Saitek AVALON Kasparov Instructions Manual - page 11
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an exhaustive search for the best move can be quite time consuming.
2.5 Changing Sides with the Computer
To change sides with the computer, press PLAY when it is your turn. The computer will
make the next move for your side. Change sides as often as you wish!
2.6 Getting Hints from the Computer
If you need help, you can have the computer show you what it would do in your position!
Press PLAY on your turn, and the computer will make the next move for you.
To keep this move as your own, make the displayed move on the board, press PLAY again
and the computer will make its next move; then continue the game by making your own next
move. If you do not want to use the computer’s move, first make the displayed move on the
board, and then take it back. Once you have cleared the move in this way, you can make your
own move.
2.7 The Computer Plays Against Itself
To watch the computer play a game against itself, press PLAY for every move. Study its
playing strategies to learn more about chess!
2.8 Game Memory and Automatic Power Down
You may interrupt a game by pressing GO/STOP to turn the computer off. The computer
will “remember” your position for up to 300 hours (with fresh alkaline batteries). When you
switch on again, it continues where you left off!
If you do not press a key or make a move within about 20 minutes when the computer is
not thinking, the computer will switch off to conserve power, and will retain the game in
memory. Press GO/STOP to resume the unfinished game.
2.9 Openings Library
At the beginning of a game, the computer’s reply is usually instantaneous because the
computer is playing moves which are stored in its
openings library. If the current board
position is in its openings library, the computer plays a response to that position from its
collection of moves, instead of thinking about the move.