 | 10 realistic beginner opponents: Beginner through to Challenger! |
| Configurable Elo of opponents from absolute beginner (750 Elo) to strong
Grandmaster (2800 Elo)† |
| Full range of energy saving handicap levels which dramatically save
battery life |
| HIARCS shows how the pieces can move to help teach you the legal moves of the
pieces |
| Special "Coach" feature to watch over your play and warn you of
mistakes |
| HIARCS can highlight mistakes and blunders during or after a game and
offer advise on improvements |
| Coach monitors your progress and rates your play so you can see the improvements |
| See your rating in terms of a named category (e.g. beginner, intermediate,
advanced etc) and an Elo rating |
| Resign, Offer Draw and even Adjudicate game result |
| Book moves to help learn opening theory |
| Openings named so you can learn to identify the common openings |
| Highly realistic human like play |
| VCR controls for game navigation |
| Auto play - watch HIARCS play itself and learn! |
| Latest HIARCS 12.1p chess engine renowned for its super chess strength |
| Strongest chess program ever in a handheld device, true GM strength† |
| First (and only!) Palm chess program in history to defeat a chess
Grandmaster in a match for a 2809 Elo rating! |
| All the knowledge of the premier HIARCS 12.1 PC program and even more! |
| Special engine room giving configurable access to the HIARCS Chess Brain |
| Customizable playing styles and search - even see HIARCS thinking! |
| Game variations recorded as Game Branches so you can analyse variations in
detail. |
| Navigation through Game Branches and Game keypoints |
| Smart move entry |
| Engine can think up to 26 moves ahead! |
| Infinite levels of play to offer a challenge for any player |
| Sophisticated fully customisable time controls not found in any other
chess program |
| Special analysis options such as Find Next Best Move and Two player
constant analysis |
| Optional permanent brain for maximum strength |
| Configurable hash table sizes |
| HIARCS learns from the games it plays to constantly improve its game! |
| Numerous books available including tournament book by Eric Hallsworth |
| Free huge opening books available with more than 1,000,000 positions and moves |
| Shows book moves available in any position and their merit |
| Chess openings named with their ECO reference |
| 68K and ARM based engines available - ARM engine is over 20 times faster! |
| Extensive intuitive menu system |
| Clear chess graphics with three different board styles |
| High Density graphics in three board sizes to take advantage of the latest
PDAs |
| Choose from three different piece sets, Classic, Challenger and Elite |
| Load databases of great games from the greatest players of all time |
| Step through grandmaster games already played to watch and analyse them |
| Load, Save and even delete games in a Hiarcs Game Database |
| Import and Export PGN games as memos for hotsync onto the desktop |
| Supports extended PGN format for game exchange with Chessbase programs
such as HIARCS 12 - Build your own databases of the games you play! |
| Supports EPD/FEN positions in PGN games |
| Set up positions including position rights such as castling, en-passant
and move number |
| Browse game freely forwards or backwards |
| HIARCS can show mistakes by either player during and after a game |
| Three board sizes, small with full information, large with
information and full screen |
| Presentation styles such as colours and greyscales can be configured |
| Supports Fischer Random Chess in the form of Shuffle Chess |
| Single tap for key operations like analysis, moves, game navigation |
| The following features are offered by HIARCS 9.50 and later for the Palm. The full
features are only available in the purchased and registered version. |
| Strongest Engine ever (up to 2700+ Elo)† on PalmOS PDAs with infinite level options. |
| Suitable
for all players from absolute beginners to strong Grandmasters (750-2800+ Elo)† |
| Load databases of great games from the greatest players of all time |
| Step through grandmaster games already played to watch and analyse them |
| Load, Save and Delete Games in a Hiarcs Database of games. |
| Import and Export PGN capabilities including extended PGN support. |
| Position Set Up including castling rights and En Passant status. |
| An ever present Coach to watch your play and provide:
- How the pieces can legally move.
- Warnings of impeding mistakes.
- Hints.
- Post game or move identification of mistakes.
- Book moves to help learn opening theory.
- Play out positions using auto play.
- Analysis of key points of the game.
- Rating system to measure your progress and classify your chess ability |
| Beginner levels cater for even the absolute beginning child player |
| Full range of Handicap levels allowing set opponents 750 Elo to
2700 Elo† |
| Game Navigation, Start, End, forward and backwards including mistake navigation. |
| Optional on screen VCR style buttons to navigate through the game. |
| 3 different board sizes and screen styles, medium, large and full screen including a move list. |
| Configurable display colours. |
| Support for high density 320x320 colour graphics including support for Sony 320x320 HiRes. |
| Choice of Piece Styles including Classic and the new
3D effect Challenger Piece Style - thanks to Bryan Whitby for this piece
design. |
| Side to play icon available in all board/screen configurations. |
| Full Game Details maintained for each game including, Event, Site, Date, Round, White, Black and Result. |
| Configurable auto off timeouts with battery protection. |
| 5 way move entry for smart phones and similar devices, e.g. Treo 600. |
| Support for the Shuffle Chess variant of Fischer Random Chess with traditional castling rules. |
| Preferences like board orientation, move sounds etc. |
| Understands all the rules of chess including draws by 3 fold repetition, 50 move rule and insufficient material. |
| Resign, Offer Draw and even Adjudicate game result |
| Analysis features for the advanced player including game analysis, mistake analysis, next best moves etc. |
| Infinite level options including Sparring levels, casual time levels, time controls including Blitz, Fischer, and traditional time controls. |
| Support for 3 configurable time control settings including gain times. |
| Smart move entry, excellent to save time |
| Move entry bonus time to give you extra time in Blitz games. |
| Engine Room full of configuration options for the Hiarcs engine:
- Show thinking including full analysis even during ponder thinking.
- Configurable hash table sizes.
- Choice of 3 playing styles, solid, normal and aggressive.
- Choice of Threat Depths and Combination searches.
- Configurable search selectivities and special search options for Smart and Deep searches.
- Special Avoid draw option.
- Selectable opening books including Wild, Wide, Normal and Tournament.
- Learning of positions.
- Permanent Brain option for absolute top strength. |
| Large openings book of variations with free Power books available. |
| Hiarcs supports book learning to give more variety and user pleasure. |
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