I Came Back To HIARCs – HIARCS Chess for iPad Review

With the recent upgrade (Fall 2017) I returned to using Hiarcs in place of Smallfish despite Smallfish using Stockfish 8. First reason, a million opening positions and shown in a listing as you play. In contrast Smallfish has a small book and displays few choices. So to learn openings or start from a strong game position, Hiarcs is far better. Second reason, Hiarcs has a game replay feature with time select ability. Third reason, AutoPlay feature from any point in the game and by adjusting the time settings can control strength of play. After the completion, the the game can be saved or sent to the Analyze This app for deep analysis. Fourth reason, if you really, really need Smallfish with its added six Specialized End Tables (at a cost) that you purchased to analyze simply email the game. Smallfish has some advantages - stronger (Stockfish) engine, can offer three suggested moves and a game graph, and developer Ted Wong responds to inquires quickly. But Hiarcs’ upgrade pushed Smallfish aside for playing a game. For pure analysis I use Asim Pereira’s Analyze This app which uses Stockfish 8 and offers numerous, wonderful, and helpful features!
Review by AvianoSaint on HIARCS Chess for iPad.