Chess

Find out which square on a 6×6 chess board is not attacked by any piece.

The Chess module has a display and two rows of six buttons each. The defuser cycles through the buttons and gives the expert the six coordinates to work with in order to determine which position is not occupied by a chess piece.

## Manual Pages

* Original
* Interactive (samfundev)
* Optimized (Timwi)

## On the Subject of Chess

Under pressure, chess can feel more like a game of battleships.

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This module is based on a **6×6 chessboard** (*referenced on the following page*) and all figures follow the standard FIDE movement rules.
The chess module will present with a display and two rows of six buttons each.

* There are six unique coordinates that represent six positions on the chessboard.
* Use the numbered keys in the bottom row to browse through the different coordinates. A green LED below the button will indicate the position of the currently selected coordinate.
* Using the reference table below, each position can be assigned a certain chess figure.
* The chess figures will cover 35 of the 36 possible fields with their combined movements.
* All chess figures are colorless but can block each other's movement.
* Find the one field that isn't covered by any of the chess figures and enter the coordinate to defuse the module.
* To enter the coordinate, press the letter first, then the number. The LEDs will turn red to confirm the input of a solution.

Use this table as a reference to determine the correct figure for each position:

Occupied by a king if Position #5 is occupied by a queen.
 Position #2: Commander of the Army
Occupied by a rook if the last digit of the serial number is odd.
 Position #3: A Matter of Regents
Occupied by a queen if there are two rooks on the board.
 ***Position #4: The Iron Tower***
 ***Position #5: Conflict between Good and Evil***
Occupied by a queen if the field is white.
 ***Position #6: The Scepter, the Sword and the Crosier***
Occupied by a queen if there are no other queens on the board.
Otherwise, occupied by a knight if there are no other knights on the board.
Otherwise, the field is occupied by a bishop.

### ***Chess Board Reference***

Use the following graphic as a reference for the chess board layout.

## On the Subject of the Chessboard

Under pressure, chess can feel more like a game of battleships. But, at least you have this chessboard handy.

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This manual is an interactive **6×6 chessboard**.

Please see the normal manual for extra information.

Use this table as reference to determine the correct piece for
each position:

Occupied by a king if Position #5 is occupied by a queen.
 Position #2: Commander of the Army
Occupied by a rook if the last digit of the serial number is odd.
 ***Position #3: A Matter of Regents***
Occupied by a queen if there are two rooks on the board.
 ***Position #4: The Iron Tower***
 ***Position #5: Conflict between Good and Evil***
Occupied by a queen if the field is white.
 ***Position #6: The Scepter, the Sword and the Crosier***
Occupied by a queen if there are no other queens on the board.
Otherwise, occupied by a knight if there are no other knights on the board.
Otherwise, the field is occupied by a bishop.

### ***Chessboard***

Use the following interactive graphic as a chessboard.

Select one of the tools below the chessboard then click on the chessboard to use
that tool.

Use one of the chess pieces tools to place/remove a piece.

Use the marker tool to mark/unmark a square.

Drag using the marker tool to mark/unmark several squares.

You can reset the board using the button below the board.

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Reset Board

## On the Subject of Chess

Without pressure, chess can feel more like a game of tic-tac-toe.

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\* Add the coordinate's letter (a-f = 1-6) and its number and see if the result is odd or even.
## Striking and Solving

The module will cause a strike if:

* an incorrect coordinate is submitted.

The module will be disarmed when:

* The correct coordinate is submitted.

## Strategy/Trivia

* If you know the basics of chess and how each piece moves e.g. the rook moves horizontally and vertically, the bishop moves diagonally etc. you will find this module a bit easier.
* If you start to input your answer e.g. you input the letter but not the number and you realise it's incorrect, you can switch the letter but once you input the number you're committed to that answer. You can't cycle through the rest of the coordinates until you give the module an answer.
* Position #4 is always the same, no matter what the coordinate is. It is best to start with that position and work your way through the remaining positions.