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Dear Fellow Chess Player.

When computers were first invented just four decades

ago few people realized that mankind was witness to

the most important single development of our time.

Today computers have become freely available and in

a few years there will be a computer in almost every

household.

Saitek has asked me to write a few words to welcome

you to the world of chess playing computers. I have

been personally associated with the company since

1983 and can therefore speak about its products from

experience.

Until recently chess computers were regarded as

simple toys which would never be capable of providing

serious opposition for the enthusiast. The rapid

advance of technology and programming skills has

certainly changed that. Today chess computers have

become an accepted part of the chess world, serving

not only to introduce new players to the world's finest

game but also encouraging them to take part in

tournaments against human opponents. Chess

computers can teach you all the basics of the game

and keep up with you even if you go on to become a

top club player.

Saitek. a Swiss-led company, has been at the forefront

of this development and has been responsible for many

of the most interesting innovations. I look forward to a

long and productive relationship with Saitek and with

you who have chosen their computers.

I wish you enjoyment and satisfaction from your Saitek

chess computer — and who knows, maybe we'll meet

in combat across the chessboard in the future!

Garry Kasparov

World Champion

Index

Keys, Lights and Features

1. Introduction

1.1 Learning chess the easy way

2. Getting started

2.1 How to move your pieces

2.2 How the computer moves

2.3 Special moves

2.4 Capturing “en passant"

2.5 Illegal moves

2.6 Check. Mate, and Draw

2.7 Taking back moves

2.8 Changing sides

2.9 New game

2.10 Game memory

3. Levels of skill

3.1 Handicap level

3.2 Casual levels

3.3 Tournament levels

3.4 Special levels

3.5 Analysis

3.6 Problem chess

3.7 Instantaneous replies

3.8 Interrupting the thought process

4. Advanced features

4.1 Non Auto

4.2 The computer as a referee

4.3 Information from the computer

4.4 Advice from the computer

4.5 Verifying the board position

4.6 How to change the board position

4.7 Setting up a special position

5. Coaching facilities

5.1 Coach level G: Normal games

5.2 Coach level F: Half coach

5.3 Coach level E: Full coach

5.4 Coach level H: Silent

5.5 Summary of coach levels

5.6 Special study games

6. Technical details

6.1 The ACL key

6.2 Care and maintenance

6.3 Technical specifications

6.4 Troubleshooting guide

7. Summary of all functions

ENGLISH

KEYS, LIGHTS AND FEATURES

KEYS

1 PLAY

2 NEW GAME

3 LEVEL

4. STOP

5 GO

6 TAKE BACK

7. NON AUTO

8 COACH

9 SET UP

10 INFO

11 COLOR

12. Piece Keys

Execute next move Pressing this

key when it is your turn causes

the computer to play the next

move for you. pressing it when

the computer is thinking

interrupts the thought process.

Press to reset the initial position

for a new game

Press to select level of skill.

Press to turn off the computer

The current position is saved in

memory.

Press to switch the computer on

Play is resumed at the point

where the STOP key was

pressed.

Press to take back last move. Up

to eight moves can be retracted

Used to enter a sequence of

moves

Press to set coach level (E. F. G

or H)

Enter set up mode (to change or

enter positions).

Press to get advice from the

computer.

Used to select color of piece

being verified or set up.

Used to choose promoted pieces,

verify board position and set up

new positions.

LIGHTS

13 WHITE/BLACK Side to move. When the

computer is thinking the

appropriate color lamp flashes.

14 CHECK King in check

15 END End of game.

16. SET UP A position is being entered or

modified.

17 NON AUTO The computer acts as a referee

and advisor.

18 COACH A coach level is being selected

or modified

19 INFO A suggestion is given.

20 Board lamps The computer uses these lights

to indicate game moves, take back

moves,

show

you

which

move

considering.

They

are

also

used

verify

the

board

position

and

display

the

level

skill.

FEATURES

21. LCD clocks showing total time spent on

22. ACL switch (in base of set).

23 Battery compartment (in base of set).

Chess

piece

storage

compartment

(In

base

set).

Socket

for

mains

adapter.

ENGLISH

each player

before the game. A delicate checkerboard. Under each

box is a sensory element that detects movement bin,

LCD button on the bottom of the computer

1. Introduction

Your Kasparov Team-Mate is a unique chess partne

and coach. It is programmed to play chess with you

and to teach you more about this great game. It

automatically registers your moves on its built-in

sensor chessboard, has 17 levels of skill and is

specially programmed for fast response. The coaching

features make it ideal for beginners and casual players

who wish to improve their game.

In normal games the computer will monitor your moves

and make sure that they do not violate the rules of

chess. It will help you to learn different openings and

suggest moves for you when you need help. If you are

a beginner the computer will warn you when your

pieces are threatened and if you are about to commit a

blunder. It will allow you to take back moves and

correct mistakes. In any situation the computer will

show you the move it considers best and tell you what

it thinks of the position.

1.1 Learning chess the easy way

With your Kasparov chess computer you can learn and

practise the easy way. It encourages you to improve

your chess so that you enjoy the game more. Soon you

should be able to beat the computer on the lower

levels and switch to a higher one for more challenging

games. Once you begin to hold your own on these

levels you will know that you are a proficient player and

have nothing to fear from average human opponents.

As your interest in chess develops you will want to take

a look at the eight built-in chess games and solve the

study positions with the help of the computer. This

novel feature gives you interesting insights into high-

class chess and many additional hours of pleasure with

your Kasparov chess computer.

The Chess Rules

Your Kasparov chess computer knows all the rules

of the game, including castling, en passant, and

stalemate Sometimes it may appear to be playing

irregularly when in fact it is obeying the chess rules.

In case you are not very familiar with the game we

have included a copy of the Rules of Chess.

Additional information may be found in your local

library, which is sure to have several books on the

subject.

2. Getting started

Your Kasparov chess computer contains the latest in

single-chip microcomputer technology and gives you

over 250 hours of play on four "C" type AM2/R14

alkaline batteries Open the battery compartment and

insert the batteries as shown in Fig. 1.

Set up the chess pieces in the opening position and

press GO. The computer is now ready to play a game

against you. If it fails to react properly — static

discharge can sometimes cause it to lock up — use a

pin or any other sharp object to activate the ACL

switch located at the bottom of the set. This will clear

the memory and reset the computer.

Quick Start

1 Press GO io switch on the computer

2. Set up pieces — white pieces closest to you.

3. Press NEW GAME

4. Enter moves as described below.

5. Press STOP to switch the computer off.

2.1 How to move your pieces

To make a move first press down on the piece you

wish to move. You will hear a short beep. Place the

piece on its destination square and press down again.

You will hear a second beep and the computer will

begin to compute its reply.

2.2 How the computer moves

The computer indicates its own moves by sounding a

beep and turning on two lights on the side of the

chessboard. These lights indicate the horizontal row

and vertical column of the piece the computer wishes

to move. Press this piece down on its square. The

computer will now show you where the piece must go.

Move the piece to the square indicated and press

down to complete the move.

The computer wants to move the king's pawn. Press it

down.

It wants to move it to this square Place it there and

press down.

2.3 Special moves

When capturing you only have to key in the move of

the capturing piece.

When castling first move the king. The computer will

remind you to move the rook

When you promote a pawn the computer will want to

know which piece you choose. Press a piece key

(bottom row) to tell it which piece you want. When the

computer promotes you must press the piece keys to

find out which piece it has chosen.

In the above position promoting the pawn to a queen

would be fatal — Black can deliver immediate mate on

a6! So White should promote the pawn to a knight,

forking the black king and queen. This is how to do it:

Press the pawn down, move it to the eighth rank, press

it down there and replace it with a knight. Press the

knight key (bottom row) to tell the computer what you

have chosen.

2.4 Capturing “en passant”

Many beginners are not familiar with this rule (which

was introduced into chess in the fifteenth century).

Capturing "en passant" is when a pawn is on the fifth

rank. If an enemy pawn crosses a square attacked by

this pawn (because of its ability to move twc squares

on its first move) then the pawn may act as if the

enemy pawn had only moved one square and capture

it en passant. This can only be done on the very next

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In the above position Black has just tried to avoid the

capture of his pawn by advancing it two squares from

e7 to e5.

White can capture tne pawn en passant by moving his

pawn from f5 to e6 The computer will always remind

you to remove the captured pawn from the board.

3. Levels of skill

2.5 Illegal moves

If you attempt to make a move that is not permitted by

the rules then the computer will refuse to accept it.

You will hear a double beep (high-low) and the board

lights will stay on. showing you where the piece you

are trying to move came from. You may place it on a

legal square or on the original square and move

another piece. You will also hear the error beep if you

do not execute a computer move correctly, or if you

press an improper panel key.

2.6 Check, Mate, and Draw

When the computer puts your king in check the CHECK

light will go on If a game ends in checkmate the END

light will go on as well. The END light alone means that

the game is a draw.

2.7 Taking back moves

To take back a move simply press TAKE BACK when

it is your turn to play. The computer will help you to

retract moves by showing you which pieces were

moved and where they came from. You can take back

up to eight moves (four for each side).

2.8 Changing sides

If at any time during a game you wish to change sides

with the computer you may do so by pressing PLAY

instead of making your move. The computer will make

the next move for you and you can go on playing for

the other side. You can change sides as often as you

like. You can even press PLAY after every move and

make the computer play the entire game against itself.

Playing a game with the black pieces

If you want to play a game with the black pieces,

first set these up at the bottom of the board (the

side nearest to you). Now press NEW GAME

COLOR and PLAY The computer will make the

first move for White, moving down from the top

of the board.

2.9 New game

To start a new game press NEW GAME and set up the

pieces in the starting position.

2.10 Game memory

You can interrupt a game at any stage (even when the

computer is thinking) simply by pressing STOP Play is

interrupted and all lights are turned off to conserve

battery power. The computer will “remember” the

position for up to 24 months and be ready to resume

play when you turn it on again by pressing GO The

level and all other parameters will remain unchanged.

Your Kasparov chess computer has a total of 17

different levels of skill. They include levels for casual

play, tournaments, speed chess, analysis and problem

solving. Remember that just like a human being the

computer becomes stronger when it has more time to

think about its moves.

The levels may be changed at the beginning or at any

time during a game.

How to change levels

When you press LEVEL the lights around the side

of the board will display the level currently set. Keep

pressing LEVEL until the level vou want is

displayed.

3.1 Handicap level

Level 0 is a special handicap level in which the computer

plays almost instantaneously, with very little strategy or

tactical insight. Even rank beginners should be able to beat

it on this level.

Press LEVEL until no lights are on to set handicap level.

3.2 Casual levels

Levels 1 to 8 are for casual play. The board lights to the

left correspond with each level.

Level Average response time per move

1 1 second

2 2 seconds

3 3 seconds (switch-on level)

4 5 seconds

5 15 seconds

6 30 seconds

7 60 seconds

8 180 seconds

3.3 Tournament levels

The next four levels are for tournament play. The lights A

— D at the bottom of the board correspond to each level

described below.

Level Primary time control

A 30 moves in 30 min.

B 40 moves in 2 hrs

C 40 moves in 27a hrs

D 50 moves in 27a hrs

Secondary time control

30-moves in 30 min.

20 moves in 1 hour

(International

tournament standard)

16 moves in 1 hour

(Grandmaster

tournament)

20 moves in 1 hour (US

Chess Federation

standard)

Take level B as an example the computer will finish the

first 40 moves in 2 hours (primary time control) and then

play the following 20 moves within 1 hour (secondary time

control). All further moves are played at a rate of 20 moves

per hour.

Please note that in accordance with tournament

regulations any time remaining at the primary time control

is carried forward to the secondary time control, e g if the

computer has made the first 40 moves in just one hour, it

has a total of two hours for its next 20 moves. The

remaining time for each time control is accumulated until

the end of the game.

3.4 Special levels

Level Description

E Speed chess — The computer will try to

complete the entire game in five minutes (total

computer thinking time — opponent's time not

included).

10 sec/move — J he computer will play each

move in 10 seconds (faster if it anticipates the

opponent's moves)

G Infinite level — The computer will go on thinking

until you interrupt it by pressing PLAY It will

also play a move if it is forced or if it sees a

forced mate.

H Problem solving level — The computer will

search for a forced mate and only play a move

if it sees one

3.5 Analysis

"Infinite level" is especially useful for understanding

complicated positions. The computer will analyse the

position for many hours, even days, and you can watch

it find better moves using the INFO function described

in section 4.3

3.6 Problem chess

The "Problem level" is used to solve mate problems

("White to play and mate in n moves") which you often

find in newspapers and magazines. It is important to

remember that on this level the computer will only play

a move if it sees a forced mate. Watch the lights on

the left-hand side of the board while the computer is

thinking. They show you the "depth of search", i.e. how

many moves the computer has checked If light 3 was

on when it played its move then it has found a mate in

three moves. You can play moves for the defending

side to see the entire continuation, even taking back

moves to try alternative defences

A chess problem

by Samuel Lovd (1867)

White to play and mate in three moves

Enter this position (as described in section 4 7) and

set level H. Press PLAY In a few seconds the

computer will show you the solution 1 a8 = B

(underpromotion to a bishop’). Try the defences

1. ... Kf8. 1. ... Ke8 and 1. ... Kg8 to see how White

mates on his third move

3.7 Instantaneous replies

All times given for the different levels of skill are

average times over a large number of moves

Depending on the stage of the game and the tactical

complexity of a position the computer may take

considerably more (or less) time on individual moves

If you have just made a move and the BLACK light to

the right of the board is flashing (or the WHITE light, if

the computer is playing with the white pieces) this

means that the computer is thinking. At the beginning

of a game, however, replies will be instantaneous on all

levels. This is because the computer is playing moves

that are stored in its "openings book" It knows a great

deal about good openings that chess masters have

discovered over the centuries.

But even in the middle of a game you may be surprised

to find the computer very often replying

instantaneously to your moves. There is a very good

reason for this While you are pondering over a move

the computer is not idle — it tries to anticipate your

possible replies. If you play one of the moves the

computer considered, then it does not need to think

any further. It just plays the move it has already

computed — instantaneously.

ENGLISH

3.8 Interrupting the thought process

If the computer is spending too long over a move you

can interrupt it by pressing PLAY which will cause it to

stop computing and play the best move it has found so

far. This feature is especially useful on level G

(analysis), in which the computer will go on thinking

until you interrupt it by pressing PLAY — unless there

is only one move it can play or it finds a forced mate

So please remember...

Press PLAY when the computer is thinking to

interrupt the thought process.

Press PLAY when it is your turn to play

if you want to change sides (see section 2.8).

4. Advanced features

What we have seen so far is enough to give you

countless hours of pleasure with your Kasparov Team-

Mate chess computer. You can play straight games

against it. correct mistakes and adjust the level of skill

to match your own. But there are many other things

the computer can do that make it even more fun to

use. This chapter deals with each of them individually.

4.1. Non Auto

Normally, as soon as you have made a move on the

sensor board, the computer immediately begins to

compute its reply But there are situations in which you

just want to enter moves. For instance you may want

to try a special opening against the computer, one it

doesn’t play of its own accord. Or you may want to

force it to play a certain continuation in order to

understand a complicated position.

In such cases just press NON AUTO This puts the

computer into a special mode in which it will not

compute a reply, but only keep track of the moves you

enter, making sure that they are legal. To return to

normal play press NON AUTO a second time.

Note: While you are in NON AUTO mode the NON

AUTO light is on. Pressing NEW GAME always

cancels the function.

Playing through master games

One very interesting use of NON AUTO is to study

master games. You can play through the World

Championship games, or famous games you find in

chess books, or in fact your own games against

friends or the computer, in NON AUTO mode

Whenever you reach an interesting position and

want to analyse it with the computer, press PLAY. It

will compute and execute the next move.

4.2 The computer as a referee

The NON AUTO mode has another important use.

When you play a game with a friend press NON AUTO

and then play the game on the sensor board. The

computer will act as a referee and advisor. It will

protest if anyone makes an illegal move, and if either

side needs help he can always press PLAY and get

some advice from the computer.

4.3 Information from the computer

Would you like to know what your electronic chess

partner is doing while it is computing a move? Well,

your Kasparov chess computer will gladly tell you.

giving you a wealth of information on its "thought

process". It will show you which move it is presently

considering and its evaluation of the current position.

This is not just of passing interest — it can help you to

learn more about the game.

Press INFO while the computer is thinking. It will show

you the best move it has found so far. Note that the

INFO light is turned on.

If you press INFO a second time (while the computer

is thinking) the lights on the left-hand side of the board

will show you what it thinks of the current position. The

evaluation is on a scale of 1 to 8. This is how to

interpret the display:

Light Meaning

8 White has a winning position

7 White has a clearly better position

6 White has an advantage

5 The position is balanced

4 The position is balanced

3 Black has an advantage

2 Black has a clearly better position

1 Black has a winning position

You can watch the evaluation change as the computer

looks more deeply into the position.

Note that the INFO display (best move or evaluation) is

retained throughout the game, in fact even when you

start a new game. You can switch it off by pressing

INFO a third time.

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