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a new game of chess. Set up the pieces in their starting positions,with the White pieces nearest to you, as shown in the Quick Start.c. To make a move, lightly press down on the piece you want tomove until you hear a beep—the sensory board will recognizeyour piece automatically. Don’t believe it? Just look at the displaywindow, which is suddenly full of information—it shows yourpiece, along with the piece color and the square you just pressed.d. Take that piece and gently press it down on the square you aremoving to. You’ll hear a second beep as the computer confirmsyour move. You’ve just made your first full move of the game.Next, it’s the computer’s turn.You’ll notice that the computer often moves instantly at the beginningof a game, instead of taking time to think. This is because it is playingfrom memory, using a built-in “book” of opening moves (for moreinformation, see Section 2.7).1.3 Now It’s the Computer’s TurnWhen the computer moves, it beeps and displays its move. Check outthe display window—you’ll see the from and to squares of thecomputer’s move, along with the color and type of piece it is moving!Press the indicated piece down on the from square until you hear abeep. Move that same piece to the indicated to square and press itdown to complete the computer’s move. And it’s your turn again…1.4 Change Your Mind? Take BackWhen you’re playing chess against this computer, nothing is “set instone”—you can change your mind or decide to play a different movewhenever you want! When it’s your turn to move, simply press TAKEBACK, and the display will show the move to be taken back. Press theindicated piece down on the original to square, then press it down onthe original from square to complete the take-back. Repeat this asoften as you’d like, taking back up to 30 individual moves (or 15 movesfor each side). To continue playing at any point, just make another moveon the board.After taking back a capture and/or pawn promotion, the computer willmake sure that your board is still set up correctly by reminding you toput the captured piece and/or pawn back on the board! It does this bydisplaying the piece symbol and its square location. Put the indicatedpiece back on the board and press down on that square to completethe take-back.MAKING THE COMPUTER’S MOVE:AN EXAMPLEAfter the computer displays its move, it’s up to you to make its move onthe board. Here, the display indicates the computer wants to move its Blackpawn (]!) from d7 to d5. Pick up the d7 pawn and press it down lightlyon Square d7. Then, press the pawn down on Square d5. That’s it!d7-d5When castling, first follow the take-back steps as described above forthe King, and then do the same for the Rook to complete the take-back.1.5 Game Over? Why Not Play AgainWhenever you finish a game (or if you give up on your current game),it’s easy to start over again! Reset the computer by pressing theCLEAR and ENTER keys together, and a New Game tone tells you thatthe computer is ready for a new game. The same playing level will be ineffect, but you can change it if you’d like, as explained in Section 3.IMPORTANT: Resetting the computer for a new game clears yourcurrent game from the computer’s memory—be careful not to pressthese keys by mistake!1.6 Too Easy/Hard? Change the LevelWhen you first turn your computer on, it’s automatically set to NormalPlaying Level D1 (five seconds a move). However, you have 64 differentlevels to choose from—you’ll want to try them all out! For descriptionsof the playing levels and how to change levels, see Section 3.ENGLISH5