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- **Chess Marvel**
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- **by**
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- **Arthur Crump**
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- **Table of Contents**
- **=================**
- 1. Getting Started
- a. How to Play Chess
- b. Requirements
- c. Installation & Setup
- d. Starting Chess Marvel
- 2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
- 3. How to Contact Us
-
- **1. Getting Started**
- **==================**
-
- **a. How to Play Chess**
- **--------------------**
-
- There are many variations of the game of chess,
- Chess Marvel is one variation. To start playing chess,
- click on the piece you wish to move, and then click on
- the destination you wish to move it to. Or, if you wish
- for the computer to make the first move, click on the
- 'Move' button and the computer player will start the
- game. Each player then takes turns moving their 16 chess
- pieces across the board.
-
- The King can move to any adjacent empty square, or an
- adjacent square occupied by an unprotected opposing piece.
-
- The Queen can move along the diagonal, horizontal, or
- vertical in any direction over unoccupied squares. And
- can capture an opposing piece by landing in its square.
-
- The Rook can be moved along the horizontal and
- vertical in any direction over unoccupied squares. And
- can capture an opposing piece by landing in its square.
-
- The Bishop can be moved along the diagonal in any
- direction over unoccupied squares. And can capture an
- opposing piece by landing in its square.
-
- The Knight moves in an L-shaped direction over squares
- that may, or may not be occupied, capturing the opposing
- piece in the square it lands on.
-
- A Pawn can move two squares its first move, but there
- after it moves one square at a time. It can capture
- opposing pieces on either diagonal square facing it.
-
- To win at chess you must either capture or checkmate
- your opponent's king.
-
- Chess Marvel allows you to play at different skill
- levels. At start-up, Chess Marvel plays at Novice
- level. To change to a higher level, click on the
- 'Novice' button until it reaches a level you feel
- comfortable with.
-
- Chess Marvel also gives you the option of undoing
- mistaken moves. To undo a move click on the 'Undo'
- button.
-
- **b. System Requirements**
- **----------------------**
-
- To run Chess Marvel, you'll need the following system:
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- An IBM-compatible, 486 or better computer
- Four Megabytes of RAM
- A VGA monitor
- Windows 3.1, or Windows 95
- Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
- Mouse
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- You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:
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- Pentium processor
- Eight Megabytes of RAM
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- **c. Installation and Setup**
- **-------------------------**
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- 1. To get started with Chess Marvel on a hard disk:
- a. Insert the Chess Marvel disk in your
- floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
- b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
- Enter.
- c. Follow the screen directions.
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- **d. Starting Chess Marvel**
- **------------------------**
-
- To start the game, double click on the Chess Marvel
- icon in Windows.
-
- **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
- **======================================**
-
- If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
- needing to get help. Try the following:
-
- If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
- try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
- disk cache.
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- If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness
- on your monitor.
-
- If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
- electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
- your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
- you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
- that were displayed.
-
- **3. How to Contact Us**
- **====================**
-
- Write to:
-
- **AGCrump**
- **24708 Wisteria Lane**
- **Moreno Valley, CA 92557**
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- E-mail:
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- **ao545@lafn.org**
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- Chess Marvel is Copyright (c) 1998 Arthur Crump
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