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Subject: Re: Any news on Hiarcs 8? (more questions)

Author: Chris King

Date: 12:23:52 06/12/01

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On June 12, 2001 at 14:31:20, stuart taylor wrote:

>On June 12, 2001 at 07:41:46, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>
>>On June 12, 2001 at 05:14:13, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>On June 12, 2001 at 01:46:17, enrico carrisco wrote:
>>>[snip]
>>>>* Increased tactical ability and stronger mate attacks.
>>>>* Searching is much deeper (up to 62 plies deep), this includes searching about
>>>>2 ply iterations deeper than HIARCS 7.32 at tournament time controls, which has
>>>>also improved the positional play.
>>>>* Earlier end game tablebase utilization with support for 6-piece sets as well.
>>>>
>>>>It will be released as a ChessBase engine.
>>>>
>>>>-elc.
>>>
>>>I guess you're laughing out loud but I still ask: Are there any plans to release
>>>a Mac-version of Hiarcs8 as well?
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Sargon
>>
>>Will be an upgrade from Hiarcs 7.32 to 8.0 ?
>>Is the EGTB's bug when there's missing some EGTB file corrected (as Crafty
>>works) ?
>>
>>
>>A Hiarcs fan.
>
>I used to be a great Hiarcs fan as I thought Hiarcs used to be the best, and
>probably was for some time. esp. Hiarcs 6 and 7.
>  But now, if Hiarcs 8 is in third place, does this suggest it won't stand above
>the competition now as then?
>S.Taylor


I don,t think you can estimate the strength of hiarcs from just 8 games it
played in CCT3. After all, in the same competition Shredder finished 13th.
I think we will have to wait and see.

CK



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