HIARCS Chess 13.88

HIARCS is a highly acclaimed chess program, having won multiple World Championships. It is also unique in that it is the only handheld chess program to have defeated Grandmasters in matches and tournaments. Notably, it has twice emerged victorious in the Mercusor Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, achieving an impressive performance rating of 2900 Elo, the highest ever recorded for any handheld device.

In 1997, Garry Kasparov, widely regarded as the strongest chess player of all time, remarked that "HIARCS is much superior positionally compared to Deep Blue," while the current World champion, Vishy Anand, recently expressed his preference for HIARCS as his go-to chess program for analysis purposes.

With HIARCS, your iPhone transforms into a powerful chess tool. You can play like a super Grandmaster, analyze games and chess problems alongside the program, or adjust the playing strength to cater to your desired skill level—ranging from beginner to Grandmaster. The wealth of features offered by HIARCS ensures a comprehensive learning and improvement experience for players of all levels.

HIARCS Chess incorporates a wide range of realistic opponent strengths and playing styles to accommodate players of diverse abilities. At lower difficulty levels, HIARCS simulates human-like mistakes commensurate with the level you choose. Combined with integrated coaching advice, assessments, and alerts, this enables rapid skill enhancement. The program even tracks your chess ability through an Elo rating system, adjusting its playing strength as you progress.

Moreover, HIARCS Chess optimizes battery life by conserving energy when operating at lower levels, granting you more playing time during extended journeys.

HIARCS Chess supports PGN chess game databases and features comprehensive collections of games between renowned players such as Fischer & Spassky and Kasparov & Karpov, allowing users to play through and enjoy these historic matches.

Incorporating a vast tournament book with over 235,000 variations, HIARCS keeps abreast of the latest chess theory. On-screen chess symbols and ECO codes accompany the book moves, ensuring clarity and convenience.

Key features of HIARCS Chess include:

• Unrivaled strength, offering genuine Grandmaster-level performance
• Accessible to players of all levels, from novices to strong Grandmasters, with various handicap levels, opponent styles, and advanced coaching features
• Intuitive and user-friendly interface with multiple high-quality piece sets, color schemes, and icons
• Supports multiple playing modes: play as white, black, or engage in two-player mode; also includes continuous analysis and interactive replay
• Fully adjustable Elo strengths, adaptive levels, multiple playing levels, and opponents
• Energy-efficient at lower levels to prolong battery life
• Provides an Elo rating that is updated after each game, evaluating your chess play
• Advanced coach function offers move options, hints, safety indicators, highlight move quality, and provides warnings about mistakes
• Allows PGN database transfers via iTunes file sharing; enables emailing of games and PGN databases from HIARCS
• Supports launching of HIARCS directly from PGN email attachments
• Capability to load, save, or delete games to/from PGN databases
• Enables setting up or editing positions for analysis or play
• Precise and rapid game navigation with a game move slider and VCR buttons
• Offers selectable blitz, incremental, and average time clock settings for timed play
• Includes a large HIARCS tournament opening book, employed by professionals
• Permanent brain function for enhanced playing strength
• Various display functions for showing chess moves, analysis, book moves, coach advice, move quality, legal moves, draw offers, and resign options
• Eight piece sets and nine color schemes to choose from
• Comes with integrated HTML manual and help screens for comprehensive guidance

The purchase of HIARCS Chess includes a discount coupon with a $10 USD deduction applicable to other HIARCS products on Mac and PC, available at www.hiarcs.com.