The Novag Star Opal is truly portable and versatile with an easy-to-use sensory chessboard, and a unique move indicator to register all your moves. The extensive 8500 move built-in master opening book ensures a lively, and varied game. It also saves unfinished games in its memory allowing you to resume play at anytime. Novag Star Opal has a hint function, as well as a training function to help strengthen your chess game. The Novag Star Opal has a strong program capable of solving up to mate in 6.

Enjoy the following features:
     

• Estimated rating of 1900 ELO, or 2200 USCF
• Magnetic chess pieces adhere to the chess board. Chessmen will stay in place while traveling.
• 16 LED's - 1 small red light on the left side, and bottom of the chessboard indicates where to move chess pieces.
• The SENSOR TECHNOLOGY chessboard makes it a joy to play - make your move by gently pressing the chess pieces on the "from square", and pick up the piece, and move it to the "to square", and press down.
• Strong 16K program working with 768 Byte RAM
• 128 levels of play - Choose between training, tournament, and problem solving levels
• Extensive opening book containing more than 8500 halfmoves and fascinating middle and end game strategies.
• 1 or 2 player mode with scoring, hints and analysis
• 2 player mode will referee 2 human players to make certain both players follow rules of chess
• Switch sides with computer during game
• Computer can play itself
• Saves game in memory for future use automatically when switched off
• Take back move function (25 half moves) allows you to experiment by taking back past moves
• Solves problems up to mate in 6
• Hint function will suggest a move to you if you need help
• Move function will force the computer to immediately make the best move it has found so far
• Enter a special sequence of moves, i.e. a particular chess opening, or moves you found in a chess book
• Includes instructions for the following languages; English

Specifications:

• Pieces are dark gray and black
  
• Computer size: 7.5" by 5 1/4"
  
• Board size: 4" x 4"
• Square size: 1/2"
  
• King size: 1"
  
• Base size: 1/3"
• Pieces ARE magnetized
  
• Powered by 4 AAA batteries (100 hours of battery usage) or Optional A/C adapter
• WARRANTY: one year from date of purchase