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Take Palm HIARCS anywhere and everywhere: the perfect travel companion for coaching, preparation and playing! HIARCS runs on any PalmOS based device running PalmOS 3.5 or later, see the compatibility list for details of the PDA devices supported, but don't just take our word for it, why not download the FREE demo version of Palm Hiarcs and see for yourself! Three steps to chess enjoyment: To register you simply send the unique registration code (given by HIARCS when it is running on your device) to us with your name, PDA used and the invoice reference number. By return email we will send you a key to unlock ALL the features. Hiarcs comes with both 68K and ARM native chess engines to maximize your handheld computer performance and includes a free tournament book. Further opening books will be made available to registered owners for free on the Palm chess download page. If you have an ARM based PDA no other chess program comes close to HIARCS
for sheer chess strength, features and enjoyment. Why not check out the
features of HIARCS Palm Chess here or a comparison
of the best Palm chess software here
Chess StrengthHIARCS Palm Chess is clearly stronger than all other chess software on Palm and Pocket PC PDAs scoring at least 70% against any opposition. On the latest ARM based handhelds Palm HIARCS plays at an estimated strength of SSDF Elo 2614 (Grandmaster strength). We have a rating list detailing the strength to expect for Palm HIARCS on different PDAs. You can see this and the results and games it is based on by going to our ratings and results page which shows how Palm Chess HIARCS dominates other Palm and Pocket PC PDA chess programs. HIARCS Palm Chess also has many weaker levels tailored to those new to the
game and those seeking to improve. In fact Palm HIARCS offers a huge range of chess
opponents from complete beginner (700 Elo) all the way up to Grandmaster!
Learn from the best and improve your chess fast! Palm HIARCS defeats world top 100 GM in Match22nd-24th January 2005, Palm HIARCS 9.5 played a four game internet match against the strong Grandmaster Jan Gustafsson of Germany. GM Jan Gustafsson is a rapidly rising GM with a FIDE rating of 2616 Elo which puts him in the top 100 chess players in the world! Palm HIARCS scored a sensational match win 3-1 with 2 wins and 2 draws achieving an unprecedented 2809 Elo performance rating (for comparison in Jan 2005 Garry Kasparov rates at 2804 Elo) The match took place on the Chessbase Play Chess Internet Server in the machine room. The rate of play was game in 30 minutes with 10 seconds extra per move. All the games were hard fought and our respect goes to GM Jan Gustafsson for taking up the challenge and playing for the win in each game. You can play through all games here or each game individually below: Game 1 - 22nd Jan 2005: GM Jan Gustafsson v Palm HIARCS (click to see game) Game 2 - 22nd Jan 2005: Palm HIARCS v GM Jan Gustafsson (click to see game) Game 3 - 24th Jan 2005: GM Jan Gustafsson v Palm HIARCS (click to see game) Game 4 - 24th Jan 2005: Palm HIARCS v GM Jan Gustafsson (click to see game) This is the first time in history that a handheld chess program has won a match with a GM. Palm HIARCS defeats top Russian GM Sergey Volkov 3-1 in Match2nd June 2005, Palm HIARCS 9.5 played a four game internet blitz match against the strong Russian Grandmaster Sergey Volkov who is rated 2682 Elo on the play chess server. Palm HIARCS scored another sensational match win 3-1 with 2 wins and 2 draws achieving an incredible 2875 Elo performance rating. The match took place on the Chessbase Play Chess Internet Server in the machine room. The rate of play was game in 5 minutes with 3 seconds extra per move. You can play through all the games of the match here Palm HIARCS defeats Polish GM Piotr Bobras 3-1 in Match16th September 2005, Palm HIARCS 9.5 played a four game internet rapid match against the Polish Grandmaster Piotr Bobras. Palm HIARCS scored another sensational match win 3-1 with 2 wins and 2 draws. Palm HIARCS has now played 12 games against strong Grandmasters achieving a superb record of 6 wins, 6 draws and no losses! The most successful handheld chess player in history! You can play through all the games of the match here CompatibilityThe HIARCS Palm Chess product is compatible with the following PDAs and smart phones:
This list is not exhaustive, if your PDA is not listed but does run PalmOS
3.5 or later, then it is very likely HIARCS Palm Chess will work on your PDA.
Please download a free trial here to check this
out. AcknowledgementsMany people have helped the Palm HIARCS Chess product through countless hours of testing and valuable feedback suggestions which we have used to improve the product features. Special thanks must go to Didzis Cirulis, Eric Hallsworth, Thorsten Czub, Djordje Vidanovic, and Bryan Whitby (for the 3D effect chess pieces). Without these people Palm HIARCS would not be the product it is today. THANK YOU!
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Palm HIARCS defeats Polish GM Piotr Bobras 3-1 in 4 game match! June 2005 January 2005 "In my view PALM HIARCS has the best range of FEATURES for all players beginners, hobby, club, master, with TIGER 2nd in this category, while HIARCS has easily the TOP PLAYING STRENGTH, with GENIUS 2nd." Palm Chess comparison by Eric Hallsworth, Selective Search Magazine
| "Strongest program, great time controls... feature-rich ... definitely my personal favorite." Palm Chess PDA comparison by Charles Fishburn
| "Palm HIARCS is a must for Palm users because it has many more features and plays much stronger than it's competitors." - Palm & Pocket PC chess review (in German) c't Magazine
| Rated best featured and top Palm Chess program - Palm & Pocket PC chess review (in German) Computerschach & Spiele Magazine
| "Palm HIARCS is clearly the strongest engine for handheld devices" - David Bigler
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"It is the best Palm program (I have them all) and the strongest" - Henri Arsenault
| "A truly world-class achievement in chess software development" - Bob Newell
| "I've used Chess Tiger for years and always thought it was great but HIARCS blows it out of the water. It has many more features and is very user friendly. It was worth every penny!" - Mike Willett
| "I've played with Chessmaster, Chess Tiger, Chess Genius, 9.95 Chess and a couple of others on the Palm. HIARCS plays an amazingly humanlike game in comparison. It's exactly what I wanted and missed in all the others." - Lea Hudson Selected Palm HIARCS Screen Shots
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"I've been in the chess computer software biz for over a decade and I can tell you that I have never heard more raves from users over any other chess program than I've heard over Hiarcs. Users love this chess engine. I've received literally scores of highly favorable e-mails and comments from happy Hiarcs owners over the years. If you never buy another chess engine, you owe it to yourself to add Hiarcs to your stable of chess playing programs. Playing against Hiarcs is very much like playing against a strong human player." - Hiarcs 9 review by Steve Lopez 17/10/2003"HIARCS is much better positionally than Deep Blue." - Garry Kasparov 1997 (after game 5 of the rematch)For Palm, PC & Mac Chess Software
with attitude, features and chess playing strength, you can't beat HIARCS!
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