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====Switch (Shift S)====
This function lets you change sides with the computer so it can play your move (and vice versa). The computer will play itself if you use this option each time it's your move. (''Note:'' Switch does not work in the "setting up a problem" mode.
====Position Shift P)====
This option allows you to disregard the status of the game being played and rearrange the board without regard to the legality of the moves taken. Anytime the computer displays "ENTER MOVE," '''SHIFT P''' can be used. When first pressed, the current positions on the chessboard remain, but the computer allows you to make changes to the board following the sequences used in the "Setting Up a Problem" section on page 33. (Note: Once '''SHIFT P''' is used, you cannot use the replay, back-up, or record features.)
====Mode Change (Shift M)====
This option allows you to change the style of play being used by the computer. During a game, you can press '''SHIFT M''' when it's your turn and then change the skill level, "thinking time" (if intermediate level chosen), and the computer's style of play. When these choices are completed, the computer returns you to the previous board set up. It's still your move, and play will resume with the new changes in place. (''Note:'' '''SHIFT M''' cannot be used in "Person vs. Person" except to replace one of the players with the computer.)
====Quite (Shift Q)====
This key sequence tells the computer to leave the module and return to the main title display.
===Game Options===
====Playing a Game====
Two basic options are available for playing a game against the computer. Option 1, playing a beginner's game, is automatically started by the computer. With option 2, choosing a game type, several selections are required before the game begins. These selections include:
* Choosing level of play for the computer (beginner, novice, or intermediate)
* Choosing computer "thinking time" (between 30 and 200 seconds per move). This is offered only when the intermediate level is chosen. The longer the time allowed, the better the computer plays.
* Choosing the style of play for the computer (normal, aggressive, defensive, or losing. ''Note:'' Losing style of play is available only with the beginner level.)
* Choosing the color you want to play (white or black - white moves first).
With option 1, the beginner's game, the computer automatically sets up the chessboard for a beginner-level, normal style of play. The computer randomly picks white or black for itself - if it chooses black, it waits for your move; if the computer chooses white, it makes the first move and then indicates it's your turn by showing "ENTER MOVE" on the bottom of the screen.
A typical playing screen is shown here:
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