATE AT NIGHT.
         VOICE:ON SYSTEMS WITH ADEQUATE FREE MEMORY, CHESSMASTER WILL VERBALLY
         REPORT CHANGES IN STATUS.
         MUSIC:THE CHESSMASTER WILL USE MUSIC TO SIGNAL MOVES.

    PIECE SLIDE:WHEN PIECE SLIDE IS OFF, CHESS PIECES WILL "POP" FROM THEIR
    STARTING SQUARE TO THE DESTINATION SQUARE. YOU CAN USE THIS TO SPEED UP
    PLAY.
  
    NOTATION:THE MOVES CAN BE DISPLAYED IN ALGEBRAIC OR COORDINATE NOTATION.

    COMMENTARYU:WHEN THIS ITEM IS TURNED ON,THE CHESSMASTER WILL PROVIDE 
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME.

    ANNOUNCE OPENING:WHEN YOU TURN ANNOUNCE OPENINGS ON, THE CHESSMASTER WILL
    TELL YOU THE NAME OF AN OPENING AS SOON AS IT RECOGNIZES THE SEQUENCE OF
    MOVES FROM IT OPENING BOOK.

    TOUCHING PIECES:THIS PARAMETER HAS TWO SETTINGS:ALLOWED, AND NOT ALLOWED.

    BLINDFOLD CHESS:THE BLINDFOLD CHESS PARAMETER HAS FOUR SETTINGS:OFF, HIDE
    WHITE, HIDE BLACK, AND HIDE BOTH.

    COLORS:YOU MAY SELECT THE COLRS USED FOR BOARD SQUARES OR THE PIECES.

          
    WINDOWS

    UP TO FIVE INFORMATIONAL WINDOWS CAN BE DISPLAYED AT ONE TIME:THINKING,
    MOVE LIST, CAPTURED PIECES, BEST VARIATION AND LEGAL MOVES. A WINDOW
    MAY BE MOVED BY DRAGGING ITS TITLE AREA.
    
    WHEN REMOVED, ALL WINDOWS REMEMBER THE LAST LOCATION AT WHICH THEY WERE
    DISPLAYED. WHEN A WINDOW IS OPENED AGAIN, IT WILL APPEAR AT ITS LAST
    DISPLAYED LOCATION. TO CLOSE(REMOVE) A WINDOW, CLICK IN THE SMALL BOX
    (THE "CLOSE GADGET") IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE WINDOW.

    THINKING WINDOW:GIVES YOU A PEEK INTO THE CHESSMASTER'S BRAIN. THERE ARE
    SEVERAL PIECES OF INFORMATION DISPLAYED.

         BEST:THE BEST SEQUENCE OF MOVES(BASES ON THE RESULTING SCORE) THAT
         THE CHESSMASTER HAS FOUND SO FAR. IF YOU FORCED THE CHESSMASTER TO
         MOVE AT THIS INSTANT, IT WOULD MAKE THE FIRST MOVE FROM THIS
         SEQUENCE. THE REST OF THE MOVES IN THIS SEQUENCE ARE YOUR EXPECTED 
         REPLY TO THE CHESSMASTER'S MOVE, ITS ANSWER TO YOUR REPLY, AND SO ON.

         WHEN DEEP THINKING IS ON AND IT IS YOUR TURN TO MOVE, THE BEST LINE
         IS BASED ON YOUR MAKING THE MOVE THAT THE CHESSMASTER PREDICTED YOU
         WOULD MAKE IN REPLY TO ITS LAST MOVE(THE SECOND MOVE IN THE PREV
         DISPLAY-SEE BELOW).

         SCORE:REFLECTS HOW FAR AHEAD (+) OR BEHIND(-) THE CHESSMASTER THINKS
         IT WILL BE IF THE BEST LINE OF PLAY IS PLAYED OUT.

         POSITONS:THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BOARD POSITIONS THE CHESSMASTER HAS
         EXAMINED WHILE CONTEMPLATIN ITS NEXT MOVE.

         DEPTH:THE NUMBER OF HALF-MOVES(PLIES) THE CHESSMASTER HAS SEARCHED.

         CURR.:THE LINE OF PLAY THAT THE CHESSMASTER IS EXAMINING AT THSI 
         INSTANT. IF THE SCORE OF THIS LINE IS BETTER THAN THAT OF THE BEST
         LINE, THIS WILL BECOME THE NEW BEST.

         PREV.:THE BEST LINE OF PLAY FROM THE CHESSMASTER'S LAST MOVE.

                   
    MOVE LIST WINDOW:DISPLAYS A LIST OF ALL THE MOVES IN THE CURRENT GAME.

    CAPTURED PIECES WIDOW:SHOWS ALL THE PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM
    TH BOARD.

    BEAT VARIATION WINDOW:THIS WINDOW DISPLAYS THE CHESSMASTER'S ANTICIPATED
    LINE OF PLAY, AS IT WAS AFTER THE CHESSMASTER'S LAST MOVE.

    LEGAL MOVE WINDOW:DISPLAYS A LIST OF ALL THE MOVES YOU ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE
    ON THAT TURN.


    THESE ARE THE CODE YOU NEED TO TYPE IN:

    1. DE LA BOURDONNAIS-McDONNELL, 21st MATCH GAME, 1834
    2. McDONNELL-DE LA BOURDONNAIS, 62nd MATCH GAME, 1834
    3. ANDERSSEN-KIESERITSKY, LONDON, 1851
    4. ANDERSSEN-DUFRESNE, BERLIN, 1853
    5. PAULSEN-MORPHY, NEW YORK, 1857
    6. MORPHY-ALLIES, PARIS, 1858
    7. G.A. MacDONNELL-BODEN, LONDON, 1861
    8. MATCHEGO-FALKBEER, LONDON, 1869
    9. ROSENTHAL-STEINITZ, VIENNA, 1873
   10. ZUKERTORT-BLACKBURNE, LONDON, 1883
   11. BLACKBURNE-LIPSCHUTZ, NEW YORK, 1889
   12. LASKER-BAUER, AMSTERDAM, 1889
   13. CHIGORIN-POLLOCK, NEW YORK, 1889
   14. STEINITZ-VON BARDELEBEN, HASTINGS, 1895
   15. PILLSBURY-TARRASCH, HASTINGS, 1895
   16. PILLSBURY-LASKER, ST. PETERSBURG, 1896
   17. TARRASCH-MARCO, VIENNA, 1898
   18. PILLSBURY-MARCO, PARIS, 1900
   19. MARSHALL-BURN, PARIS, 1900
   20. LASKER-NAPIER, CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, 1904
   21. SCHLECHTER-MARCO, MONTE CARLO, 1904
   22. ROTLEWI-RUBINSTEIN, LODZ, 1907
   23. CAPABLANCA-BERNSTEIN, SAN SEBASTIAN, 1911
   24. CAPABLANCA-MOLINA, BUENOS AIRES, 1911     
   25. ED. LASKER-THOMAS, LONDON, 1912
   26. LEWITZKY-MARSHALL, BRESLAU, 1912
   27. LASKER-CAPABLANCA, ST. PETERSBURG, 1914
   28. NIMZOVICH-TARRASCH, ST. PETERSBURG, 1914
   29. SPIELMANN-FLAMBERG, MANNHEIM, 1914
   30. CAPABLANCA-MARSHALL, NEW YORK, 1918
   31. RUBINSTEIN-VIDMAR, BERLIN, 1918
   32. ALEKHINE-STERK, BUDAPEST, 1921
   33. ALEKHINE-YATES, LONDON, 1921
   34. BOGOLYUBOV-ALEKHINE, HASTINGS, 1922
   35. MAROCZY-TARTAKOWER, TEPLITZ-SCHONAU, 1922
   36. RUBINSTEIN-HROMADKA, MAHRISCH-OSTRAU, 1923
   37. GRUNFELD-ALEKHINE, CARLSBAD, 1923
   38. SAEMISCH-NIMZOVICH, COPENHAGEN, 1923
   39. RETI-BOGOLYUBOV, NEW YORK, 1924
   40. RETI-ALEKHINE, BADEN-BADEN, 1925
   41. P. JOHNER-NIMZOVICH, DRESDEN, 1926
   42. CAPABLANCA-SPIELMANN, NEW YORK, 1927
   43. CAPABLANCA-ALEKHINE, 21st MATCH GAME, BUENOS AIRES, 1927
   44. FLOHR-LUSTIG, PRAGUE, 1928
   45. ALEKHINE-NIMZOVICH, SAN REMO, 1930
   46. STAHLBERG-ALEKHINE, HAMBURG, 1930
   47. LILIENTHAL-CAPABLANCA, HASTINGS, 1934-35
   48. GLUCKSBERG-NAJDORF, WARSAW, 1935
   49. ALATORTSEV-CAPABLANCA, MOSCOW, 1935
   50. EUWE-ALEKHINE, 26th MATCH GAME, 1935
   51. FINE-GRUNFELD, AMSTERDAM, 1936
   52. KERES-EUWE, ZANDVOORT, 1936
   53. BOTVINNIK-TARTAKOWER, NOTTINGHAM, 1936
   54. KERES-HROMADKA, PRAGUE, 1937
   55. BOTVINNIK-CAPABLANCA, AVRO, 1938
   56. PLECI-ENDZELINS, BUENOS AIRES, 1939
   57. KERES-BOTVINNIK, USSR ABSOLUTE CHAMPIONSHIP, 1941  
   58. RESHEVSKY-VASCONCELLOS, BOSTON, 1944
   59. DENKER-BOTVINNIK, USA-USSR RADIO MATCH, 1945
   60. GELLER-E. KOGAN, ODESSA, 1946
   61. ZITA-BRONSTEIN, PRAGUE-MOSCOW, 1946
   62. STEINER-BOTVINNIK, GRONINGEN, 1946
   63. KERES-TAIMANOV, USSR CHAMPIONSHIP, 1951
   64. KERES-SMYSLOV, ZURICH, 1953
   65. D. BYRNE-FISCHER, NEW YORK, 1956
   66. TOLUSH-TAIMANOV, RIGA, 1958
   67. POLUGAEVSKY-NEZHMETDINOV, SOCHI, 1958
   68. HOLMOV-KERES, TBILISI, 1959
   69. FISCHER-BENKO, BLED, 1959
   70. TAL-SMYSLOV, BLED, 1959
   71. SPASSKY-BRONSTEIN, LENINGRAD, 1960
   72. PETROSIAN-UNZICKER, HAMBURG, 1960
   73. GUFELD-KAVALEK, MARIANSKE LAZNE, 1962
   74. R. BYRNE-FISCHER, U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP, 1963-64
   75. BAKULIN-BRONSTEIN, KIEV, 1964
   76. BRONSTEIN-LARSEN, AMSTERDAM, 1964
   77. GELLER-SMYSLOV, 5th MATCH GAME, USSR, 1965
   78. R. BYRNE-EVANS, U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP, 1966
   79. LARSEN-PETROSIAN, SANTA MONICA, 1966
   80. NIKOLICH-FISCHER, VINKOVICI, 1968
   81. POLUGAEVSKY-TAL, USSR CHAMPIONSHIP, 1970
   82. LARSEN-SPASSKY, USSR-REST OF THE WORLD MATCH, 1970
   83. PETROSIAN-GLIGORIC, ROVINJ-ZAGREB, 1970
   84. STEIN-LENGYEL, MOSCOW, 1971
   85. FISCHER-SPASSKY, 6th MATCH GAME, 1972
   86. BRONSTEIN-LJUBOJEVIC, PETROPOLIS, 1973
   87. N. WEINSTEIN-DeFOTIS, CHICAGO, 1973
   88. BROWNE-ZUCKERMAN, NEW YORK, 1973
   89. KARPOV-SPASSKY, 9th MATCH GAME, USSR, 1974
   90. PORTISCH-GLIGORIC, MILAN, 1975
   91. GELLER-KARPOV, USSR CHAMPIONSHIP, 1976
   92. LJUBOJEVIC-ANDERSSON, WIJK AAN ZEE, 1976
   93. KORCHNOI-POLUGAEVSKY, 7th MATCH GAME, EVIAN, 1977
   94. SPASSKY-KORCHNOI, 2nd MATCH GAME, BELGRADE, 1977
   95. CHRISTIANSEN-SEIRAWAN, BERKELEY, 1978
   96. ADORJAN-RIBLI, 4th MATCH GAME, BUDAPEST, 1979
   97. KASPAROV-BUTNORIS, USSR, 1979
   98. KASPAROV-MARJANOVIC, MALTA, 1980
   99. ALBURT-PETERS, U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP, 1981
  100. SEIRAWAN-KARPOV, LONDON, 1982
  101. KORCHNOI-KASPAROV, LUCERNE OLYMPAID, 1982
  102. HANKEN-BELLE, PASADENA, 1983
  103. SMYSLOV-RIBLI, 5th MATCH GAME, LONDON, 1983
  104. BELIAVSKY-NUNN, WIJK AAN ZEE, 1985
  105. KARPOV-KASPAROV, 24th MATCH GAME, 1985
  106. RIBLI-KOUATLY, LUCERNE, 1985
  107. YUSUPOV-NOGUEIRAS, MONTPELLIER, 1985
  108. ROHDE-B. KOGAN, U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP, 1986
  109. SHORT-LJUBOJEVIC, NETHERLANDS, 1988
  110. SEIRAWAN-TAL, BRUSSELS, 1988