Advanced Features; Non Auto; The Computer As A Referee; Information From The Computer - Saitek Kasparov Turbo Advanced Trainer Manual

So ploa6€ râmomb.r...
Pr€ss PLAY whon the computer is thinking io
inl,srrupt the thougft proc€ss
Prêss PLAYwhen it is yourlum to play ifyou want
lo change sidês (se€ s€ction 2.8)
tt by prcssing PLÂY - unless thêro is only onê move it can
Dlav or it fnds a lorced rûd6,
4.3 Inlormetion lrcm ths computsr
Would you like lo know what your elecùonic chess
padnd is doing$hile itis computing a move? Well, your
Kâspârov ch6ss computer will gladly tell you, giving you
a v,€ahh of informanon on hs "thought proc€ss". lt wil'
sho^/ you rtrich move it is presently conside ing ânà its
evaluation of the current position. This is not just of
passing ;nterest - it can help you to learn more about the
gam€.
Pr€ss INFO whils ths comput€r is ltlinking. lt willshort
you rh€ b€sr movs h has found so far. Noletnatih€lNFo
light is tum€d on.
lf you pr€ss lilFo a s€cond timê (whilê ihê compû€r is
thinking) th6 lighls on th€ lêfr'hând sidê of ths board will
shox you what it thinks of lh€ current po€ition. The
evâlualion is on a scale of 1 l,o 8. This is howto ifierpr€t
thedisplay:
Light Meaning
8
Whhê hasawinning posilion
7 Whh€ has a cbany bett€r position
6 White has an advantage
5
The posilion is balancêd
4
The posilion iÊ balancad
3 BIâck har an advantage
2
Black hasâcleâ y b€tt€r position
1
Black has awinning posilion
You can watch th€ êvaludion change as tbe comput€t
looks morc dېply into lhe position.
Ncis thd t|€ INFO disÉay (b€d fibv€ or €vâludio'|) is
rdahed throughon th€ game, in hd €vsr ,.*lgn yo|r san a
n€wgEmaYoucans{iEhitoff bypr€sringI FOathirdlil€.
4. ADVANCED FEATURES
Whdwe havô s6€n so far is ènough to givs you countl€ss
hows of pleasur€ with lour Kasparov ÎuÈo Advanced
Trainsr. You can play srraight gam€s against it, corr€cl
mislak€s and adjust rhê lêvêl of skill to match your own.
But th€re arê many othêr things th€ computq can do thd
maks it €ven rnorê fun to us6, This chaptq dôals with
each of them individuallv.
4.1 Non Âulo
Normally, as soon as you have mad€ a move on th€
s€nsor board, ths comput€r immediatsly begins to
computê its reply. ELlt th€re ar6 situdions in which you
just wantto sr{€r mov€s, Foa inatance you maywantto try
a special opening against th6 comp|Jt€r, ons it do€sn t
play of ils o\/vî accord. Or you may want io iorcê it to play
acêÉâin continudion in ordsrto urd€rstand a complicat€d
In such cases just press Otl AUTO. This puts the
computer into a spêcial mod€ in which it will not computs
a r€ply, bd only keep lrâck of the mov€s you €nter,
making sure that lhey ârc lo9â1. To €tum to normal play
pre6s NOI{ ^UTO a s€cond lim€.
ol€: While r.ou ar€ in NON AUTO modethe NONAUTO
light is on. Pressing EW G lilE always cancels ihe
An exporimônt v,ilh INFO
Press NEW GAME and NO AUTO, and th€n
enier the following mov€s: 1.e2-€4 e7-e5
2. Ngl-Ed7'd63. Bfl<4h7-m4. NbldacS€4.
Now s€t ths comouter to l€v€l 88 and oress
P|AY. Prsss INFO and watdr how th€ computsr
ksepÊ changing its mind until it fnds a really
good move (5.Nf;1x651). You should alÊo press
ll{FO again !o s66 howthe €valualion changês.
Exp€rim€rû ',!ih rhe posinon to find out why tho
white qu66n may not be capturêd after 5.Nf3xe5.
lfyou day5.-. Bg4xd 1 for Bleckth6 computôrwill
immediately show you the rêasonl
Plàying through maCor grmos
On€ v€ry inl€rêsting us6 of NON AUTO is to
Êtudy mâstq gam6s. You can play through the
Wodd Championship gemss, orhmous gamês
you fnd in ch6ss books, o( in tacl your own
gaores against fri€nds or th6 computer, in NON
AUTO mod€. Whenev6ryou r€ach ân int€€sting
po6ilion and wantto analyse it$dh the computer,
press PLAY- h wil compd6 and €xeqrte the
4.2 The comDulsr as s roforoa
TheNON AUTO mod€ has anoihsrimpodârn uÊê. When
you play a game wirh a iisnd pr€ss l{Of{ ÀUTO ahd then
plâylh€gams on th€ sensor board. The compderwill aci
as a rêf€re6 and advisor. lt will pfot€st ifanyonê makes an
ill6gal movs, and ff €ith6r sicl€ n€€ds h€lp he can ahra,6
prc6s PLÀY aôd get som6 advicô ftom tho compûer.
4.4 Advica fiom tha comoutar
During a gem€ you mây reâch a position in which you
cant think ol a good move. Justpr€ss l FO. The
comptn€r \4ill êuggê€t a ûlov€ fi)r you, q6ing lights lo