DGT Centaur Manuel - Page 9

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When Centaur evaluates a position it does not only look at the material differences between white and black,

but it also takes into account the position of the pieces, whether they are active or passive, and whether

there are any tactical possibilities in the position. By comparing the scores for different moves you can see

which moves result in a better position.

5. Game time

It is possible to use a clock when playing against Centaur.

By default, the game timer is turned off. Switch it on by pressing the "Ok/

Menu" button and then selecting the "Game time" option. You can select

following game times: 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes per player per

game. Using the arrow keys you scroll through the menu and your choice is

confirmed by pressing the "Ok" button. To start the game and exit the menu

press the "Play-Pause" button. The clock times will be shown in the display.

The clock starts as soon as you make your first move. Centaur's game clock,

will count down and stop as soon as Centaur indicates its move. After you

made Centaur's move on the board, your clock will start and continue its

countdown. Use the "Play-Pause" button to stop the clocks at any moment

to pause the game.

When a player reaches 0:00:00 first and used all his time, a flag will be

shown next to the clock. The game can continue however, even when the

clock has reached 0:00:00.

You can set up a position and continue play from that position. This can

be used to analyze or play out an interesting position or to solve a chess

puzzle.

There are two ways to set up a position: beginning with the starting

position or beginning with an empty board.

The easiest way to set up a position is by beginning in the starting position.

For this, first place all pieces in the starting position as if you want to start

a new game. You can do this in the main screen before entering the menu

and selecting the "Set pieces" option.

At this moment you can lift a piece and move it to any square (or remove

it from the board). Moving pieces during set up does not have to be

according to the rules of chess.

Centaur remembers which piece was last raised and any subsequent piece

you place on the board will be of that type. You will also see the type being

indicated in the Centaur display. Setting up a position this way is very

intuitive as you will see when trying it a few times.

When you have set up the desired position on the board, press the "Ok/

Menu" button. The display will show the following settings (see fig. 11).

Figure 9. Game time.

Figure 10. Set pieces.