Study Mode; Selecting Study Positions - Saitek Mephisto Maestro Travel Chess Instrucciones De Funcionamiento

pressing either ı for Black or „ for White.
• To exit Setup Mode, press ENTER. When the computer asks for
confirmation with New position?, press ENTER to return
to normal play with your new board setup. New position!
confirms this. If you press ' (CLEAR), the display will show
Resume, and you'll remain in Setup Mode.
Note that any legal board position can be set up using the above
procedures. The computer will not permit you to set up an illegal
position, such as one where there are more than the prescribed number
of pieces for a normal game, or one where a King is in check and is
not to move. In such cases, after you press ENTER to exit Setup Mode
and then ENTER to confirm, the computer will display Illegal.
You cannot exit Setup Mode until you have set up a legal board position.
If you enter Setup Mode, but you haven't yet made any changes to
the board, you can exit by pressing ENTER. The display will confirm
with unchanged, and you'll be returned to the Main Menu. Press
" (MENU) again to return to normal game play.
9. STUDY MODE: TRY TESTING YOURSELF!
Looking for a terrific learning tool? You'll definitely want to try out
Study Mode! Eight famous games are built right into your computer,
each containing eight critical points—for a total of 64 different Study
Positions. It's up to you to play through the games and make the
correct moves that were played for the winning side in the original
games. This feature offers great potential for improving your chess
knowledge, while allowing you to learn about making the best move in
a particular position. And, to make this feature even more exciting, the
computer will actually score your performance as you go.
By the way, if you need help solving any of the Study Positions,
simply refer to the Appendix for a complete listing of all the Study
Mode Games. Remember, though, that these games are included as
a reference tool—and you'll only be cheating yourself if you look at
the solutions before trying to solve the Study Positions on your own!

Selecting Study Positions

Tip: You can also select the Study Positions by pressing certain
board squares, as described later on in this section.
Press " (MENU) to enter the Main Menu, and press ¯ (or ˘)
repeatedly until the display shows ¿STUDY. Press ENTER to enter
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