So you are looking for some chess software and have come across HIARCS.
You have heard about the almost unrivalled chess strength of HIARCS chess
software but want to know why you should
choose HIARCS? You may wonder why you need such a strong chess program, won't
just any chess program do?
Well actually no any chess program will not do! If you want a chess
program which you can enjoy, learn from, improve with, and make best use of your
time you need HIARCS because it has the following key attributes:
-
Human playing style: You need a playing
opponent and analysis partner which plays more like a human than a computer.
This will make your games more interesting, unpredictable and exciting. When
you play other people you will be much better prepared with HIARCS as a
result. When it comes to analysing your games you need an analysis partner
who can suggest moves you as a human player are comfortable with, not weird
computer moves you don't understand. HIARCS is famous for its human-like
playing style.
"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
- Variety of opponents and chess strengths: You need an
opponent who can give you a realistic challenge but also be beatable.
However, you also need an opponent who will grow with your needs to help you
make progress and remain interested not bored. All HIARCS chess programs
offer a huge range of playing opponents and levels. In fact HIARCS chess software
caters for all levels from beginner through to Super Grandmaster with
graduated playing levels allowing for steady progression as you improve. Not
only that, unlike other chess programs HIARCS
will make human-like mistakes on these handicapped levels so you
really experience what it is like to play a human player at the level you
have chosen.
"Palm Hiarcs
is the best chess program I've used bar none. I am rated about 1450, so
having a computer that is handicapped is essential. Until now, the
handicapped computer opponents I've played against were always very
disappointing and unrealistic. For example, the weaker personalities on
Chessmaster 10th Edition are quite non-human. They simply throw away pieces
early and then play better after that. A 1400 human does nothing like this
and the 1350-1600 handicap ranges on Palm Hiarcs seem quite realistic while
still being beatable. Very well done!" - Chris
Hivick
- World Class Analysis: When you want to analysis chess games,
problems or positions you need an assistant who can show the best lines
quickly and clearly. A lot of chess programs will show moves and
evaluations but that's all - they don't learn about the position they are
analysing and use this information to improve their analysis. With HIARCS
you get an intelligent chess partner which actually learns
about variations as you enter them to improve its
previous analysis. For real chess players this is invaluable because it
means HIARCS can understand chess positions much better and apply
this understanding to its thinking when it sees similar positions or
variations. This enables HIARCS to understand deep strategic ideas while
analysing with you. It's no wonder the strongest players of all-time
like Garry Kasparov and Vishy Anand have used HIARCS to assist them in
analysis and preparation.
"Anand
sat there, coolly working out all the attacking lines in advance with the
computer, checking everything carefully with one of the world's most
powerful analytic engines, HIARCS (written by Mark Uniacke from England)."
Quote
from Advanced Chess Match where both World number 2 Vishy Anand and ex-World
Champion Anatoly Karpov used HIARCS exclusively as their analysis partner.
"When
analysing with a computer, even with the strongest programs and on the fastest
machines, it is not always gold that glitters. But working with an intelligent
learning program like HIARCS can increase the calibre of your analysis
substantially, and it offers a much greater scope for creativity contributed by
the human partner." - Matthias
Wullenweber, Chessbase Magazine 70.
Here
HIARCS wins a position humans thought unwinnable! (Second diagram on the linked
page, labelled "Zakhodiakin
‘64’, 1929")
"HIARCS has the best range
of playing levels and features for all players beginners, hobby, club, Master
and Grandmaster" - Selective
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