Good Chess engine – HIARCS Chess for iPad Review

I think HIARCS lives up to expectations. It’s not the strongest engine, but that’s not what I wanted. HIARCS plays chess good enough so I have a sparring partner to practice chess with. One thing I like is that at my low rating level, the game feels pretty much like a human player. What do I mean by that? It doesn’t seem to make moves that are so blatantly bad that you are screaming at the engine, “why didn’t you take the piece I left hanging on accident?” HIARCS will make more subtle weak moves is my guess. If you hang a pawn or piece HIARCS will take it in my experience. Anyway if you want a decent chess partner for you iPad and that goes nicely and plays as consistent as the Mac version then this is probably worth the money you pay. One piece of advice if you’re planning to purchase this and the desktop version I’d recommend buying this first? Mine came with a discount off the HIARCS Chess Explorer and it stung a little when I found out I missed on a discount.
Review by Sn0kr45h on HIARCS Chess for iPad.