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HIARCS 8
The program HIARCS, written by Mark Uniacke
of England, has been one of the world’s top programs ever since it won the
microcomputer world chess championship in 1993. HIARCS stands for "Higher
Intelligence Auto Response Chess System". And indeed the distinguishing
feature is that the author, like no other, uses a maximum of chess knowledge to
increase the playing strength of his program. The new version of HIARCS has been
improved and enhanced in a number of areas, especially in its search algorithms
and the implementation of concrete chess knowledge. The search tree has been
further optimised and results in an increase in search depth of up to three ply
in the middle game. The maximum search depth is now 62 ply! This leads to
substantially increased tactical power while at the same time the program
maintains its active positional playing style. Chess knowledge has always been
the program’s main strength. The improved search algorithms made it possible
to implement even more advanced positional functions, especially in the areas of
"typical pawn structures" and "dynamic evaluation of the centre".
HIARCS 8 evaluates important factors like weak squares, king’s safety, piece
exchanges, initiative and king attack much more reliably than the predecessor
versions.
HIARCS 8 also profits from a
finely tuned openings book which has been optimised to suit the playing style of
the program. This area is the responsibility of computer chess expert Eric
Hallsworth, who has been designing the HIARCS openings books for many years now.
The latest version comes with a highly optimised but at the same time wide and
varied openings repertoire.
- Original Fritz7 interface
with superb training funtions for beginners, club players or grandmasters
- Access to the ChessBase
Internet chess server Playchess.com, which allows you to play against people
all over the world. No additional membership costs
- Chess engine Hiarcs 8 by
Mark Uniacke.
- Hiarcs 8 openings book by
Eric Hallsworth.
- Database of 320,000 games.
Price
Euro 49,99
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