Phenomenal!

I started playing computer chess back in 1980 with Chess Challenger 7 by Fidelity Electronics. Over the years, I purchased lots of dedicated chess computers and software for the PC including: Chess Challenger 10, NOVAG Super Constellation, M-Chess, Sargon, Zarkov, Chessmaster 10th Edition, Mattel Electronics handheld, Rebel, Shredder, etc., etc., etc.! As you can see, Im a little bit obsessed...

All this to say, HIARCS is by far the best software/app/chess computer Ive ever played. It has an eerily human-like understanding of subtle positions and on the GM levels, is an absolute nightmare to play. My own game has improved immensely by serving as its punching bag, but Im still able to easily switch it to a level that is my equal by not my superior, so I still have the joy of checkmating it or seeing it resign. This is a CRAZY STRONG chessplayer, and an absolute joy to lose to. It would have eviscerated every other chess computer or chess program Ive ever owned, including the Master strength computers; all without breaking a sweat. When the ad copy states that this is true Grandmaster strength, they arent exaggerating. Buy it! Its the best chess bargain in the world. I have it in my iPod Touch and its a blast to carry a Grandmaster in my pocket whos always ready for a game.

drhypnos about HIARCS Chess, v13.31