The Levels - LEXIBOOK ChessMan Light CG1500 User Manual

CG1500 8 Lang-2004
X. THE LEVELS
The computer has 64 levels which are organised in the following manner:
LEVEL RESPONSE TIME PER MOVE
1
BEGINNERS 1
2
BEGINNERS 2
3
BEGINNERS 3
4
BEGINNERS 4
5
BEGINNERS 5
6
5 seconds
7
10 seconds
8
30 seconds
9
1 minute
10
3 minutes
11
10 minutes
12
30 minutes
13
2 hours
14
24 hours
15
0
MULTI MOVE
This computer chess game includes 13 different levels and 3 levels of special games:
• Levels 1 to 5 are game levels which are meant for children and beginners. For example, the computer makes deliberate mistakes by moving chess-
men to squares where they will be captured immediately:
At level 1, the computer makes many mistakes, such as moving a chess-man onto a square where it will be captured on the next move by a pawn. This
level familiarises the players with the various movements of the chess-men. You can also select level 1 if you lose and you want to see the computer
make some mistakes.
At level 2, the computer still makes many mistakes but will never move a chess-man to a square where it can be captured on the next move by a pawn.
At level 3, the computer only makes a few mistakes throughout the entire game.
At level 4, the computer will generally only make a single mistake throughout the entire game and it will move its Queen to a square where it can be
captured on the next move.
At level 5, the computer will not take advantage of certain attacking and checkmate opportunities but it will never sacrifice a chess-man.
At each of these 5 levels, the computer will usually react immediately.
• Levels 6 to 13 introduce a delay time ranging from 5 seconds to 2 hours for each move. These levels are meant for players at beginner or expe-
rienced level. Level 6 is a blitz level (5 seconds per move); level 8 is a quick game level (30 seconds per move); and level 10 is tournament level (3
minutes per move). The indicated times are the average and approximate delay times. The computer will take more time for thinking in the event
of difficult positions and less time for simple positions and towards the end of a game. The computer is capable of thinking while you play your move
so it can react immediately to your move if it has been anticipated. The computer will also react immediately if it plays a move from the library of
opening positions.
• Level 14 is an analysis level that analyses the position for approximately 24 hours or until you stop the research by pressing the MOVE button (see
paragraph XVII).
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NORMAL AGGRESSIVE
A1 C1
A2 C2
A3 C3
A4 C4
A5 C5
A6 C6
A7 C7
A8 C8
B1 D1
B2 D2
B3 D3
B4 D4
B5 D5
B6 D6
MAT B7 D7
B8 D8
STYLE
DEFENSIVE HIGH-RISK
E1 G1
E2 G2
E3 G3
E4 G4
E5 G5
E6 G6
E7 G7
E8 G8
F1 H1
F2 H2
F3 H3
F4 H4
F5 H5
F6 H6
F7 H7
F8 H8
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