Level Of Skill; Levels For Casual Play; Tournament Levels; Sudden Death Levels/Beginner Levels - Saitek Kasparov Turbo Advanced Trainer Manual

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2.9 Nêw gime
To stail a n€!'/ gams prcss t{ElV GAli4E and set up rhe
piêc€s in lhê stârting position.
2.lO Game mêmory
You can int€rrupt a game at any siage (€ven when the
comp'Jter is thinking) simply by pr6ssing STOP. Play is
int6fiupt€d and all lig||ts areturnsd offto cons€rve baflery
po' €r.Thscomp(Jterwill"rsmêmbêi
the posiiiontorup
to24 months and be rêadyto rêsumêplaywhênloutum
it on again by p{êssing GO. Th€ l6vêl ând all othor
parameters will remâin unchangôd,
3. LEVELS OF SKILL
Your Kâsparov chess computsr has a roral of Al skill
l6v€lswirich includ€ levels tor casual play, tournaments,
spe€d ch€ss, analysis and probl€m solving. Remernbêr,
thai just like a human being th6 computer becomes
strongefwh€n h has nroretime lo think about its ûroves.
Any level may bê chang€d allho b6ginning or at anyrime
dunng a gam€.
Howto chângo l€vô16
Wh€n you pr€ss LEVEL th€ ligtts on ih€ sidê
pan€l will display th€ l€v€l orrren y set. Kêep
prossing LEVEL uniil the lsvel you want is
displayed. Press COLOR to iump I levels at a
tim€. Fo. 6xampl€ if lou ar€ in lsvel 43, press
LEVEL, then COLOR, to jumpto 83.
3.1 Levela lor casu8l play
Th€sê times are averaged ov6r â l  numb€r o{ mov€s.
Inths op€ning and ih€ endgamq ihe compûer tends to
play lastêr, but in tacticâlly complicatsd middl€gam€
poshions, TuôoAdvancedlrainer
maytâkeconsidef
ably
longer on individual mov6s.
3.2 Tou.namsnt levels
Onthese levels, thecomputer plays a certain number of
movos in agiv€n amountofrims, attempting ro meet thô
so{alled "tim€ controls at sp€cilc points in thê gams.
This is 6xaclt whd hâpp€ns in human tournarnents,
At
the tim€ control, thê arbitêr ch€cks to sêe whethor boltl
players havê completed tle required number ol moves.
lf one ol lh€m hasnt, that player los€s the game.
C1
40 movês in 90 mindes
C2
35 mov6s in 105 minLnês
C3
,10 movês in 106 mindes
C4
35 moves in 90 mindes
C5
4omov6s in 120 minutes
C6
45 moves in 150 minutes
C7
50 moves in 120 minutes
Ca
40 moves in 180 minûes
3.3 Suddsn Ds8lh l€v€ls
Alournanr€ntformihaiis
rapidly gaining popularityisone
whch requir€s each player to makê all his movss in â
c€rtain amourt of time, rcgardless of the number of
moves in a gam€. lf on€ sid€ runs out of time withod
ch€ckmaring rh€ oppon€nt, that sid€ loses thê gâmê.
Th€sê tournamênrs ar€ ret€rcdro as a Sudden Death.
The qame may bê lêrminated n is a têchnical draw (€.9.
insulfrci€nt mat€rial to mare ) or if both players agrêe to a
on Lêv€ls D 1 tio D8. the computendes io coff olête all th€
moves ol the game in th€ iimes specili€d below In a
longer game, th6 computer gradually increases its sps€d
in an atiemot to siav within ihe allocated llme.
Suddên Oêath lêvêlâ
D1
5 minut€s/game
D2
10 minLnes/game
D3
15 minulês/garns
D4
20 minul€s/game
05
30 minLnês/gane
D6
4s minùt€s/gams
07
60 mimnes/gam€
D8
90 rninut€s/game
3.4 asginnor levols
lf 'ou are a beginner or a v€rycasual play€r, you mighl
fr ndrhatthscompLrer is irnpossibleto beatusing anyof
the normâi plâying levels. lt is vêry frusùaling ând
discoulagingto geib€aten sverysinglefi ff e, withod evêr
having a chance to lry o'n any ot your tactical plans.
Therêfore, Kasparov Turbo Advalced TÉiner has eiglt
spêcial B€ginn€r L€vels. On Levels E 1 E8, ths comput€r
plals ahost inslantaneously on each move. This preverns
th€ compûer from u6ing ils lull por/or, and mak€8 it
Casuel Levêls
A3
A5
A6
A8
B 1
82
B3
B4
85
87
B8
Avo.ago Tim€ per move
lnfinho - will search urtil
intgrrupted

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