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3 z$="O[AOY":
3 z$="OYAO[":
3 z$="MWKIW":
3 z$="MUKIU":
2 z$="O[GKY":
2 z$="N@Rook"+m$:
2 z$="N@Knight"+m$:
2 z$="N@Bishop"+m$:
2 z$="MSKIS":
2 z$="GUKIS":
2 z$="CWKEW":
2 z$="CUKGU":
2 z$="AYEGS":
2 z$="AUCI]":
2 ve,h;x$(x);
2 ve+l,h;x$(x+l):
2 n+l,y+l;u$:
2 ADVANTAGE.":
2 "notation.":
1 z$="the "+z$(
1 z$="SC#the Game of the Century!$":
1 z$="SBTHE PIECES":
1 z$="S@I hope you enjoyed this program,":
1 z$="RINote the FLAGS.":
1 z$="RBCHECKMATE!":
1 z$="O]GMY":
1 z$="O[AM]":
1 z$="OYEIS":
1 z$="OYAOW":
1 z$="OWGKY":
1 z$="OWAOY":
1 z$="OWAOU":
1 z$="OUIOW":
1 z$="OUCKQ":
1 z$="OUAOS":
1 z$="OSEIY":
1 z$="OSAOQ":
1 z$="OQGMU":
1 z$="OQGKS":
1 z$="OQAOS":
1 z$="OOIOU":
1 z$="O@back-row mate!":
1 z$="O@3 END GAME.":
1 z$="NEinches).":
1 z$="N@middle game.":
1 z$="N@lose tempo.":
1 z$="N@descriptive":
1 z$="N@(3":
1 z$="M]KK]":
1 z$="M]AO[":
1 z$="M[KI[":
1 z$="MYKKY":
1 z$="MYGIW":
1 z$="MWGK[":
1 z$="MWGKS":
1 z$="MWGIU":
1 z$="MUKKU":
1 z$="MQKKS":
1 z$="MPChess The Turk":
1 z$="MOIMS":
1 z$="M@development.":
1 z$="M@check!":
1 z$="M@Beware of the ":
1 z$="M@2 MIDDLE GAME":
1 z$="L@material":
1 z$="L@major & minor.":
1 z$="L@check":
1 z$="L@Queen":
1 z$="L@Queen file,":
1 z$="L@QUEENED!":
1 z$="L@King":
1 z$="L@King"+m$:
1 z$="L@2 clock time.":
1 z$="K]KI]":
1 z$="K[GO]":
1 z$="K[GMW":
1 z$="KYGOW":
1 z$="KYGGW":
1 z$="KSGMW":
1 z$="KQCIS":
1 z$="KOCIQ":
1 z$="K@move into":
1 z$="K@mate.":
1 z$="K@gambit.":
1 z$="K@discovered.":
1 z$="K@checkmate!":
1 z$="K@English":
1 z$="K@1 THE OPENING":
1 z$="JPChess":
1 z$="JBTHE MENU.":
1 z$="J@exchange.":
1 z$="J@discovered":
1 z$="J@It may be":
1 z$="J@Gambit:":
1 z$="J@Board Play,":
1 z$="I]CMY":
1 z$="I[EEW":
1 z$="IYEG[":
1 z$="IWK5":
1 z$="IWK4":
1 z$="IWGK[":
1 z$="IWGKS":
1 z$="IUKGU":
1 z$="IUGMW":
1 z$="ISEGU":
1 z$="ISCGS":
1 z$="IQCEQ":
1 z$="IOIMO":
1 z$="IOGKS":
1 z$="I@smothered":
1 z$="I@positional":
1 z$="I@notation.":
1 z$="I@double check":
1 z$="I@continental":
1 z$="I@condensed!":
1 z$="I@checkmate.":
1 z$="I@check.":
1 z$="I@Yuk!":
1 z$="I@You can't":
1 z$="I@Stalemate.":
1 z$="I@Forsyth":
1 z$="I@Fool] mate:":
1 z$="I@1 tempo":
1 z$="H@the Queen]":
1 z$="H@gain tempo.":
1 z$="H@Buy"+z$+".":
1 z$="G[ECW":
1 z$="GUKES":
1 z$="GUEKQ":
1 z$="GSEIQ":
1 z$="GSEEQ":
1 z$="GSCKO":
1 z$="G@perpetual":
1 z$="G@pawn fork.":
1 z$="G@passed pawn.":
1 z$="G@in check.":
1 z$="G@fu[":
1 z$="G@fifth rank.":
1 z$="G@en prise":
1 z$="G@descriptive":
1 z$="FPCyrus Is Chess":
1 z$="F@sealed move.":
1 z$="F@algebraic":
1 z$="EYGIW":
1 z$="EWEIS":
1 z$="EQGIO":
1 z$="EQCAU":
1 z$="EN PASSANT":
1 z$="E@Knight fork.":
1 z$="D@sacrifice -":
1 z$="C]KG]":
1 z$="C[KE[":
1 z$="C[EAY":
1 z$="CYKEY":
1 z$="CWKGW":
1 z$="CWEGS":
1 z$="CUGEQ":
1 z$="CSKGS":
1 z$="CSKES":
1 z$="CQKGQ":
1 z$="COare the targets.":
1 z$="COKEQ":
1 z$="BPSuperchess":
1 z$="A]IAY":
1 z$="A[GEY":
1 z$="A[AC[":
1 z$="AYIAW":
1 z$="AYEC[":
1 z$="AWIOW":
1 z$="AWAA[":
1 z$="AUCEQ":
1 z$="AUCAQ":
1 z$="ASEI[":
1 z$="AQGCU":
1 z$="AOIIO":
1 z$="AO Ranks 7 and 8 ":
1 z$="@DTEMPO":
1 z$="@DPINS":
1 z$="@DDRAWS":
1 z$="@CVALUES":
1 z$="@CSKEWER":
1 z$="@CPLAY ON":
1 z$="@CPHASES":
1 z$="@CKNIGHTS":
1 z$="@CBISHOPS":
1 z$="@BTHE ROOKS":
1 z$="@BTHE QUEEN":
1 z$="@BTHE PAWNS":
1 z$="@BTHE MOVES":
1 z$="@BTHE KING":
1 z$="@BTHE GAME":
1 z$="@BTHE CLOCK":
1 z$="@BTHE BOARD":
1 z$="@BSOFTWARE":
1 z$="@BSECTION "+i$:
1 z$="@BPROMOTION":
1 z$="@BNOTATION":
1 z$="@BJ'ADOUBE":
1 z$="@BDISCOVERY":
1 z$="@BCHESSMEN":
1 z$="@BCASTLING":
1 z$="@ATOUCH-MOVE":
1 z$="@ASETTING UP":
1 z$="@ARESIGNATION":
1 z$="@ARANK & FILE":
1 z$="@AEN PASSANT":
1 z$="@ADIMENSIONS":
1 z$="@ACHESS CLUBS":
1 z$="@A"+b$:
1 z$=" Staunton":
1 y-w,o;h$+"
1 y-v+n,t+f;u$;
1 y-v+n,f+w;u$;
1 y-l,e-l;"QN
1 y,y+l;" ":
1 y,o;"Discovered check":
1 y+l,f;h$;"
1 x=w);("Three"
1 x=l);("Two"
1 x = captures"'"
1 would be"'"recorded as"'"
1 w;"SPACE":
1 w;"No other type"'"is a[owed.":
1 w;"KING-HUNT.":
1 w;"In condensed"'"algebraic"'"the starting"'"square is"'"omitted when"'"unambiguous.":
1 w;"FORCED"'"SEQUENCE OF"'"MOVES.":
1 w,f;" The rules of ";
1 w'"When playing"'"team chess,"'"ask your"'"match captain"'"before you"'"agree a draw.":
1 w'"It also shows"'"another early"'"mating attack"'"you should"'"guard against.":
1 w'"If in doubt,"'"don't let go!":
1 w'"Be sure your"'"opponent has"'"heard you!":
1 v-w);w$(n,v-l
1 v-l,v+l;"Bf8-c5":
1 v,y-l;" Try to ";
1 v,v+l;"mate!":
1 v,v+l;"Qd8-h4":
1 v,o;s$'" FIANCHETTO: "'" to develop "'" a Bishop to "'" N2 (Indian "'" Defence). "'s$:
1 v,o;s$'" Castles "'" King side. "'s$:
1 v,o;"They take"'"diagona[y!":
1 v,o;"They are"'"unpleasant"'"to use.":
1 v,o;"The King is"'"moved two"'"squares to"'"the ";:
1 v,o;"Reti Opening.":
1 v,o;"An unguarded"'"chessman is"'"shielded by a"'"more valuable"'"piece.":
1 v,f;" deter you. Run ";
1 v+w,y-w;r$:
1 v+w,y-w;o$:
1 v+w,y-l;" this ";
1 v+w,v+l;"mate!"
1 v+w,t-l;r$;
1 v+w,t-l;o$;
1 v+w,f;" until you know ";
1 v+n,y-l;u$;
1 v+l,y-l;o$:
1 v+l,y-l;" control";
1 v+l,y+w;"Sinclair":
1 v+l,y+l;u$:
1 v+l,v+l;"Qh4:f2";
1 v+l,o;'"In algebraic"'"notation the"'"descriptive"'"
1 v+l,o;"The rows are"'"ca[ed RANKS.":
1 v+l,f;"a5":
1 v+l,f;" #";z$;"$ ";
1 u+t-l,c-y,t:
1 t-w,o;"Black] King"'"and Queen are"'"both attacked"'"i.e.
1 t-w,g;"and":
1 t-l,y+t-l;u$;
1 t-l,y+t-l;"
1 t-l,y+l;z$;
1 t-l,y+l;u$;
1 t-l,y+l;o$;
1 t-l,o;"One bishop"'"wi[ stay on"'"light squares"'"and the other"'"on dark.":
1 t-l,o;"Note that the"'"Queens face"'"each other"'"across the"'"board,as do"'"the Kings.":
1 t-l+n,t+f;u$;
1 t-l+n,f+w;u$;
1 t,y-l;" area. ":
1 t,y+t-l;u$;
1 t,v+l;"and":
1 t,o;"Two Rooks in"'"combination"'"can be very"'"dangerous.":
1 t,o;"This is the"'"most powerful"'"piece. It may"'"threaten many"'"squares at"'"once.":
1 t,o;"They have"'"been ranked"'"according to"'"strength of"'"play & speed,"'"best at the"'"top.":
1 t,o;"Intervening"'"squares must"'"be empty.":
1 t,o;"An opposing"'"piece on the"'"green square"'"would not be"'"threatened &"'"would block"'"the pawn.":
1 t,f;" it completely, ";
1 t+w,y+t-l;"
1 t+w,y+l;x$(x+l):
1 t+w,y+l;u$;
1 t+w,t+f;u$
1 t+w,o;"The same"'"position has"'"now occurred"'"three times."'"Result: draw.":
1 t+w,o;"The Rook is"'"placed on the"'"other side of"'"the King.":
1 t+w,f;" nearest chess ";
1 t+w,c+y-l:
1 t+l,y+w;"Sinclair ":
1 t+l,y+t-l;"
1 t+l,y+l;x$(x);
1 t+l,y+l;u$;
1 t+l,t+f;u$;
1 t+l,o;"the shortest"'"game of chess"'"possible.":
1 t+l,o;"If not,some"'"pieces wi["'"occupy wrong"'"squares at"'"start of play.":
1 t+l,o;"E.g. one"'"square south,"'"two squares"'"east:
1 t+l,f;" then join your ";
1 t+l,f+t;o$;
1 s)+("off."
1 s$'" Remember,as "'" Black your "'" King is on "'" your left. "'s$:
1 r/c,o;"The Queen is"'"always placed"'"on her own"'"colour (White"'"on light).";
1 r/c,o;"Now to set up"'"the board,"'"but first a"'"change of"'"colour...":
1 pawns here.
1 p-y*w-v,r/t:
1 p+w+z-u,w:
1 ound off and"'"hold down the"'"
1 ound is "+("on. "
1 o,o;c$+c$+"
1 o,f-w;" ":
1 o,f-l;s$+"
1 o'"The queened"'"pawn checks"'"Black]
1 o'"(N or Kt for"'"Knight).":
1 o'"(Black wins).":
1 n,r/t+l;" ":
1 n,o;s$+" ":
1 n,o;c$;" ":
1 n+w,y-l;z$(g+l
1 n+w,y+l;u$;
1 n+l,y-l;z$;
1 n+l,y+l;u$;
1 moves first.
1 l;h$'" Note Black] "'" Queen is to "'" his right. "'l$:
1 l;'"MINOR PIECES"'"
1 l;"wi[ help you"'"to learn"'"algebraic"'"notation.":
1 l;"notation.":
1 l;"This is the"'"FIFTY-MOVE"'"RULE.":
1 l;"PxP e.p.":
1 l;"KB = K Bishop"'"KN = K Knight"'"KR = K Rook"'
1 l;"2. Take the"'" attacking"'" chessman":
1 l;" White ";r$:
1 l,o;c$+c$+"
1 l,f;s$+" ";
1 l,f-w+n*w;n:
1 l,f-l;s$+"
1 l'z$;" refers"'"to economy of"'"moves,rather"'"than to speed"'"of movement.":
1 l'"Scott v Cox"''" 0
1 l'"Part Two of"'b$;",":
1 l'"Most computer"'"programs for"'"playing chess"'"also require"'"algebraic"'"input.":
1 l'"It is most"'"unlikely that"'"unsupported"'"Knights wi["'"checkmate a"'"lone King.":
1 l'"If you find"'"this sound"'"irritating,"'"press
1 l'"4 FIFTY MOVES";
1 l'"2 STALEMATE";
1 is displayed.":
1 is agreed.This sets the rate of moves for the game.":
1 ing file,"'"rank No
1 g,r/t-l;u$:
1 g,f;" for the novice ";
1 g,e+l;"CP Software":
1 f-y/t,y+l;z$;
1 f-w,y+v;o$;
1 f-w,y+t-l;u$;
1 f-w,y+t-l;"
1 f-w,y+l;u$;
1 f-w,v;",P-Q4":
1 f-w,o;l$'"
1 f-w,o;"Strong stuff!":
1 f-t,y+v;u$;
1 f-l,y+t-l;u$:
1 f-l,y+t-l;"
1 f-l,y+l;z$;
1 f-l,y+l;u$:
1 f-l,w;"3";
1 f-l,o;"The King is"'"blocked by"'"adjacent men."
1 f-l,f;" discover more ";
1 f,y+v;"OCP":
1 f,t+y-l;u$;
1 f,f;" by playing.... ";
1 f+l,y+v;u$:
1 f+l,y+l;u$:
1 f+l,t+y-l;u$;
1 f+l,o;" Black] move.":
1 f+l,f;s$+" ":
1 f+l,f;"a1";
1 e.p. ="'" en passant"'"
1 e-w,y+t-l;"
1 e-n*w,f;"a";n;"b";n;"c";n;"d";n;"e";n;"f";n;"g";n;"h";n:
1 e-l,o;s$'s$+o$'s$+o$'s$+" "'s$+o$:
1 e-l,o;"If a player fails to make the required number of moves before reaching the time control,he"'"loses by
1 e-l,f;s$;" ":
1 e-l,f-l+n;
1 e,r/t-l;r$:
1 e,o;"E.g.36 moves in 1 hour 30 mins for each player (total match"'"time not less than 3 hours).":
1 e,o;"Before play begins,a
1 e,o;"As the minute hand approaches the hour,its
1 e,o;"As the first clock is switched off,the second automatica[y"'"switches on.":
1 e,o;"A[ serious games of chess are played using a chess clock -"'"actua[y two clocks in one case.":
1 e,o;" Frees Bishop "'" from pin and "'" threatens to "'" fork at Q3! ":
1 e,o;" Discovered "'" attack on "'" the Queen! ":
1 e,o;" Queen "'" sacrifice "'" offered! ":
1 e,f;"QR QB KB KR";
1 e+l,o;"Double check!":
1 e+l,o;"Check!":
1 dis ch ="'"discovered ch"'"
1 dbl ch ="'" double check":
1 d,m;x$(x);
1 d+l,m;x$(x+l):
1 ch = check"'"
1 c/y+l,e+l;"
1 by"'"White."
1 b$'"includes an"'"audio prompt.":
1 advises us to"'"avoid losing"'"tempo.":
1 a forced"'"sequence of"'"moves
1 ^ or mate ="'" checkmate":
1 White always
1 WHITE BLACK":
1 These are"'"particularly"'"nasty when a"'"second pawn"'"protects the"'"first.":
1 The flashing"'"squares show"'"the area of"'"potential"'"movement and"'"attack.":
1 TIME"'"CONTROL
1 TIME DEFAULT.":
1 THE OPENING
1 Section ";("One"
1 P-QB4....":
1 P-K8ch(Q)."'
1 OPEN"'"GAME
1 O-O= castles"'"
1 O-O-O= Q side
1 Note the"'"threat of"'"....QxN mate!":
1 No opposing
1 Nd2,Qh4"'"
1 NB R-R8 mate!":
1 N-KB3 N-KB3 P-B4 P-KN3 N-B3 B-N2 P-Q4 O-O B-B4 P-Q4 Q-N3 PxP QxBP P-B3 P-K4 QN-Q2 R-Q1 N-N3 Q-B5 B-N5 B-KN5 N-R5 Q-R3 NxN PxN NxP BxP Q-N3 B-B4 NxQBP B-B5 KR-K1chK-B1 B-K3! BxQ BxBch K-N1 N-K7chK-B1 NxPch K-N1 N-K7chK-B1 N-B6chK-N1 PxB Q-N4 R-R5 QxP NxR P-KR3 RxP K-R2 NxP R-K1 RxR Q-Q8ch B-B1 NxR B-Q4 N-B3 N-K5 Q-N8 P-QN4 P-R4 P-R4 N-K5 K-N2 K-N1 B-B4chK-B1 N-N6chK-K1 B-N5chK-Q1 B-N6chK-B1 N-K7chK-N1 N-B6chK-B1 R-B7
1 MIDDLE GAME,
1 LEARN CHESS
1 CLOSED GAME
1 Bishop fork":
1 Analysis by"'"top players"'"can be many"'"moves deep.":
1 ADJOURNED.":
1 ;" REPETITION"'"OF MOVES.":
1 - = moves to"'"
1 ,y-l;z$(g+l
1 ,r/t-l;u$;
1 ,o;"This program"'"wi[ not make"'"you into a"'"Grandmaster,"'"but it wi["'"teach you a["'"you need to"'"know to begin"'"playing the"'"ancient game"'"of chess.":
1 ,o;"There is a"'"second method"'"of notation:":
1 ,o;"The weakest"'"of these"'"programs wi["'"beat a novice"'"swiftly.":
1 ,o;"Screen design"'"good. Cheap."'"Okay for the"'"beginner."'
1 ,o;"Promotion"'"takes effect"'"immediately.":
1 ,o;"Powerful play"'"& very fast."'"Recognizes &"'"names draws."'"Scores play."'
1 ,o;"On its first"'"move,a pawn"'"may be moved"'"two squares.":
1 ,o;"Linked passed "'"pawns are "'"worth their "'"weight in "'"gold.
1 ,o;"If everything"'"sti[ seems a"'"little fuzzy,"'"hopefu[y it"'"wi[ become"'"clear as we"'"play a game.":
1 ,o;"Exce[ent"'"on-screen"'"menu. Strong."'"Knows draws."'"User-friendly.";
1 ,o;"Blitz option"'"(five-minute"'"chess).";
1 ,o;"ABBREVIATIONS"'"FOR ";:
1 ,o;"A powerful"'"move is the":
1 ,o;"A pawn may"'"reach the 8th"'"rank & attain"'"promotion by"'"capturing an"'"opposing"'"piece.":
1 ,f;"9 10":
1 ,f;" club. You will ";
1 ,f;" chess are hard ";
1 ,f;" Don't let this ";
1 +w,f;" to understand. ";
1 ++ = double"'"
1 + = check"'"
1 )"'"or it may be"'"relatively"'"free (an
1 )"'"and 8 pieces.":
1 (the"'"pawn at e2 is"'"moved to e4).":
1 'z$'"cannot be"'"postponed.":
1 '"time trouble!":
1 '"l. Confusing"'"non-Staunton"'"chess sets":
1 '"You then"'"shake hands.":
1 '"You may have"'"more than one"'"Queen.":
1 '"You have been"'"shown the"'"fu[ version." :
1 '"Win,loss or"'"draw,they"'"decide.":
1 '"To search a"'"section,turn"'"
1 '"This move is"'"written down"'"and sealed in"'"an envelope,"'"which is then"'"held by the"'"opponent ti["'"play resumes.":
1 '"This is the"'"only time any"'"chessman is"'"taken without"'"occupation of"'"its square by"'"the attacking"'"chessman.":
1 '"This has two"'"distinct"'"elements:":
1 '"These are"'"valuable."'
1 '"The ticker-"'"tape sound"'"wi[ also be"'"switched off.":
1 '"The shielding"'"chessman is"'"
1 '"The pieces"'"are divided"'"into two"'"groups:":
1 '"The flashing"'"squares show"'"White] BACK"'"RANK.":
1 '"The check is":
1 '"The arrow"'"points to the":
1 '"The King is"'"never taken.":
1 '"The King & a"'"Rook (castle)"'"are moved.":
1 '"THE OPENING,":
1 '"So you should"'"learn both.":
1 '"Score sheets"'"have diagrams"'"for this....":
1 '"Repetition"'"need not be"'"sequential."'"Other moves"'"may be made"'"in between.":
1 '"Repetition is"'"sometimes the"'"only way to"'"avoid making"'"a losing"'"move."
1 '"Recording"'"both squares"'"avoids"'"ambiguity.":
1 '"RESULT:"'
1 '"Queen]"'"Gambit"'"Declined.":
1 '"Queen]"'"Gambit"'"Accepted.":
1 '"QB = Q Bishop"'"QN = Q Knight"'"QR = Q Rook"'
1 '"Providing a"'"legal move is"'"possible,you"'"MUST move it.":
1 '"Pinned men"'"are virtua[y"'"useless.":
1 '"Only two"'"squares are"'"attacked.":
1 '"On a crowded"'"board,the"'"Knight is"'"worth more"'"than a Bishop"'"because it"'"may jump over"'"the crowd.":
1 '"Note that"'"White cannot"'"take Black]"'"pawn at K5.":
1 '"Note how weak"'"it becomes"'"when stuck in"'"a corner.":
1 '"Neither piece"'"should have"'"been moved"'"before.":
1 '"Letters
1 '"Juniors are"'"welcomed by"'"most clubs.":
1 '"It cannot be"'"moved as long"'"as check is"'"threatened.":
1 '"If you gain"'"control of"'"key areas,you"'"have a":
1 '"If you gain"'"an opposing"'"chessman or"'"Queen a pawn"'"in the end"'"game,you"'"have a":
1 '"If you are"'"forced to"'"retreat,you":
1 '"If not,we"'"have the";
1 '"Hans Kmoch"'"ca[ed the"'"fo[owing"'"exemplar of"'"play,":
1 '"Five ways of"'"finding draws"'"are possible:"'
1 '"Fischer was"'"only 13 years"'"old when he"'"won this game"'"against the"'"International"'"Master!":
1 '"Endgame play"'"is an art in"'"itself.":
1 '"E.g. White"'"cannot move."'"The game is"'"drawn.":
1 '"E.g. K4"''"
1 '"Concentrate"'"on ";z$:
1 '"By advancing"'"the QB pawn"'"
1 '"Best buy?":
1 '"ADJUDICATION.":
1 '"A player may"'"choose any"'"piece,except"'"a King.":
1 '"A King should"'"measure 9.5"'"centimetres":
1 '"5 ADJUDICATED":
1 '"3 REPETITION";
1 '"2. Normal"'"time controls"'"cannot be"'"selected by"'"the user.":
1 '"1. Move the"'" King":
1 '"1 AGREED";
1 #Never move"'"the same"'"piece twice"'"during the"'"opening$"'"
1 "in the hope"'"of a gain in"'"development,"'"is ca[ed a":
1 "if greater,"'"you have
1 "as far as"'"space on the"'"board a[ows.":
1 "a deliberate"'"loss of piece"'"or pawn in"'"order to gain"'"a decisive"'"advantage -"'"usua[y takes"'"place in the":
1 "Your task in"'"this phase is"'"to find the"'"weakest point"'"of your"'"opponent]"'"defence and"'"to breach it.":
1 "Your move is"'"complete when"'"you release"'"the chessman"'"you've moved.":
1 "Your main"'"concern in"'"
1 "You cannot"'"move the King"'"to a square"'"threatened by"'"an opposing"'"chessman.":
1 "You cannot"'"move any man"'"that shields"'"your King"'"from check.":
1 "You can get"'"information"'"about local"'"chess clubs"'"from public"'"libraries.":
1 "Would you"'"like to read"'"
1 "With opposing"'"pieces on the"'"red squares,"'"we have a":
1 "With little"'"material left"'"on the board,"'"two Bishops"'"may be worth"'"more than two"'"Knights.":
1 "White] most"'"advanced pawn"'"is now on the":
1 "White playing"'"up the board.";
1 "White must"'"accept this"'"option now"'"or lose the"'"chance.":
1 "Whether a"'"game is to be"'"adjudicated"'"or played on,"'"both players"'"must record"'"the position"'"the game has"'"reached.":
1 "When you take"'"an opposing"'"chessman at"'"the cost of"'"losing one of"'"your own,you"'"have made an":
1 "When neither"'"side has won,"'"a DRAW may be"'"claimed.":
1 "When buying a"'"chess board,"'"choose one"'"coloured like"'"this.":
1 "When a series"'"of moves does"'"not a[ow any"'"alternative"'"reply,it"'"creates a"'
1 "When a piece"'"is moved,its"'"initial is"'"shown before"'"its starting"'"square (N for"'"Knight.)":
1 "When a man is"'"unguarded and"'"under attack"'"it is":
1 "When a King"'"is shielded"'"from check by"'"an opposing"'"chessman,"'"there is the"'"danger of":
1 "We don't need"'"to refer to"'"a different"'"set of rank"'"numbers when"'"recording our"'"opponent]"'"moves.":
1 "V5 4/2/87"
1 "Three ways of"'"getting out"'"of check are"'"possible:":
1 "This program"'"wi[ use"'"descriptive"'"notation.":
1 "This position"'"was sent for"'"adjudication."'"White claimed"'"a draw,Black"'"a win.":
1 "This move is"'"a[owed once.":
1 "They have two"'"faults in"'"common:":
1 "These letters"'"are combined"'"with the rank"'"numbers as"'"before.":
1 "There is a"'"special type"'"of checkmate"'"that only the"'"Knight can"'"achieve:":
1 "There are"'"two forms of"'"algebraic"'"notation:":
1 "The very high"'"value placed"'"on the King"'"ensures that"'"a computer"'"#understands$"'"the object of"'"the game:":
1 "The speed of"'"development"'"and of attack"'"we ca[ ";
1 "The rule of"'z$'"a[ows us to"'"pretend that"'"the pawn to"'"be taken had"'"moved forward"'"one square"'"instead of"'"two.":
1 "The ranks are"'"numbered as"'"follows.":
1 "The player"'"who is due to"'"move makes a":
1 "The opposite"'"of the pin is"'"the
1 "The object of"'"the game is"'"to trap your"'"opponent]"'"King.This is"'"ca[ed":
1 "The next game"'"demonstrates"'"algebraic"'"notation.":
1 "The moves we"'"have just"'"seen would be"'"recorded so:":
1 "The method we"'"have already"'"begun to use"'"is ca[ed":
1 "The maxim"'"
1 "The main"'"source of"'"reference for"'b$'"was:"'
1 "The genuine":
1 "The following"'"
1 "The fo[owing"'"programs wi["'"enable you to"'"practise your"'"game on the"'"48K Spectrum.":
1 "The finale of"'"the last game"'"demonstrates"'"a
1 "The columns"'"of squares"'"are ca[ed"'"FILES.":
1 "The chessmen"'"designed for"'b$'"are based on"'"the";z$'"chessmen,"'"designed by"'"Cook in 1835"'"and endorsed"'"by";z$'"in 1852.":
1 "The chessman,"'"often a pawn,"'"can usua[y"'"be regained.":
1 "The cheapest."'"Shop around.":
1 "The Queen"'"moves in any"'"direction":
1 "The Queen"'"can't escape."
1 "The Knight is"'"the only"'"chessman that"'"can jump over"'"other men.":
1 "The Knight is"'"
1 "The King,"'"passive in"'"the earlier"'"stages of"'"play,becomes"'"an aggressive"'"piece in the"'"end game.Its"'"positioning"'"is vital.":
1 "The King"'"moves one"'"square at a"'"time in any"'"direction.":
1 "The King must"'"not be in"'"check,nor may"'"it cross a"'"square that"'"is attacked.":
1 "The King is"'"in check and"'"must move.":
1 "Starting at"'"the top left"'"corner,this"'"position is"'"recorded so:"''"10p6p6p7Pb1P"'"5N3k8r3R4K"''"(10 squares,"'"Black pawn,"'"etc).":
1 "Sometimes #x$"'"is used as"'"the symbol"'"for capture,"'"as in English"'"notation,and"'"#++$ is used"'"to indicate"'"checkmate!":
1 "Significant"'"material and"'"positional"'"advantages"'"should force"'"the opponent]"'"resignation"'"before the"'"game reaches"'"checkmate,"'"unless you"'"are in";
1 "Rooks move"'"north,south,"'"east or west":
1 "Recording the"'"moves of a"'"game is known"'"as ";z$;".":
1 "REMARKS"''"! = good move"''"? = bad move.":
1 "QUEEN-SIDE"'z$'"
1 "Pins are not"'"always as bad"'"as this one,"'"but they are"'"strategica[y"'"important.":
1 "One way of"'"forcing a"'"repetition of"'"moves is by":
1 "Offering a"'"chessman for"'"capture in";
1 "Now you have"'"gone through"'b$'"in sequence,I"'"sha[ disclose"'"a secret:":
1 "Now for a"'"very brief"'"demonstration"'"game,using":
1 "Mastery of"'"the Knight is"'"vital to good"'"play.":
1 "Many openings"'"and their"'"variations"'"are known by"'"name,e.g.":
1 "MAJOR PIECES"'"
1 "Knights move"'"in an L-shape"'"with these"'"orientations:"'
1 "KING-SIDE"'z$;
1 "J'adoube is"'"pronounced"'"#ja-doob$"'"with a soft J.":
1 "In practice,"'"these values"'"are unstable.":
1 "In ";z$'"notation,"'"numbers refer"'"to vacant"'"squares,lower"'"case letters"'"to Black] men"'"and capitals"'"to White].":
1 "If,by one"'"move,you"'"achieve more"'"than one"'"objective,you":
1 "If you wish"'"to centre a"'"chessman on"'"its square,"'"because it"'"looks untidy,"'"say to your"'"opponent"'"#J'adoube$":
1 "If you touch"'"one of your"'"chessmen,your"'"opponent may"'"demand that"'"you move it.":
1 "If you don't"'"understand"'"how chessmen"'"are moved,"'"don't worry"'"about it now.":
1 "If you don't"'"have a score"'"sheet,your"'"position may"'"be recorded"'"by means of":
1 "If the value"'"of your lost"'"piece is less"'"than your"'"opponent],"'"you have
1 "If the first"'"four ways of"'"obtaining a"'"draw are not"'"available,a"'"position may"'"be submitted"'"to anonymous"'"players for";
1 "If the board"'"is positioned"'"correctly,a"'"light square"'"wi[ be in the"'"corner to"'"your right.":
1 "If both the"'"moved man and"'"the disclosed"'"man attack"'"the King,we"'"discover":
1 "If a position"'"occurs three"'"times,either"'"player may"'"claim a draw"'"by";
1 "If a player"'"does not wish"'"to submit the"'"position to"'"adjudication"'"and a draw"'"cannot be"'"agreed,play"'"is
1 "If a player"'"cannot make a"'"legal move"'"and is not in"'"check,the"'"game ends in":
1 "If a pinned"'"piece is"'"attacked by a"'"pawn,its loss"'"is almost"'"certain.":
1 "If a pawn"'"reaches the"'"8th rank,it"'"is promoted.":
1 "If a King is"'"under attack"'"without being"'"trapped,it is":
1 "If Black,"'"playing down"'"the board,"'"had occupied"'"this square,"'"we would have"'"numbered it"'"using Black]"'"rank numbers.":
1 "If Black"'"takes White]"'"offered pawn,"'"we have the";
1 "However,many"'"chess books"'"written in"'"English use"'"descriptive"'"notation.":
1 "Here,neither"'"King can move"'"to White] Q4.":
1 "Here is a"'"typical end-"'"game position"'"recorded at"'"ca[ of time."''"Chessmen are"'"represented"'"by initials."'"Black] men"'"are ringed."
1 "Goodbye Rook.":
1 "Forcing a"'"draw a[ows"'"us to salvage"'"an otherwise"'"lost game."''"
1 "Files take"'"the names of"'"those pieces"'"which occupy"'"them at start"'"of play. ":
1 "FILES"''"As for the"'"chessmen,plus";
1 "During the"'"
1 "During play,"'"you may offer"'"your opponent"'"a draw.He or"'"she may
1 "Donald Byrne"'"(White) v"'"Bobby Fischer"'"in the 1956"'"Rosenwald"'"Tournament.":
1 "Don't waste"'"your money on"'"fancy chess"'"sets.":
1 "Chessmen of"'"the";z$'"type are used"'"in a[ events"'"organised by"'"F.I.D.E.,the"'"official body"'"governing"'"international"'"competition.":
1 "Chess is a"'"wargame with"'"three phases"'"and three"'"dimensions.":
1 "CHESSMEN"'"
1 "By moving the"'"Knight,Black"'"a[ows the"'"Queen to"'"check White]"'"King.":
1 "By combining"'"file names"'"with rank"'"numbers,we"'"can locate"'"any square on"'"the board.":
1 "Both players"'"made errors"'"during play.":
1 "Both players"'"begin with"'"8 pawns (
1 "Black] pawn"'"is taken"'z$'"(in passing).":
1 "Black wins."'"White] King"'"is trapped.":
1 "Bishops move"'"diagona[y":
1 "Avoid boards"'"with harsh"'"contrast.":
1 "As both sides"'"have depleted"'"forces by the"'"time the last"'"phase of play"'"is reached,"'"the
1 "Algebraic"'"notation is"'"now the only"'"method of"'"notation"'"recognized by"'"F.I.D.E.":
1 "Algebraic"'"notation has"'"a number of"'"advantages"'"over English"'"notation.":
1 "ALGEBRAIC"'"NOTATION":
1 "A sustained"'"attack on a"'"King,driving"'"it across the"'"board with a"'"series of"'"checks,is"'"known as a"'
1 "A player"'"signifies his"'"resignation"'"by laying his"'"King on the"'"board.":
1 "A player may"'"claim a draw"'"if he can"'"prove that
1 "A pawn with a"'"clear run to"'"the 8th rank"'"is ca[ed a":
1 "A pawn near"'"promotion is"'"worth more"'"than a minor"'"piece - even"'"a Rook!":
1 "A good club"'"wi[ match you"'"against other"'"beginners ti["'"your play"'"improves; but"'"you must know"'"those basic"'"rules we have"'"covered in"'b$;".":
1 "3. Interpose"'" a chessman"'"between King"'"and attacker.":
1 "1 FORCE: the"'" armies."''"2 SPACE: the"'" positions"'" held by the"'" armies."''"3 TIME: the"'" speed with"'" which you"'" gain & hold"'" strategic"'" positions.":
1 ",c+f-w,t:
1 "(pronounced"'"#on pree$).":
1 "(dis ch).":
1 "(dbl ch).":
1 "(Italian for)"'"time).":
1 "(French for"'"#I adjust$).":
1 "'"values were"'"agreed by the"'"Euratom"'"Committee on"'"computer"'"chess.":
1 "'"should be to"'"thrust your"'"men into"'"commanding"'"positions as"'"soon as you"'"can.This is":
1 "'"records that"'"the Rook at"'"a1 is moved"'"to a5.":
1 "'"or say #No$.":
1 "'"one square at"'"a time.":
1 "'"moves have"'"been made"'"without the"'"capture of a"'"chessman or"'"the moving of"'"a pawn.":
1 "'"movement may"'"be restricted"'"by tight pawn"'"formations (a"'"
1 "'"is usua[y"'"characterized"'"by the race"'"to promote a"'"pawn.":
1 "'"ca[ the main"'"sections of"'"the program"'"whenever
1 "'"by Black and"'"
1 " Imagine it: "'" first O-O, "'" then O-O-O. "'s$:
1 " How would "'" you castle "'" as Black? "'s$:
1 to"'"turn it off.":
1 squares,"'"Black gives"'"White the"'"option of"'"taking it...":
1 slowly rises. The flag fa[s on the hour.":
1 runs again.",
1 relative
1 get"'"out of check"'"immediately.":
1 by"'"Edward Brace"'"(Hamlyn 1977).":
1 by"'"Black] Queen.":
1 are used"'"instead of"'"file names.":
1 Very slow: "'" 6 hours per "'" move on its "'" top level! "'" Wa[y play "'" at speed. "'l$:
1 Think before "'" you touch. "'
1 Slow. Menu "'" by initials."'" Few options."'" No problem- "'" solving. "'l$:
1 Rooks (2)":
1 R = Rook"'"
1 Q = Queen"'"
1 P = Pawn":
1 N = Knight"''"
1 Move-input by"'" cursor keys, "'" useless for "'" learning
1 Knights(2)":
1 K side"'"
1 K = King"'"
1 Find them!
1 Clock border "'" flickers - a "'" minor flaw, "'" but annoying."'" No menu on "'" main screen. "'l$;"
1 COXSOFT 1987
1 Bishops(2)"'"
1 B = Bishop"'"
1 AN"'" ILLUSTRATED"'" DICTIONARY"'" OF CHESS"'"
1 = 1000"'"
1 = 85"'"
1 = 45"'"
1 = 30"''"
1 = 30"'"
1 "'s$''s$'s$
1 "'" notation and "'" hopeless on "'" Spectrum +. "'l$;"
1 THE PAWNS ";
1 Knight "'" attacks "'" Queen. ":