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Great advert for chess! Has anyone read the book? Is it a worthwhile read after watching the series? I read the book coincidently a few weeks ago before hearing that they made a movie out of it. The book was great. It keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout. The author of the book is the same...

As you might have heard, Apple is locking down the security of their computers and operating systems more and more. Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina) especially is now requiring all executables to be codesigned by a registered Apple developer. This includes normal Mac Applications, such as Hiarcs Explorer, ...

I wonder if they really licensed the Harry Potter music for their video? Thou shalt not use unlicensed music on YouTube regards . Considering how many Harry Potter fans who always wanted to play real Wizards Chess, who have now grown up and have a disposable income? Paying to license that particula...

What hardware will the software be running on? It is an i7 quad at 1.8 Are you sure? Last year it was quad i7, 3.4 GHz, 16MB Hash. I'd be surprised if they backslid in performance. I guess so. This is the exact quote from the webpage: The used hardware is a Dell laptop with i7-8550U, 1.80 GHz proce...

What hardware will the software be running on? It is an i7 quad at 1.8 Are you sure? Last year it was quad i7, 3.4 GHz, 16MB Hash. I'd be surprised if they backslid in performance. And isn't the i9 out now? Best of luck! P.S. Also curious if there will be a live PGN for Explorer to listen to.

I'm finding play.lczero.org to be an interesting opponent for my entire stable of dedicated computers. Due to its tactical weakness, it has trouble against even the 6502 computers like the Milano and Avant Garde. Yet because of its positional sophistication, it has won games against even Genius 680...

I'm finding play.lczero.org to be an interesting opponent for my entire stable of dedicated computers. Due to its tactical weakness, it has trouble against even the 6502 computers like the Milano and Avant Garde. Yet because of its positional sophistication, it has won games against even Genius 6803...

David Levy – ICGA President Starting in 2018 the World Computer Chess Championship will be played as a match, between the reigning World Champion and a challenger chosen by a process which will be discussed amongst the ICGA Board and participants from recent years’ championships. That discussion wi...

Can you create those classic USCF style diagrams (common in chess books) with HIARCS Explorer? I've found PC programs for this but I'm looking for something that runs on a mac. Several ways: 1. You can go to Edit > Copy > Board Image. Then open the built-in Preview application, and select File > Ne...

Nice video [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVDDp3nvNc8[/youtube] Oh, I really want to see the whole thing now! It cut off just as the game was getting interesting. This video is also a reminder that this is an operator championship as much as a computer championship. It looks like Jonny was...

Hiarcs is winning after 48 moves against Ginkgo engine :) ...but couldn't manage to convert the pawn advantage to a won endgame. That seemed to be the theme for Hiarcs this year: it also had a strong advantage against The Baron but couldn't convert, and pushed too hard against Raptor letting a long...

have just acquired an Excalibur Igor model 711E with no manual. Any idea where i can get access to one - need it for the 100 playing levels Here are the levels 1: adaptive time 2-6: Fixed depth, 5 ply down to 1 ply (so level 6 is weakest available) 7-36: fixed time 37-66: average time (both are sec...

In another thread, we were told to Get Info on the HIARCS Explorer app, and check "Prevent App Nap". But this option has disappeared in version 1.9! Mark, is this a HIARCS packaging bug? In case this can't be fixed, I researched a way to disable/reenable App Nap globally, using these Term...

In another thread, we were told to Get Info on the HIARCS Explorer app, and check "Prevent App Nap". But this option has disappeared in version 1.9! Mark, is this a HIARCS packaging bug? In case this can't be fixed, I researched a way to disable/reenable App Nap globally, using these Term...

Hi all! Is it dead? Version 1.8 is way back now, Thanks Good timing! They just released version 1.9 at the end of March. I'm surprised there isn't a sticky post in this forum about it. However, I've found that an old bug has reared its head. If I start an engine match and then leave my computer una...