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HIARCS Chess Software

World Championship winning computer chess software program and downloads for
chess database, analysis and play on PC, Mac and iPhone


 * Mac Chess Software
 * PC Chess Software
 * Mobiles & Tablets
 * Opening Books
 * Chess Games
 * News

HIARCS Chess Software
Mac Chess Software PC Chess Software Mobiles & Tablets Opening Books Chess Games
News

 * November 2023 - Online Human Reference, Tournament and GM++ Books updated,
   over 122 million positions


CHESS SOFTWARE FOR MAC AND PC

Welcome to HIARCS Chess Software by Applied Computer Concepts Ltd, established
in 1991, the home of world class chess applications for playing and analysing
chess using Mac chess software, PC Windows chess software and mobile chess apps.
With chess apps sold to customers in over 140 countries worldwide HIARCS Chess
Software Programs are a favourite chess tool of chess players throughout the
world.

HIARCS Chess is a multiple World Championship winning computer chess program,
four time World Chess Software Champion and World Computer Chess Champion.
HIARCS is the chess program generally used by five time World Chess Champion
Vishy Anand and used by Garry Kasparov in his preparation for Deep Blue2. The
most advanced HIARCS 15 series chess engines are included with HIARCS Chess
Explorer Pro.

Our chess software is renowned for its high quality opening books, human like
chess play, realistic weaker levels and elite chess performances over the last
30+ years, HIARCS first won a World Championship title in 1991 and went on to
win five more World titles over three decades!

You can purchase the latest HIARCS Chess Explorer, Chess Explorer Pro, opening
books with new 2023 chess theory, and many time World Champion HIARCS and Deep
Junior chess engines direct from the developers only on this website. HIARCS
Chess Software is proud sponsor of the International Correspondence Chess
Federation.

FLASH SALE TODAY - immediate order fulfilment by email.

HCE Pro


HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro for macOS or Windows
 * ⇒Ultimate database, analysis and playing software
   Latest 2023 edition, 64 bit optimised
 * ⇒Runs on macOS 10.14 to Ventura/Sonoma Intel/M1/M2
   or PC Windows 7,8,10,11 on AMD/Intel
 * ⇒HIARCS 15 Series Engines - 3300++ Elo†
 * ⇒Packaged 2023 databases and opening books
 * ⇒Supports PGN, HCE, EPD, PDF, EPUB, HTML
   Reads ChessBase CBH/CBV/CTG, to 30 million games
 * ⇒Advanced Millennium eBoard support
   
 * ⇒Prices from* £62.45 / €74.95 / $79.95
   SALE: £49.96 / €59.96 / $63.96
   Immediate fulfilment by email
   
   

HCE Pro for Mac OS...
HCE Pro for PC Windows...
HCE


HIARCS Chess Explorer for Mac OS or PC Windows
 * ⇒Classic chess database, analysis and playing GUI
   32 & 64 bit compatible
 * ⇒Runs on macOS 10.10 to Ventura/Sonoma Intel/M1/M2
   or PC Windows 7,8,10,11 on AMD/Intel
 * ⇒HIARCS 14 Engine - 3050 Elo†
 * ⇒Packaged databases and opening book
 * ⇒Supports PGN databases only
   Up to 2 million games
 * ⇒Millennium eBoard support
   
 * ⇒Prices from* £41.65 / €49.95 / $54.95
   SALE: £33.32 / €39.96 / $43.96
   Immediate fulfilment by email

HCE for Mac OS...
HCE for PC Windows...



HIARCS CHESS EXPLORER PRO

The best chess software for database, analysis and game playing on Apple macOS
and PC Windows

HIARCS 15 series chess engines, huge advance on HIARCS 14 WCSC
Suitable for all players: Beginners to the World Chess Champion with human-like
play
Playing Strength: Beginner to World Chess Champion strength and beyond (3300+
Elo)†
Supports: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian
and Spanish

HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro is a highly advanced chess database, analysis and
playing program for PC Windows and Apple Mac computers. It offers a very
powerful user interface with the strongest ever HIARCS chess engine and world
class chess database features. This unique combination offers easy to use
features managing chess databases, preparation, analysis, play and training for
players of all abilities from beginner to Grandmasters and beyond.
August 2023: HCE Pro 1.2, HIARCS 15.2 and Millennium eBoard support.

Key features include:

 * Advanced Database Support
   * HCE database format offers huge databases only limited by memory - 1GB per
     8 million games
   * Fast searching for players, openings, events, material, pawn structure and
     positions.
   * Comprehensive game database support (PGN, HCE, reads Chessbase CBH, CBV and
     EPD)
   * Extensive game notation with variations, comments, symbols, diagrams and
     named openings
   * Export and publish your work, games and preparation to PGN, PDF, EPUB
     e-book and HTML
   * Reference databases, manage databases, duplicate search and clean up, watch
     live games

 * HIARCS 15 chess engine – more than 250 Elo stronger
   * Full range of realistic set Elo levels with human like playing style, have
     your strength matched
   * Very strong analysis & play, more than 250 Elo stronger than HIARCS 14 WCSC
     engine
   * Runs on up to 32† threads/cores on any UCI Chess User Interface
     (Chessbase/Fritz)
   * New HIARCS 15.2 +50 Elo with human like play, book and position learning

 * Player Explorer
   * View reports on players, their games, performances and favourite openings
     and statistics
   * Build tree of games and openings of players instantly into a player report
     with a single click
   * Automated repertoire summaries for databases and players. Merge misspelled
     players

 * Game, Opening and Tree Explorers
   * Revolutionary multi-source chess trees with moves, statistics from games
     and advice
   * Build an opening repertoire tree instantly from database games to learn and
     prepare openings
   * Access huge online opening books, view multiple books & Chessbase CTG books
     simultaneously

 * Analysis and Evaluation Explorers
   * Analyse positions and games with multiple engines simultaneously with load
     management
   * Multiple lines of analysis with stats, move selection and integrate
     analysis with game notation
   * Check games for blunders, inaccuracies and improvements with post game
     analysis

 * Custom Playing modes
   * Play against the computer with human-like play and full range of handicap
     Elo levels
   * Choose rating, time controls, start positions and even chess openings and
     Chess960 for practice
   * Train with the guess the move feature, learn and improve your tactical and
     positional play
   * Coach points out mistakes, shows move quality and hints. Rates your play in
     Elo points
   * Engine matches – set up and watch them play or have them play out test or
     analysis positions

 * Packaged Databases
   * High quality 2023 MasterBase with 575K+ game, IM/GM annotated games,
     tactical exercises
   * Online access to over to 1,000 GB of endgame tablebases and opening book
     databases
   * Local book with latest 2023 GM Theory and access to much larger online
     books

Prices*:£62.45 / €74.95 / $79.95
SALE 20% discount today £49.96 / €59.96 / $63.96

HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro is a software download product fulfilled immediately
by email with online activation. The best chess application for Mac and PC with
world class chess user interface, chess engines and chess games databases,
opening books and endgame tablebases.

Find out more about HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro




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HIARCS CHESS EXPLORER

The classic chess database, analysis and playing program on Apple Mac and PC
Windows

World Chess Software Champion HIARCS 14 Chess Engine
Suitable for players: Beginners to the World class chess players
Playing ability: Beginner to World Champion strength (3050 Elo)†
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and
Spanish

HIARCS Chess Explorer is the established classic chess software for PGN chess
database, analysis and game playing on Apple Mac and PC Windows. It offers an
intuitive graphical user interface together with the World Chess Software
Champion HIARCS 14 chess engine. It includes many features for managing your
chess databases, preparation, analysis and play for players of all abilities
from beginner to Grandmaster.

Key features include:

 * Advanced chess user interface, PGN chess database, analysis and game play
 * World Chess Software Champion HIARCS 14 engine, supports UCI chess engines
 * Realistic levels for players of all strengths with coach advice, rates your
   play in Elo
 * Game analysis, blunder check, learn/prep openings, instant trees and DB
   searching
 * Player repertoire, opening books, analyse, play games, run engine matches
 * Packaged PGN databases (35,000 games) and opening books with statistics
 * Online access to chess endgame tablebases & opening books

Prices*: £44.95 / €49.95 / $54.95
SALE 20% discount today £35.96 / €39.96 / $43.96

HIARCS Chess Explorer is a software download product fulfilled immediately by
email. It is the established classic desktop chess application for Mac OS and PC
Windows with an advanced chess user interface.

Find out more about HIARCS Chess Explorer


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Online


Online Explorer Book Access
 * ⇒Official HIARCS Human Reference and GM++ Online Books - Monthly Updates
 * ⇒Online access to HIARCS Tournament Opening Book
 * ⇒Over 120 million positions and stats analysed
 * ⇒Keep up to date with latest 2023 chess theory and play recommendations
 * ⇒Renewable 1 Year Access

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CTG Opening Book
 * ⇒Latest HIARCS downloadable Tournament Chess Opening Book in CTG, HBG and HCS
   Formats
 * ⇒Updates in mid March, June, September and December
 * ⇒Download and use with HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro
 * ⇒Up to date with the latest 2023 chess opening theory and play advice
 * ⇒Renewable 1 Year Access

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ONLINE BOOK ACCESS

The official HIARCS Human Reference, GM++ and Tournament Books

World's Strongest and Broadest Chess Opening Books†
December 2023: Over 122 million positions, moves and statistics with the latest
theory and play advice
Platform: HIARCS Chess Explorer or HCE Pro for PC Windows or Apple Mac Required

HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro and HIARCS Chess Explorer provide online access a GM
Opening Book as standard. If you want the enhance this to have access to the
world's strongest chess opening book collection and a Human Reference of opening
play, this is the product for you. Many chess players need to remain up to date
with the latest chess opening theory throughout the year and that is where our
online book access product can help, giving you the latest opening theory and
play recommendations straight into the Opening Book Explorer View of your HIARCS
Chess Explorer/Pro product.

For many years, HIARCS has had the strongest opening book available and it keeps
getting stronger with every release. We have even supplied the HIARCS Tournament
Chess Opening Book to help five time World Chess Champion, Vishy Anand's team
prepare for matches and tournaments.

The Online Explorer Book Access product provides:

 * Online access to Human Reference and GM++ books with latest theory updated
   monthly
 * Online access to the HIARCS Tournament Opening Book, November, February, May
   and August updates
 * Over 121 million positions deeply analysed, hundreds of CPU years!
 * Play recommendations with statistics and up to date latest chess theory
 * Personal book license for use in HIARCS Chess Explorer/Pro on PC or Mac
 * Turn the Opening/Book Explorer into the best chess opening resource
 * Access lasts 1 year and is renewable

You require HIARCS Chess Explorer or HCE Pro to access the online books. If in
addition you want the downloadable HIARCS Tournament Opening Book in Chessbase
CTG or HIARCS HCS format you need the HIARCS Tournament CTG Download product
instead

Prices*: £37.49 / €44.95 / $49.95
SALE 20% discount today £29.99 / €35.96 / $39.96

Find out more about Online Chess Explorer Book Access product


HIARCS TOURNAMENT CTG DOWNLOADS

Downloadable CTG, HBG and HCS chess opening books

World's Strongest and Broadest Tournament Chess Opening Book†
September 2023 update with all the latest theory and play recommendations
Platform: PC Windows, Mac OS X, iPhone/iPad
Required: HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro or Chessbase GUI or HIARCS Chess for
iPad/iPhone

HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro and HIARCS Chess Explorer comes with its own chess
opening book at the time of the release. However, many chess players need to
remain up to date with the latest chess opening theory throughout the year and
online chess engine players like to have the latest, broadest and strongest
chess opening books. For many years HIARCS has had the strongest opening book
available and it keeps getting stronger with every release. We have even
supplied the HIARCS tournament chess opening book to help many time World Chess
Champion, Vishy Anand's team prepare for matches and tournaments.

The latest HIARCS tournament opening book is available in Chessbase CTG format
(for PC), HIARCS' own HCS format for Mac and PC with regular updates for
customer to the HIARCS Tournament CTG Download product. Improvements per year
have averaged about 40 Elo points.

HIARCS Tournament CTG Download product provides:

 * Latest downloadable HIARCS tournament chess opening book in CTG, HBG and HCS
   formats
 * Quarterly updates usually in early August, November, February and May
 * Up to date with the latest chess opening theory from human and computer play
 * Downloading the latest HIARCS opening book and many previous opening books!
 * Unrivalled track record of opening book delivery and improvements since 2010
 * Access lasts 1 year and is renewable

You require HIARCS Chess Explorer Pro or a Chessbase/Fritz GUI for CTG, HIARCS
chess engine for HCS or HIARCS Chess on iPhone/iPad for HBG. The HCS format book
can be used by HIARCS engines on Mac and PC.

Prices*: £37.49 / €44.95 / $49.95
SALE 20% discount today £29.99 / €35.96 / $39.96

Find out more about HIARCS Tournament CTG Download product

† Computer Opening Books contain positions, moves, statistics and play
recommendations, they do not include games and textual comments.

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HIARCS Chess for iPhone
 * ⇒World Class Chess Software for iPhones
 * ⇒Suitable for chess players from beginners to strong Grandmasters
 * ⇒Load, save or delete games to/from PGN databases
 * ⇒Portrait view only
 * ⇒Opening book and databases included
 * ⇒8 Piece sets and 9 colour schemes

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HIARCS Chess for iPad
 * ⇒World Class Chess Software for iPads
 * ⇒Suitable for chess players from beginners to strong Grandmasters
 * ⇒Load, save or delete games to/from PGN databases
 * ⇒Portrait and Landscape views with extra analysis
 * ⇒Large HIARCS tournament opening book
 * ⇒8 Piece sets and 9 colour schemes

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HIARCS CHESS FOR IPHONE

World Class Chess Software for iPhone

Suitable for beginner to Grandmaster with human-like play, energy saving
handicap levels and coaching
Platform: iPhone (iOS 9.0 or later) - all editions - inc. Retina graphics
Playing Level: Beginner (800 Elo) to Strong Grandmaster (2950+ Elo)†

HIARCS is a multiple World Championship winning chess program that has proven to
be the strongest chess program on Palm and Pocket PC devices and is now
available for the iPhone.

This power enables your iPhone to play chess like a super Grandmaster, analyse
games and chess problems with you, while offering numerous features to help you
learn and improve as you play with HIARCS.

HIARCS Chess for iPhone has a full range of realistic weaker opponents and
playing styles catering for all players from absolute beginners to professional
Grandmasters. On the weaker playing levels HIARCS will make human-like mistakes
appropriate to the level of play and this together with the in-built coach
watching allows you to learn and improve quickly. HIARCS can even adjust its
playing strength as you improve and learn more.

In addition it offers these great features:

 * Super strong chess program on iPhone - genuine strong super GM level
 * Suitable for all with low energy settable Elo levels and opponents
 * Play white or black, analyse or watch game with settable chess clock for
   timed play
 * Rates your play in Elo, a coach warns about mistakes with hint moves and
   takebacks
 * Friendly user interface with 8 piece sets, 9 colour schemes and figurine
   notation
 * Access strong HIARCS tournament book with move stats and opening names
   displayed
 * Exchange PGN databases, Load/Save/Email games, set up positions, navigate
   through games

Find out more about HIARCS Chess for iPhone


HIARCS CHESS FOR IPAD

World Class Chess Software for iPad

Suitable for beginner to Grandmaster with human-like play, energy saving
handicap levels and coaching
Platform: iPad (iOS 9.0 or later) - all editions - inc. Retina graphics
Playing Range: Beginner (800 Elo) to Strong Grandmaster (2950+ Elo)†

HIARCS is a multiple World Championship winning chess program that has proven to
be the strongest chess program on Palm and Pocket PC devices and is now
available for the iPad.

This power enables your iPad to play chess like a super Grandmaster, analyse
games and chess problems with you, while offering numerous features to help you
learn and improve as you play with HIARCS.

HIARCS Chess for iPad has a full range of realistic weaker opponents and playing
styles catering for all players from absolute beginners to professional
Grandmasters. On the weaker playing levels HIARCS will make human-like mistakes
appropriate to the level of play and this together with the in-built coach
watching allows you to learn and improve quickly. HIARCS can even adjust its
playing strength as you improve and learn more.

In addition it offers these great features:

 * Super strong chess program on iPad - genuine strong super GM level
 * Suitable for all with low energy settable Elo levels and opponents
 * Play white or black, analyse or watch game with settable chess clock for
   timed play
 * Rates your play in Elo, a coach warns about mistakes with hint moves and
   takebacks
 * Friendly user interface with 8 piece sets, 9 colour schemes and figurine
   notation
 * Access strong HIARCS tournament book with move stats and opening names
   displayed
 * Exchange PGN databases, Load/Save/Email games, set up positions, navigate
   through games

Find out more about HIARCS Chess for iPad


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HIARCS FORUM

For announcements, general discussions and Tournament Results & Games please
visit HIARCS Forums at www.hiarcs.net


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"HIARCS is much better positionally than Deep Blue."

Garry Kasparov

Six time World Chess Champion


"generally I use HIARCS."

Vishy Anand

Five time World Chess Champion

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† Highest performance reached depends on computer and version used. Computer
Chess Software with world class chess engine playing strength. HIARCS is
designed and developed by Mark Uniacke in England.
*VAT and local sales tax may be applicable. Prices given in GBP, USD and EUR and
subject to change without notice. Other currencies are subject to conversion
rates from GBP.
HIARCS is a trademark of Applied Computer Concepts Ltd. All other product
trademarks acknowledged. Copyright © 1991-2023 Applied Computer Concepts Ltd.
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