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Subject: Re: Please, first impressions about improvements in Hiarcs8

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 07:30:51 05/01/02

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On May 01, 2002 at 09:21:45, Victor Fernandez wrote:

>(NT)

I ordered Hiarcs 8 on late Friday evening online at ChessBase and I was
impressed that it already arrived on Monday morning (good service).

There is nothing to be said about the GUI as it is just the same as the Fritz
one.

I have only let it play two games so far.

Hiarcs 8 played on an Athlon1333 with 128 MB Hash against Yace 0.99.56 on a
PIII1200, time control was game in 60 minutes with 10 seconds increment/move.

In the first game Hiarcs with white chose a nice sideline in a Kingsindian setup
and went for a Torre setup. I think it reached a little advantage but then chose
a somehow dubious plan with 12. Bb5 and 13. Bc6 etc. although it looked very
promising. It sacrified a piece for four pawns which looked nice at first sight
but in fact there probably wasn't enough compensation and it lost eventually.

In the second game it played a miserable line in the English opening with black
where it seemed to never have any real chance - very nice and proper technical
play by Yace here.

First impression is that the new Hiarcs seems to reach higher depths ( as
announced). It will probably show top results as to be expected but hasn't had
the chances to prove on my computers yet.

It seems to write very ugly PGNs now ( new standard?), I hope it is readable.

Regards,
Peter

[Event "60 10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.04.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hiarcs 8"]
[Black "Yace 0.99.56"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "Athlon1333-PIII1200"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[TimeControl "3600+10"]

{128MB,Hiarcs8.ctg, XXX
} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2.
c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {(d5) [%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {(b6) [%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Nbd2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nbd7 {
(c5) [%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Bh4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {(Td8) [%emt 0:05:27]} 12. Bb5 {[%eval 43,12] [%emt 0:02:11]
} g5 {(Dc5) [%emt 0:02:45]} 13. Bc6 {[%eval 39,13] [%emt 0:02:32]} Rb8 {
[%emt 0:02:37]} 14. Bg3 {[%eval 27,13] [%emt 0:00:04]} Rd8 {
(Dc5) [%emt 0:02:13]} 15. Qe2 {[%eval 36,11] [%emt 0:02:41]} g4 {
(Sh5) [%emt 0:00:04]} 16. Nh4 {[%eval 49,11] [%emt 0:00:53]} Nc5 {
[%emt 0:01:20]} 17. Nc4 {[%eval 41,11] [%emt 0:01:32]} Ba6 {
(Sd3) [%emt 0:02:04]} 18. Nf5 {[%eval 127,11] [%emt 0:01:32]} Qe6 {
[%emt 0:02:12]} 19. Bd5 {[%eval 116,12] [%emt 0:00:28]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:21]}
20. Qxg4 {[%eval 141,12] [%emt 0:00:02]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 21. Nxe5 {
[%eval 150,13] [%emt 0:00:00]} Bxe5 {(Dxg4) [%emt 0:01:50]} 22. Bxe5 {
[%eval 182,11] [%emt 0:00:40]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 23. Nxh6+ {
[%eval 198,12] [%emt 0:00:04]} Kh7 {(Kf8) [%emt 0:01:31]} 24. Nxg4 {
[%eval 203,12] [%emt 0:00:36]} Rg8 {(f6) [%emt 0:01:07]} 25. h3 {
[%eval 166,13] [%emt 0:04:05]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. exd5 {
[%eval 168,12] [%emt 0:00:58]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 27. Bxc7 {
[%eval 131,13] [%emt 0:03:01]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Bg3 {
[%eval 116,12] [%emt 0:01:30]} gxh3 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 29. Re7+ {
[%eval 91,12] [%emt 0:00:56]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 30. Rxg7+ {
[%eval 91,12] [%emt 0:00:49]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 31. gxh3 {
[%eval 81,13] [%emt 0:01:06]} Nd3 {(Td8) [%emt 0:00:30]} 32. Rb1 {
[%eval 66,13] [%emt 0:03:23]} Bb7 {(Lc4) [%emt 0:01:41]} 33. d6 {
[%eval 45,13] [%emt 0:02:35]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. h4 {
[%eval 21,13] [%emt 0:02:38]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 35. Kh2 {
[%eval 0,14] [%emt 0:00:36]} Ke8 {(Ke6) [%emt 0:00:53]} 36. a4 {
[%eval 0,12] [%emt 0:00:52]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 37. Kh3 {
[%eval -9,13] [%emt 0:00:22]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 38. Kh2 {
[%eval -32,13] [%emt 0:00:06]} Rc4 {(Lh5) [%emt 0:01:17]} 39. Ra1 {
[%eval -77,14] [%emt 0:01:42]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 40. b4 {
[%eval -97,14] [%emt 0:00:58]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 41. bxa5 {
[%eval -96,14] [%emt 0:00:57]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 42. Rb1 {
[%eval -109,13] [%emt 0:00:53]} Bc6 {(Tc5) [%emt 0:00:11]} 43. Rg1 {
[%eval -135,12] [%emt 0:01:57]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 44. Rd1 {
[%eval -164,13] [%emt 0:00:43]} Nc5 {(Sf4) [%emt 0:00:35]} 45. h5 {
[%eval -212,12] [%emt 0:01:13]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 46. h6 {
[%eval -215,13] [%emt 0:00:00]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 47. f3 {
[%eval -245,13] [%emt 0:00:50]} Rh5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 48. Kg2 {
[%eval -246,14] [%emt 0:00:18]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 49. Kxg3 {
[%eval -241,15] [%emt 0:00:14]} Rxh6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 50. f4 {
[%eval -307,14] [%emt 0:01:59]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 51. Ra1 {
[%eval -419,13] [%emt 0:03:56]} Rd3+ {(Td4) [%emt 0:01:14]} 52. Kg4 {
[%eval -422,14] [%emt 0:00:45]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 53. Kg5 {
[%eval -527,14] [%emt 0:03:53]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} 54. Kh4 {
[%eval -563,14] [%emt 0:00:47]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 0-1

[Event "60 10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2002.04.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yace 0.99.56"]
[Black "Hiarcs 8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Annotator "Athlon1333-PIII1200"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[TimeControl "3600+10"]

{128MB, Hiarcs8.ctg, XXX
} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2.
g3 {(Sc3) [%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nf3 {
(Sc3) [%emt 0:00:04]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. O-O {(Sc3) [%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. d4 {(Sc3) [%emt 0:00:04]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Nxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Qb3 {[%emt 0:05:26]} c6 {
[%eval 79,12] [%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Qa5 {
[%eval 79,11] [%emt 0:01:42]} 11. Bxd5 {(Ld2) [%emt 0:00:28]} Qxd5 {
[%eval 101,12] [%emt 0:02:28]} 12. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} cxd5 {
[%eval 101,13] [%emt 0:00:42]} 13. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} O-O {
[%eval 106,13] [%emt 0:01:05]} 14. Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rb8 {
[%eval 108,13] [%emt 0:02:00]} 15. Bf4 {(Sxd5) [%emt 0:00:22]} f6 {
[%eval 110,13] [%emt 0:02:11]} 16. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd8 {
[%eval 106,13] [%emt 0:01:58]} 17. Nbc3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Be6 {
[%eval 113,12] [%emt 0:01:25]} 18. Rac1 {(Se4) [%emt 0:00:55]} Rc8 {
[%eval 94,12] [%emt 0:01:20]} 19. Kg2 {(b3) [%emt 0:00:59]} g5 {
[%eval 88,11] [%emt 0:00:55]} 20. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} fxe5 {
[%eval 87,13] [%emt 0:00:00]} 21. f3 {(h3) [%emt 0:02:15]} Kg7 {
[%eval 79,12] [%emt 0:01:38]} 22. e4 {(h3) [%emt 0:02:16]} Kg6 {
[%eval 76,11] [%emt 0:02:11]} 23. h3 {(Sb5) [%emt 0:00:04]} Kg7 {
[%eval 85,11] [%emt 0:02:42]} 24. Nb5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rc6 {
[%eval 81,11] [%emt 0:00:08]} 25. Nxa7 {(a4) [%emt 0:02:08]} Ra6 {
[%eval 98,13] [%emt 0:02:33]} 26. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxa2 {
[%eval 108,12] [%emt 0:01:04]} 27. Rc2 {(Td2) [%emt 0:00:56]} Rf7 {
[%eval 104,11] [%emt 0:01:16]} 28. Nd6 {(Sb4) [%emt 0:00:08]} Rd7 {
[%eval 114,12] [%emt 0:01:17]} 29. Nc4 {(Sc3) [%emt 0:00:43]} Bf6 {
[%eval 109,12] [%emt 0:01:45]} 30. Ncb6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rf7 {
[%eval 120,12] [%emt 0:00:57]} 31. Nc4 {(Tdd2) [%emt 0:00:58]} Rd7 {
[%eval 0,14] [%emt 0:01:08]} 32. Rd3 {(Tdd2) [%emt 0:01:23]} Ra6 {
[%eval 111,11] [%emt 0:01:17]} 33. Rcd2 {(Tdd2) [%emt 0:01:30]} Rc6 {
[%eval 101,11] [%emt 0:01:06]} 34. b3 {(Sa5) [%emt 0:01:54]} b5 {
[%eval 120,11] [%emt 0:00:57]} 35. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb7 {
[%eval 121,11] [%emt 0:00:22]} 36. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Ra7 {
[%eval 120,11] [%emt 0:00:36]} 37. Ncb4 {(Sce3) [%emt 0:01:09]} Rc1 {
[%eval 111,12] [%emt 0:01:06]} 38. Na2 {(Sxf6) [%emt 0:01:29]} Re1 {
[%eval 88,11] [%emt 0:01:13]} 39. b4 {[%emt 0:01:46]} h5 {
[%eval 98,12] [%emt 0:00:00]} 40. g4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} h4 {
[%eval 106,12] [%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rc2 {(Sac3) [%emt 0:01:08]} Bd8 {
[%eval 112,11] [%emt 0:01:34]} 42. Rdd2 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rd7 {
[%eval 131,11] [%emt 0:00:34]} 43. Nac3 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rb7 {
[%eval 140,12] [%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Ra2 {(Se2) [%emt 0:01:25]} Rc1 {
[%eval 131,11] [%emt 0:00:46]} 45. Ra8 {(Tdc2) [%emt 0:00:28]} Bxd5 {
[%eval 129,12] [%emt 0:01:04]} 46. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bb6 {
[%eval 163,13] [%emt 0:00:57]} 47. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rxb6 {
[%eval 163,13] [%emt 0:00:04]} 48. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kg6 {
[%eval 188,14] [%emt 0:01:57]} 49. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kh6 {
[%eval 188,14] [%emt 0:00:22]} 50. Rh8+ {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kg6 {
[%eval 190,6] [%emt 0:00:55]} 51. Rdh7 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Rc2+ {
[%eval 190,14] [%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Kf1 {(Kg1) [%emt 0:01:18]} Rf6 {
[%eval 213,14] [%emt 0:00:58]} 53. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {
[%eval 213,14] [%emt 0:00:26]} 54. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kxf8 {
[%eval 216,16] [%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Rxf6+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} Ke7 {
[%eval 216,17] [%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rc1+ {
[%eval 216,16] [%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Ke6 {
[%eval 230,17] [%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Rc2+ {
[%eval 231,16] [%emt 0:00:00]} 59. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rb2 {
[%eval 230,16] [%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} Ke7 {
[%eval 230,16] [%emt 0:00:05]} 61. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rb3+ {
[%eval 227,16] [%emt 0:00:18]} 62. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb2+ {
[%eval 227,16] [%emt 0:00:42]} 63. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rb3+ {
[%eval 230,17] [%emt 0:00:39]} 64. Ke2 {(Kf2) [%emt 0:00:12]} Rb2+ {
[%eval 0,21] [%emt 0:00:50]} 65. Kd1 {(Ke1) [%emt 0:00:04]} Rxb4 {
[%eval 222,14] [%emt 0:00:29]} 66. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kf6 {
[%eval 213,14] [%emt 0:00:02]} 67. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rb2 {
[%eval 220,14] [%emt 0:00:06]} 68. Rh5 {(Th8) [%emt 0:00:39]} b4 {
[%eval 213,13] [%emt 0:00:25]} 69. h4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke6 {
[%eval 242,13] [%emt 0:03:18]} 70. Kc1 {(Th6+) [%emt 0:00:45]} Rh2 {
[%eval 249,13] [%emt 0:00:54]} 71. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf7 {
[%eval 269,14] [%emt 0:00:47]} 72. h5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rh3 {
[%eval 284,13] [%emt 0:00:44]} 73. g5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxf3 {
[%eval 284,13] [%emt 0:00:32]} 74. Rb6 {(Th7+) [%emt 0:00:18]} Rg3 {
[%eval 292,13] [%emt 0:00:48]} 75. g6+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} Kg7 {
[%eval 305,14] [%emt 0:00:20]} 76. Rxb4 {(Tb7+) [%emt 0:00:10]} Rh3 {
[%eval 305,14] [%emt 0:00:29]} 77. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:44]} Kg8 {
[%eval 308,17] [%emt 0:00:00]} 78. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rh2 {
[%eval 341,17] [%emt 0:00:00]} 79. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rg2 {
[%eval 341,16] [%emt 0:00:08]} 80. Ke1 {(Tf7) [%emt 0:00:50]} Rh2 {
[%eval 424,16] [%emt 0:01:37]} 81. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rh4 {
[%eval 449,15] [%emt 0:01:08]} 82. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxe4 {
[%eval 485,15] [%emt 0:01:17]} 83. Kg3 {(Kh3) [%emt 0:00:04]} Rc4 {
[%eval 522,14] [%emt 0:01:51]} 84. Re7 {(Td7) [%emt 0:00:51]} 1-0




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