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HIARCS Chess Explorer for PC WindowsA new version 1.10.1 of HIARCS Chess Explorer is now available
for you to download and install. You can upgrade any previous version directly to the
new v1.10.1
version. Please
ensure you have exited HIARCS Chess Explorer before installing the
update. There is no need to uninstall before running this installer, it will
automatically update your installation to the latest version.
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 | Improved support for Millennium EBoards |
| Improved translations in French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish |
| Improved engine support |
| New logging and runtime info |
| New show/hide toolbar option |
| Better handling of read-only PGNs |
| Updated Qt toolkit |
| Windows 10 improvements |
| Minor bug fixes |
Please note v1.10.1 does not supports Windows
XP. Users of Windows XP should continue using v1.9.1, which can be downloaded below.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.1 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.5 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
Windows 7, 8 and 10 (all editions)
| Updated using the latest Qt toolkit |
| Windows 10 improvements |
| Minor bug fixes |
Please note v1.9.5 does not supports Windows
XP. Users of Windows XP should continue using v1.9.1, which can be downloaded below.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.1 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.4 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
Windows 7, 8 and 10 (all editions)
| Support for Millennium Chess Board using
the ChessLink module via USB serial connect to ChessLink and associate an individual tab to use the chess board can be used in database and play modes/tabs play games against the computer using the Millennium chess board enter games and analysis using chess pieces on board take back moves or adjust board position to go directly to another position in game notation set up positions from chess board supports sliding chess pieces on the Millennium chess board supports natural recaptures in one action as you would on a normal chess board |
| Support https live game PGN URLs |
| Much faster start up on Windows 10 |
| Improvements to auto saving large PGNs |
| Fix issue with some Cmd shortcuts |
| Fix issue with deleting games from a sorted database |
| Improved look and feel on macOS and for 4K and 5K displays |
| Improved handling of non standard formats in PGN files |
| Numerous minor improvements |
Please note v1.9.4 does not supports Windows
XP. Users of Windows XP should continue using v1.9.1, which can be downloaded below.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.1 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.3 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 10 (all editions)
| Improved support for 4K and 5K displays |
| Improved handling of non standard formats in PGN files |
| Fixes for arrows and edit operations |
| Numerous minor improvements |
Please note v1.9.3 does not supports Windows
XP. Users of Windows XP should continue using v1.9.1, which can be downloaded below.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.1 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.2 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 10 (all editions)
| Flexible icon sizing for very high resolution displays |
| Improved look and feel on Windows and Mac OS |
| Support for 4K PC & Mac displays |
| Improved position setup usage |
| Analysis continues while annotating |
| Improved handling of non standard formats in PGN files |
| Numerous minor improvements |
Please note v1.9.2 no longer supports Windows
XP. Users of Windows XP should continue using v1.9.1. If you have installed
v1.9.2 on your WIndows XP computer please go to the control panel and uninstall
it then install v1.9.1 which can be downloaded below.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.1 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
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Chess Explorer v1.9.1 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
| Hiding chess board in play mode is no longer permitted. |
| Fix to diagram size when printing (issue affected v1.9) |
| Fix to automatically save game in progress when quiting (issue affected v1.9) |
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Chess Explorer v1.9 Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
| Updated local opening book with latest theory up to March 2016 |
| Read-only DB handling |
| Delete all games from filter feature |
| Annotate all moves in game analysis |
| Improvements to live PGN handling |
| Handles more exceptions to PGN standard during import/opening PGNs |
| More info stored in engine matches |
| PDF export now available |
| Highlight last move played |
| Coordinates and move indicator included in copy board image and print diagrams |
| Minimum board and window size issue resolved |
| Updated translations in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish |
| Updated manual and context sensitive help |
| Various other enhancements and bug fixes |
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Chess Explorer v1.8d Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
| Updated local opening book with latest theory up to December 2014 |
| Updated online GM and GM+ (for Deep HCE) books with latest theory |
| Print game(s) to PDF (Press Alt key when clicking Print menu) |
| Updates to ECO reference |
| Confirm loss of locked analysis |
| Allow synchronised game filter with position and show games functions going forward and backwards through a game |
| Allow Pasting PGN FEN with no move |
| Engine match adjudication now optional |
| Allowing pasting partial games onto position |
| Player clock times restored after replaying move |
| Detect last move blunders in game analysis |
| Default to last book used in game play |
| Display date online book last updated with count of positions, variations and games |
| Smarter resignation |
| Allow hiding moves in training mode |
| Automatically switch to training mode when loading puzzles/test sets |
| New tactical test set included sorted by difficulty |
| Correction to tablebase dialog to display under promotions outcomes |
| Improvement to live game presentation |
| Move and square arrows and highlights marked in game notation with a star |
| Handling of upgrades to Deep functionality |
| Many other improvements and bug fixes |
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Chess Explorer v1.7 Update Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
| Updates to ECO reference |
| Local book updated to include top games to end of December 2013 |
| Play engine matches from a position, useful for analysing positions and producing continuations. Opening Explorer tree can be used with engine match results to examine game statistics for position |
| Improvements to sorting Opening Explorer columns |
| Improvements to live PGN presentation |
| Improved move animation |
| Improved presentation of player information |
| Improved engine protocol management |
| Improved hints and guess move advice |
| Current Opening Explorer book source preference stored |
| Database and Remote PGN properties introduced |
| Graphic board drawing capabilities, highlighted coloured arrows and squares for presentation |
| Board graphic commentary saved with games and available in replay and navigation |
| Game notation full undo/redo also incorporates board graphics |
| Improved game merging including comments |
| Null move keyboard short cut introduced |
| Improved handling when reading illegal PGNs |
| Export PGN (games in filter) honours game list sort order |
| Column sort order maintained when changing sort columns |
| Minimised scrolling of game notation during changes |
| New manual and context sensitive help for v1.7 |
| Saving starting comments enabled |
| Add preceding comments |
| Add new database and game(s) before needing to save |
| Mac Spanish/Portuguese language set up position dialog corrected |
| Mac OS Mavericks Open dialog default location resolved |
| Many other minor improvements and bug fixes |
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HIARCS
Chess Explorer v1.6 (free update for
customers, 10th November 2013)
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Chess Explorer v1.6 Update Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
| Update from any previous HIARCS Chess Explorer version direct to v1.6, no need to renter license | ||||||||||
| Configurable move animation speed | ||||||||||
| Increased hash table sizes allowed | ||||||||||
| Analysis and statistics are now available in play mode | ||||||||||
| Engine settings access in play mode (read-only) | ||||||||||
| More engine configuration information available | ||||||||||
| Special tournament play mode for using a chess engine in
tournaments:
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| Playability for book novelties available | ||||||||||
| Add variations from locked engine analysis | ||||||||||
| Handles engine time forfeits better in engine matches | ||||||||||
| Export games in filter (fixed) | ||||||||||
| Improved live game access and updates | ||||||||||
| Many minor improvements and bug fixes |
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Chess Explorer v1.5.1 Update Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
| Update from any previous version direct to v1.5.1, no need to renter license | ||||||||||||||||
| New Quick search history and enhanced quick search function | ||||||||||||||||
| Animation of piece movement in database mode | ||||||||||||||||
| Opening Explorer now with win/draw/loss statistics graphic | ||||||||||||||||
| Improvements to Merge game feature | ||||||||||||||||
| Engine v Engine match play:
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| Improved memory management for hash tables and nalimov caches | ||||||||||||||||
| Enhanced tablebase dialog | ||||||||||||||||
| Copy image of board graphic | ||||||||||||||||
| Access help videos | ||||||||||||||||
| Live game enhancements
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Chess Explorer v1.4 Update Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
| Significant improvements to our Live game support:
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| Pop up preview analysis board uses current main board orientation | ||||||||||||
| Enable online books after launching from small PGN databases | ||||||||||||
| Classify ECO of played games | ||||||||||||
| Much more book variety on set elo levels | ||||||||||||
| Subtle weaker play on the low set elo levels | ||||||||||||
| Game analysis show only errors checkbox corrected | ||||||||||||
| Fix clock issue caused by system clock change | ||||||||||||
| More flexible FEN handling accepting some FENs with illegal rights | ||||||||||||
| Engine name editing | ||||||||||||
| Speed improvements in Player Explorer | ||||||||||||
| No need to renter license information, update from any previous version
direct to v1.4. |
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Chess Explorer v1.3 Update Installer for PC Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
Watch and analyse Live PGN games
| Download remote PGN databases |
| Update live games with your analysis and variations |
| Merging of live games periodically as they progress |
| Manual refresh or automatic refresh |
| URL history of remote PGNs |
Engines & Analysis
| Lock engine analysis to a position |
| Navigate and modify game while engine is analysing |
| Preview any position in engine analysis output using cursor and pop up board |
| Tab title icon highlights when engine is being used in another tab |
| More configuration options for game analysis including instant blunder check |
| Nalimov tablebase path editable for remote access |
Playing games
| Improved play game dialog |
| Explicit play from current position in play mode |
| Stop pondering when pause is pressed |
| Fix to autosave for played games |
| Played games are now always saved unless user disables it |
| Clock time restored on takeback |
| Draw only possible if you win on time without mating material |
| More reactive player rating to recent games played |
| New save indicator at end of played game |
Opening Explorer
| Out of book displayed when opening book source has no more moves |
| Faster response handling for online books |
Game notation
| Variations can be reordered |
| First move of main variations in bold |
Database handling
| Duplicate unannotated games are not copy/pasted if already in database when using Copy->Games option |
| Even more tolerant handling of illegal PGNs |
| Native piece letters for a great many languages |
| Drag and drop PGN databases into HCE to open |
| Enhanced quick search capability |
| Improved game list highlights |
| Autosave of modified databases |
| Last session of databases can be reopened |
| Database identified when deciding on game save or discard |
| Handling of additional Windows Russian character encoding |
| Database limit increased to 1.75 million games |
General
| Server connection state shown in About dialog |
| Other fixes and minor enhancements |
Saturday
24th November 2012, HIARCS Chess Explorer v1.2
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v1.2 Update Installer for PC MS Windows
Updates both single and multi-core/processor (Deep) versions.
Opening Explorer
| New "Last Search" source replaces "Filter" source and enables powerful analysis of a subset of games in a database, for example analysing your own opening repertoire, preparing for opponent or analysing a tournament, etc etc. |
| Lockable Show games button provides the ability to
instant show all games for the current position - a powerful tool for
analysis and filtering. This is an example how the new feature could be used: 1) Search for a player (you or an opponent etc) 2) Select Last search in the Opening Explorer Source: Chess tree of games is instantly available from the last search results even for very large databases Opening Explorer shows the player repertoire, moves, stats etc 3) Clicking the Show games button allows you to instantly view games from last search for current position - this will be the games where our chosen player in 1) above played this position. 4) Clicking on the Show game button padlock symbol will lock (or unlock) the Show games function. This enables you to keep the Game Explorer list of games and the Opening Explorer list of statistics in sync as your move forward or backwards through variations. Other search criteria can be used to build a repertoire tree based on different search criteria. The new Show games padlock feature also works in the full Database source mode. |
Player Explorer
| Player Explorer now supports expansion of player opening reports |
| Full player and database opening reports are now possible |
| Include full hyper-linking of openings, and player performances to actual games by a single click |
| Player Explorer now much faster on huge databases and uses exact matches |
PGN databases
| Much faster header search (about 7 times faster!) - very fast PGN searching |
| Shows progress when copying games large amounts of games between databases |
| PlayedGames database synchronised |
| Find games by length of game. |
| Set up tag added |
Chess Game Play, Analysis and Printing
| Increased book variety on Elo levels and adjustable by book move |
| Improved realism of play on handicap Elo levels including time pressure panic |
| Use single action for pasting game and position. |
| Game analysis now configurable by time for game or per move |
| Game analysis move range selectable |
| Printing of extended PGN information supported |
| Configurable print font and size. |
User Interface and Interaction
| New language supported: Portuguese |
| Configurable notation colours and background notation colour. |
| Additional sound mode to play sounds for all moves. |
| Move guessing now configurable for analysis only or all modes |
| Rotate board during position editing |
| Copy latest line as best in history mode |
| Copy stats with analysis history |
| Depth of search shown in play mode engine output |
| A number of fixes and minor general improvements |
Online Access
| Connect for book access when started from small PGN |
| Auto reconnect when connection restored |
"generally I use
HIARCS." - Five time World Chess Champion
Vishy Anand, in a recent interview when asked what chess program he uses to
analyse with World Chess Champion, Vishy Anand, used "Powerful" HIARCS machine in preparations for his 2010 & 2012 world title matches "This level of service is one other big reason to buy HIARCS." - John Jackson † Highest performance
reached depends on computer used.
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