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*B			PRINT BOARD

*L AND SR0=1		PRINTS BOARD AND EVALUATION OF MOVE ON
			LINE PRINTER (LP08), FOR EACH MOVE.
			ANOTHER *L WILL TURN OFF THIS FUNCTION.

RUBOUT			DELETE LAST CHARACTER

^U			DELETE LINE

OO			KING SIDE CASTLE

OOO			QUEEN SIDE CASTLE

=			USED TO INDICATE WHICH PIECE A PAWN WILL
			BECOME WHEN IT HAS REACHED THE OTHER END OF 
			THE BOARD.  IE.  B7-B8=R (ROOK WILL REPLACE
			PAWN.).

^C			RETURN TO OS/8 MONITOR

*I OR RESTART 201	ALLOWS PRESET OF BOARD.  ENTER ONE ROW AT A
			TIME STARTING WITH ROW A8 THRU H8, THEN A7
			THRU H7, ETC.  EACH ROW IS TERMINATED BY A
			CARRIAGE RETURN.  ENTER A NUMBER, 1-8,
			FOR THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT ARE BLANK
			BETWEEN PIECES ON A ROW.  EACH POSITION MUST
			BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
			EXAMPLE:  BR4BK2 LOOKS LIKE;
			BR**--**--BK--**
			ERROR MESSAGES:
				1- TOO MANY ENTRIES FOR ROW
				2- TOO FEW ENTRIES FOR ROW
				3- UNDEFINED PIECE
				4- B OR W UNDEFINED FOR PIECE

CODES: 
	B- BLACK
	W- WHITE
	P- PAWN
	B- BISHOP
	R- ROOK
	Q- QUEEN
	K- KING
	N- KNIGHT
	S- ALSO A KNIGHT

			BLACK
		8  --**--**--**--**
		7  **--**--**--**--
		6  --**--**--**--**
		5  **--**--**--**--
		4  --**--**--**--**
		3  **--**--**--**--
		2  --**--**--**--**
		1  **--**--**--**--
		   A B C D E F G H
			WHITE



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