Playing Kasparov Chessmate WARNING: READ BEFORE PLAYING THE GAME A very small percentage of individuals may experience

epileptic seizures when ex posed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games, including g ames played on a PC, may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, have an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to playi ng. If you experience any of the following symptoms while playing a video game dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorient ation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions - IMMEDIATELY discontinue use an d consult your physician before resuming play. INTRODUCTION Welcome to Kasparov Chessmate! To start playing, choose a profile from the drop-down list, or create a new prof ile. Then, choose the type of game you want to play: a Local game against a comp uter or another player, an Online game on a direct network connection or in MSN s Zone.com; or an Exhibition or Championship game at the Kasparov Chess Club. Once you ve chosen your game, choose your opponent, set the available timing and h inting options and click Play. The Game page appears, and the clock is counting down. Make your moves, study th e move list and analysis board, read Garry Kasparov s hints, and do your best to w in. After the game, you can see your new ratings and then either choose to save your game, return to the main menu or call for a rematch! If you want to learn more about Kasparov Chessmate, read on. If you want to begi n a new game, click Play Game in the menu and start playing! PROFILES Kasparov Chessmate uses player profiles to manage your games and track your prog ress. To play a rated game of chess, you need to use a profile. A profile consists of a name, a country, an icon, your MSN nickname and password , and gameplay statistics such as games won, lost and drawn. You can maintain up to 8 separate profiles. Guest Profile ============= The Guest profile has a permanent rating of 1200 points that does not change aft er a game, and Kasparov Chessmate does not keep track of the game statistics for this Guest profile. If you play against the Guest profile, your rating changes normally. You cannot play in a Kasparov Chess Club Championship with the Guest profile. Managing Profiles ================= To manage your profiles, click Profiles in the main menu. The Profile panel appe ars. You can create, edit, and delete profiles from this panel.

To create a profile, Click New, type your name, choose your icon from the list, choose your country from the drop-down list, add your MSN nickname and password, if any, and click OK. Your initial rating is 1200. To edit your profile, click Edit, and make the necessary changes. Your rating st ays the same, even though you change your name. To delete your profile, click Delete. This removes your profile from your PC. If you have the same profile on a Pocket PC or Palm device, that profile will be d eleted after your next synchronization. Synchronizing Profiles ====================== You can synchronize your profiles and unfinished games with Pocket PC and Palm d evices. To synchronize the current profile and unfinished games, place your device in th e cradle and click Pocket PC or Palm. The Synchronize window appears. Select the device containing the profile or game you want to synchronize, and th en select the profile from the drop-down list. Click Synchronize Profile to synchronize the profile between your PC and device. Click Transfer Game to PC or Transfer Game from PC to transfer a saved game. The Transfer Game window appears. Select the type of game you want to transfer from the drop-down list, and then s elect the game you want to transfer. Click Transfer to transfer the game and syn chronize your profile. You can only transfer one vs. Computer or Club Exhibition. Transferred games are not rated due to performance differences between the PC, Pocket PC, and Palm de vices. Posting Scores ============== To post the rating of the current profile on the Scorecast system, enter a Score cast username and password in the Profile Panel, and click Post Scores. Your rat ing is posted on Hexacto s web site (www.hexacto.com). Ratings ======= Chess ratings indicate your relative strength as a chess player. For every rated game of chess that you play, you win or lose rating points based on your rating and your opponent s rating. A chess rating is a sort of weighted average: If you have a high rating and you beat a low-rated player, you win some rating points, but not many; if you are a low-rated player and you beat a higher-rated player, you win many more rating po ints; and if you play a player with a similar rating, your rating won t change muc h. The more games you play, the more accurate a representation of your skills yo ur rating will be. Chess ratings are used by chess federations such as the United States Chess Fede ration (U.S.C.F.) and the Fdration Internationale des checs (F.I.D.E.) to rank the players and assign titles. These federations use complex calculations to determi ne the most accurate rating possible. A Grandmaster rating is approximately 2600 .

The ratings offered by Kasparov Chessmate are not equivalent to the ratings main tained by the chess federations, although they do use the same formula and calcu lations. You cannot earn a rating on Kasparov Chessmate and go to a real chess t ournament and claim that rating as your own. However, you can use this rating as a guideline for estimating your skill as a chess player. PLAY GAME There are three general types of games in Kasparov Chessmate: * Local games, played against a computer opponent or another player; * Online games, played over a direct network connection or in MSN s Zone.com * Kasparov Chess Club games, played against the members of the virtual Kasparov Chess Club. Local Games =========== The Local games are played on your PC against a computer opponent or against ano ther player. Vs. Computer -----------Use the slide bar to choose one of the 45 Easy, Intermediate or Hard computer op ponents that suits your level of experience, and then select your game settings. While playing, you can receive hints from Garry Kasparov. Vs. Player ---------Choose the profile of your opponent from the Profile List, or have your opponent play as Guest, and then choose your game settings. Then, take turns making move s. Hints are not available in this mode. Online Games ============ There are two ways to play Online games: over a network, or in MSN s Zone.com. In addition to playing the games, you can also chat with your opponent. Hints are not available in this mode. Network ------To host a game, click Host Game. Choose the game settings, click Host, and wait for your opponent to join the game. To join a game, click Join Game. Enter the IP address of the host computer and c lick Join to start playing. MSN s Zone.com -------------To play in MSN s Zone.com, you need to add your MSN nickname and password to one o f your profiles. Click MSN s Zone.com. Kasparov Chessmate opens your internet connection, if necess ary, and closes the game. The MSN login appears in your web browser. Enter your MSN nickname and password and click OK. The Kasparov Chessmate main page appears . Click the room where you want to play. The Game Selection page appears.

Click a game icon to join that game, or click an empty game icon to host that ga me. For more information about hosting and joining games at MSN's Zone.com, see Game Help at the Kasparov Chessmate main page. Kasparov Chessmate opens with the profile that contains the MSN nickname you spe cified. If no profiles contain the MSN nickname, the Guest profile is used. Kasparov Chess Club =================== The Kasparov Chess Club is a virtual chess club where you can test your skills a nd improve the level of your play. You can play Exhibition games against the mem bers of the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Leagues, and, when you re ready, try to win t he Club Championship. Club Exhibition --------------To play an exhibition game against a Club member, click the arrows to scroll thr ough the list of members to choose your opponent, choose the game settings, and click Play. Club Championship ----------------The Club Championship lets you test your skills against the players in the Club. Before starting a Championship, click Championship Rules to read the rules of th e game. When you re ready to play, click Championship to view your opponents for the curre nt round. A progress bar indicates how far you ve come and how far you have to go, and a statistics window shows you the statistics for the current round and the current Championship. Choose your opponent and click Play. You can attempt one Challenge at a time for each profile. If you want to abandon your current attempt and start another, click New Championship. GAME PAGE The Kasparov Chessmate Game page is designed with the player in mind: all the fe atures you need to play your best game of chess are available in the information trays and menus. The profile names and countries of the players are shown in bars above and below the chessboard. At the right of each bar is the chess clock, which shows how mu ch time remains for each player to make their moves. Information Trays ================= There are two basic information trays: the History tray, which shows the move li st and the analysis board, and the Hints tray, which shows the hints and comment ary from Gary Kasparov. To read the information trays, click the tray title. You can place the full tray where you like on the screen. When you are finished with the tray, click the cl ose arrow in the title to return the tray to the bottom of the screen. Remember, while you re reading the trays, your clock is counting down!

History Tray -----------The History tray contains two parts: the analysis board and the move list. The analysis board helps you plan your strategy by moving the pieces before maki ng your official move on the main chessboard. The analysis board always shows th e position of the pieces after the last move, or shows the move in the move list . The move list shows all the moves made in the game in either algebraic or figuri ne notation. You can use the arrow buttons or slide bar to move through the list one or more moves at a time. The analysis board shows the position of the piece s as of the selected move. Hints Tray ---------The Hints tray shows the comments and suggestions from Garry Kasparov. If the tr ay is closed and a comment appears, the tray title flashes at the bottom of the screen. Click the tray title to open the tray and read the comment or suggestion . You can click Ask to request a hint or ask for more information about a warning or suggestion. In rated games, if you ask for a hint, your game is not rated. Game Menu ========= The Game menu lists the other options you may need during the game. Back to Menu -----------Return to the Main Menu. If the game is unfinished, you can either save or resig n the game. If you choose to resign, the game is scored as a loss. Change Appearance ----------------Opens the Game Settings window. You can change the appearance of the board. Rotate Board -----------Shows the board from the perspective of your opponent. This does not allow you t o play from your opponent s position. Resign -----Resigns the game to your opponent. The game is scored as a loss. Offer Draw ---------Offers a draw to your opponent. Your opponent either accepts or declines the dra w. If the draw is accepted, the game is scored as a tie. Undo Move --------Takes back your last move. In rated games, if you undo a move, your game is not rated. After the Game ============== After the game, a message appears, showing the time used by each player and the

change in the ratings. You can then click Back to Main to return to the main men u, click Save for Review to save the game for later review, or click Rematch to play another game against the same opponent with the same settings. LOAD GAME For each profile, you can save unfinished Vs. Computer, Vs. Human, and Club Exhi bition games. The Load game panel shows all the saved games for all profiles, an d indicates the game type and the opponent. A small chessboard shows the current state of the game. You can search for saved games by type or by profile. To resume a game, select t he game from the list and click Load. REVIEW GAME You can review Garry Kasparov s favorite games and your own completed games in the Game page. Saved Games =========== The saved games are listed by profile, opponent, game type, and result. Select a game and click Review to load the saved game into the Game page. Use th e History tray to review each move of the game. You cannot change your moves, bu t you see what you did well, and where you can improve. Historic Games ============== Kasparov Chessmate includes 64 of Garry Kasparov s most valuable games in his care er, selected by Garry Kasparov himself! Select the game to review, click Open, and use the History tray to review Kaspar ov s beautiful games. SETTINGS You can select the environment and game settings for Kasparov Chessmate in the S ettings window. System ====== Click the check boxes to toggle menu animation and full-screen display. Sounds ====== Click the check boxes to toggle the background music for the menu screens and th e sound effects on the Game page. Use the slide bar to set the volume for each i tem. Chessboard ========== You can choose the following settings for the chessboard. View ---Choose to view the board as 2D or 3D. Style -----

Choose one of three style schemes for the chessboard: * Staunton Black and White * Staunton Rosewood * Modern Notation -------Choose your preferred notation for the move list: Algebraic, which identifies th e pieces by letter, or Figurine, which identifies the pieces by symbol. Movement -------Choose how pieces are moved on the chessboard. If you choose Instant Change, pie ces just appear at their location; if you choose Slide, they move slowly across the board. Use the slide bar to set the slide speed. Game Settings ============= You can set the timing and hinting for each game type. Timing -----Each player is has a clock to track the time spent contemplating or making a mov e. When one player s clock is running, the other player s clock is stopped. Players often have a fixed amount of time to either win the game, or complete a set num ber of moves. This is called the time control. Players can also choose allegro timing, which adds a fixed amount of time to the ir clocks after each move. This helps reduce the pressure of time at the end of games. There are four basic time controls in Kasparov Chessmate: * * * * Blitz Rapid Classical No Time Limit

Blitz In Blitz games, you must win the game before your clock runs out, or you lose th e game. There are three Blitz modes: * Game/5 minutes * Game/10 minutes * Game/15 minutes Rapid In Rapid games, you must win the game before your clock runs out, or you lose th e game. Rapid games have longer time limits than Blitz games: * Game/30 minutes * Game/60 minutes * Game/90 minutes Classical In Classical games, you must make the specified number of moves before your cloc

k runs out, or you lose the game. The time controls are: * * * * * 30 30 40 60 60 moves/30 moves/60 moves/60 moves/60 moves/90 minutes minutes minutes minutes minutes

If the game is not finished by the end of the time, but you have made the requir ed number of moves, a second time control is added. The second time control is n ot added if you use allegro timing. No Time Limit In games without time limits, the game takes as long as necessary to win. Games without time limits are not rated. Allegro Timing With allegro timing, a certain amount of time is added to your clock after each move to minimize the pressure of time at the end of a game. In ck In er Blitz and Rapid time controls, allegro timing adds up to 3 seconds to the clo after each move. Classical time controls, allegro timing adds up to 5 seconds to the clock aft each move.

Allegro timing never adds more time than was used to make the move. Rated Game ---------You can choose if you want to rate the game. If you check Rated Game, Kasparov Chessmate enforces the time control strictly, and ends the game if a player misses the time control. If you ask Garry Kasparov for a hint, or if you undo a move, the game is no longer rated. If you don t check Rated Game, Kasparov Chessmate tracks the time control, and adv ises both players if they miss the time control. Players can ask for hints or un do moves without restriction. Hints ----You can set the frequency and clarity of the hints and commentary offered by Gar ry Kasparov during your games. Frequency There are five frequency options: * * * * * On Demand Random Regular Every Move Never

Kasparov prompts you with hints at the appropriate time. Clarity

There are four clarity options: * * * * General Specific Detailed Complete

Click Ask in the Hints tray to receive additional information about the hint or comment. Show Moves There are two show moves options to help develop your vision of the chessboard: * Last Move * Legal Moves The Last Move option highlights the departure and destination squares for the la st move on the chessboard. The Legal Moves option highlights the legal destination squares for the selected piece. TRAINING The Training section allows you to read the rules of chess, see examples, and tr y exercises. The Training panel is divided in two columns: the Section column, and the Detail s column. The Section column lists the main training topics. Click a topic to se e a complete list of the sub-topics in the Details column. Select the desired sub-topic, and click Open to review the topic in the Game pag e. In the Game page, open the Tutorial tray to follow the tutorial. Click Back or N ext to navigate through each topic, or click Index to return to the Training pan el. Click Show Example to see animated examples, click Show Solution to see the solu tion to an exercise, or click Retry to see an exercise or example from the begin ning. For examples with multiple steps, such as openings or endgames, use the slide ba r to scroll rapidly through each step. Problems ======== Kasparov Chessmate includes chess problems for players who want a chess challeng e without a chess game. In each problem, White moves and delivers checkmate in a specified number of moves. Depending on the moves made by Black, there can be m any solutions to the same problem, but only the correct first move guarantees a victory by White. Select the type of problem you want to attempt, click Open, and try to find the first move that solves the problem. Click Show Solution to see the first move that solves the problem. Then, click N ext to review a sample solution to the problem. To navigate between problems, click Previous or Next.

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se some states and jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of lia bility, the above limitation may not apply to you. Kasparov Chessmate PC User Guide Hexacto Games 7/15/03 7/15/2003 18