HIARCS 10 on DVD, by Mark Uniacke

This is an incredible new version of HIARCS, with all of its own special features, opening book, emphasis on chess knowledge and humanlike playing style... and produced by ChessBase with all of the top features, graphics, database, analysis, blundercheck, game and diagram printing, engine v engine matches etc. etc. just as they are enjoyed in such as Fritz!

HIARCS 10 FEATURES

• A fully standalone program, also compatible with Fritz, Junior, Tiger and Shredder, and with ChessBase 9!
• Knowledge-based with excellent positional understanding, improved knowledge on pawn structure, piece development and co-ordination, king attacks and king safety, and general endgame play. New tuning means that it searches deeper than any previous Hiarcs versions, but it continues to play in its own humanlike style. Will actively look for the initiative and is a little more aggressive than previous versions, but definitely plays quieter positions impressively as well etc. so is a great all-round
• Since Hiarcs7->-8->9 the hash table method for storing and drawing on analysis has been continually improved and now the new forward pruning methods gives stronger play and deeper more accurate searching than ever, as well as highest possible quality for after-game analysis!
• Search selectivities from 0 (Brute Force) to 7. With Selectivity=7 and the clever SmartSearch (the default!) Hiarcs itself adjusts to what it thinks is best during the game! Variable Playing Styles plus a Hyper-Modern setting (which this tester prefers to the default!)
• Large, up-to-date and re-tuned opening book by Eric Hallsworth and Mark Uniacke, with months of analysis on many critical lines done by Hiarcs itself! It plays a wide variety of openings, optimised for play v humans, and contains latest in current theory with many sharp ideas and lines added. A Grandmaster database book runs behind Hiarcs' own Book, giving users the most comprehensive openings coverage possible!
• Plenty of BEGINNER levels and great LEARNING FEATURES so Hiarcs 10 can be used enjoyably and effectively by anyone
• Great graphical interface with brilliant 3D boards, and users can also run their UCI programs optimally within Hiarcs 10
• Plays Fischer Random (960) Chess
• CD contains endgame Tablebase databases - Hiarcs uses tablebases in the search (!), and can access them from the DVD or, better, after their installation to your hard drive
• DVD includes BIG 1 million games database

On DVD for Win XP, price £39.95