Author: John A. Gonzales
Date: 02:30:16 09/11/99
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I quit using HIARCS 7.32 after losing one totally won game and drawing another against Fritz 5.32. In one game it was up 4 pawns to 2 (two were passed) and showing a hugh plus score and then to my amazement it repeated the position 3 times and drew. In the other game it was again up with a big plus score ( a class B player could have won easily ) and then again to my amazement it pitched a piece and Fritz eventually mated it. I've never seen anything like it. If there were something "wrong" with my machine or HIARCS 7.32 settings why does it play brilliantly ( or at least very strong ) to get these won positions and then blow them. By the way I played HIARCS 732 on my PIII-550 w/128meg ram against Fritz 532 on my PII-366 Dell Laptop w/64 meg. Some may think I'm slamming HIARCS but I'm not. I bought it w/great anticipation but so far I've been disappointed. One more thing: When I play HIARCS 7 (DOS version) on my 550 against Fritz on the laptop H7 wins most of the time and has never blown a won game.
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