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'''HIARCS''' (Hiarcs),<br/>
=History=
=Achievements=
The rewritten HIARCS soon competed in [[Tournamentsand Matches|computer chess tournaments]], in 1989 the [[1st Computer Olympiad#Chess|1st Computer Olympiad]], and the [[WMCCC 1991]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver Vancouver] where HIARCS won the title of the ''World Amateur Microcomputer Chess Champion''. HIARCS won the gold medal (shared) at the [[4th Computer Olympiad#Chess|4th Computer Olympiad]], and became [[World Microcomputer Chess Championship|World Microcomputer Chess Software Champion]] at the [[WMCCC 1993]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich Munich]. HIARCS won several other tournaments or got top rankings, it won the [[IPCCC 2007]], after [[Rybka|Rybka's ]] [[World Computer Chess Championship#RybkaDisqualification|disqualification]] in June 2011 the [[WCCC 2008]], and the [[ICT 2009]] <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.com/hiarcs_milestones.htm HIARCS Milestone Achievements]</ref>. Further, HIARCS is two time [[World Chess Software Championship|World Chess Software Champion]], succeeding at the [[WCSC 2011]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilburg Tilburg], and the [[WCSC 2013]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokohama Yokohama], and the [[PT 51]] and [[PT 53]]. =HIARCS Team=HIARCS' [[:Category:Opening Book Author|opening book authors]] over the time were [[Eric Hallsworth]], [[Sebastian Böhme]] and [[Harvey Williamson]], who is also operating HIARCS regularly at various computer chess tournaments.
=Man-Machine=
==2008==
HIARCS is one of the few original PC chess programs still competing in top level chess competition. It has been in development over the last twenty years and since 1991 has always been among the top chess programs in the world. In this time it has led world computer rating lists and won World Championship titles. It was the first PC chess program to defeat a FIDE International Master in a match and has been a favourite of a number of World Chess Champions. So much so that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov Garry Kasparov] said towards the end of [[Kasparov versus Deep Blue 1997|his match]] with [[Deep Blue|Deep Blue2]] that "HIARCS is much better positionally than Deep Blue". HIARCS is available on a number of platforms including PC, Macintosh and handheld devices. The handheld Palm version has won multiple matches against GMs and even won a GM/IM tournament in the Philippines. HIARCS' playing style is now very aggressive with a distinctive liking for attacking the opponent's king. This often leads to dynamic exciting games which are often played on a knife-edge. HIARCS is now capable of taking advantage of multi-processors/cores to improve its chess performance making it a very dangerous opponent.
=Commerce=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=13605 LCT II results of Reb9, F5, and H6 on K6/233] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], January 03, 1998 » [[LCT II]], [[Rebel]], [[Fritz]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=18139 Horrible move!] by [[Tony Hedlund]], [[CCC]], May 07, 1998 » [[Fifty-move Rule]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=24082 Mark Uniacke has written on of the very best chess programs - HIARCS 6] by [[Moritz Berger]], [[CCC]], August 07, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=44057 FREE Hiarcs 7.01 update for Hiarcs 7.0 owners!] by [[Mark Uniacke]], [[CCC]], February 21, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=317072 Mark Uniacke has made really progress with Hiarcs9!] by [[Jouni Uski]], [[CCC]], September 22, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=378533 Palm Hiarcs stronger than Pocket Fritz 2] by [[Mark Uniacke], [[CCC]], July 22, 2004
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12843 HIARCS 11.1 SP / MP Macintosh has arrived!] by rafowell, [[CCC]], Apr 03, 2007 » [[Macintosh]]
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2944 Re: Search or Evaluation?] by [[Mark Uniacke]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], October 14, 2007
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1677 World Computer Chess Championship 2008 HIARCS wins!] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], September 06, 2008 » [[WCCC 2008]]
: [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1677&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=180 World Computer Chess Championship 2008 HIARCS wins!] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], December 16, 2011
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29812 Free HIARCS Chess Software Programs] by [[Ted Summers]], [[CCC]], September 19, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=34915 Hiarcs 13.1 MP UCI] by [[Kurt Utzinger]], [[CCC]], June 13, 2010
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4550 World Computer Software Championship 2011 - HIARCS wins!!] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], November 26, 2011 » [[WCSC 2011]]
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6024 HIARCS World Computer Software Champion 2013!] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], June 04, 2013 » [[WCSC 2013]]
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7961 The Future of HIARCS] by [[Fernando Villegas]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], July 05, 2016 » [[WCCC 2016]], [[WCSC 2016]]
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8965 53rd Programmers Tournament Leiden 2018 - Hiarcs wins!] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[Computer Chess Forums|HIARCS Forum]], May 30, 2018 » [[PT 53]]
==2020 ...==
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79006 Hiarcs Version 1] by [[Ted Summers|AdminX]], [[CCC]], December 31, 2021
* [https://www.talkchess.com/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=79025 Hiarcs Chess Explorer Pro - Coming Soon! (Now Released)] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[CCC]], January 01, 2022 » [[HIARCS Chess Explorer]]
=External Links=
* [httphttps://www.hiarcs.com/ HIARCS Chess Software for PC, Mac, Pocket PC, iPhone, iPod and Palm Chess]
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=53 HIARCS' ICGA Tournaments]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIARCS HIARCS from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.thorstenczub.de/hiarcs.html HIARCS Fan Page] by [[Thorsten Czub]]
* [http://www.thorstenczub.de/hiarcs9.html HIARCS 9] by [[Thorsten Czub]]
* [httphttps://en.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7069 post/hiarcs-13-the-profeional-openings-book HIARCS 13 – the Professional Openings Book] by [[Mark Uniacke]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase NewNews]], March 10, 2011 » [[Opening Book]]* [http://dentonchessclub.co.uk/wp/?p=358 HIARCS King March – Brilliancy Prize? | Denton Chess Club Blog] by [[Ivan Urwin]], October 14, 2013 » [[TCEC Season 5]]* [httphttps://www.hiarcs.net/forums/ HIARCS Forum]
=References=
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