![]() HIARCS (standard or deep), Shredder (standard or deep) engines are UCI engines. UCI is the protocol programs and GUIs use to talk to chess engines. HIARCS Chess Explorer is a chess GUI, it’s a commercial derivative of open source software called ChessX.Īll of these chess GUIs you can add in chess engines that support UCI. I think you are confusing the graphical interface with the chess engine. You also have access to the entire history of Stockfish versions (which goes back 13 years), and there are older versions of Houdini and Komodo which are offered for free on their sites. But as for the strongest modern engines being "too powerful", I don't think that holds much water. I've used those engines too back in the day (along with Fritz, Junior, Tiger, etc) and they are still great and useful. I think it's great if you want to keep supporting Shredder or HIARCS though. ![]() If I showed you a few games by Shredder and a few Stockfish games without their names, you probably wouldn't know which is which. I get a sense you are probably judging engines based on things you have read rather than things you've experienced yourself. It can happen just looking at grandmaster games. To an average amateur any move that doesn't look intuitive and that doesn't involve a concrete pay off in the immediate future, will potentially be hard to understand. And it's really the professionals who are able to discern that an engine move is not at all human. All engines designed to find objective best moves play at a super human level, including Hiarcs and Shredder. I've read complaints from players that often when analyzing parts with modern, neural engines, more powerful than human players, they don't understand one or another of the engine's intentions. I am an amateur player, I play for joy and out of passion. occasional practice games for ELO evaluation with the engine. learning endings (but it doesn't matter that much), I have the budget for the HCE Pro Deep, but I don't know if it makes sense to overpay. HCE Pro is newly released, and will probably be supported for years. At this point, I also don't know whether to buy the standard version or the deep version, not so much because of the multi-core support, but the GM+ 2022 online book (12 million positions where the standard version has 3 million) and 1000GB online endgame tablebases. HCE Pro is in my native language, has great support and forum, but is more expensive (70 euro - standard version, 100 euro - deep version). ![]() But I don't know if it is further developed. I'm wondering which one to choose? Shredder 13 is the cheapest for me (single core option, 50 euro), supports the chessboards I have (Novag Citrine, DGT Pegasus), has slightly more training options (hard for me to research, but that's how they advertise the product on their website). I just want one, without discussing the others and the fact that there are cheaper/free replacements. The engines of both play humanely (which is important to me). I like HCE Pro and Shredder 13 because they have a simple, easy to read GUI. It seems that HIARCS and Shredder will offer longer support (does Chessbase continue to support Frtiz 17? Probably not - I mean). I rejected Aquarium because it is undevelopable and complicated, and Fritz 18/17/16/Komodo because their interface sometimes malfunctions on my computer, and I have the impression that of the Chessbase family only the title "Chessbase" matters. ![]() After gathering the pros and cons of each program, I decided that I was interested in the new HIARCS Chess Explorer PRO and Shredder 13. My search included commercial solutions such as: Shredder, HIARCS, Aquarium, Fritz 18/17/16/Komodo Dragon. I wanted a cool GUI and at the same time an interesting engine. The moment has come, when I want to have finally some universal, local program to work on chess. Please continue to give us your feedback and suggestions on how we can help make /r/chess better for everyone. Use the message the moderators link if your posts or comments don't appear, or for help with any administrative matters. Twitter/Facebook posts must contain a direct link to the tweet/post, and include the author's nameĬhess Spoiler format for problem answers etc., Instructions for /r/chess PGN addon ( Chrome, Firefox)ĭon’t engage in abusive, discriminatory, or bigoted behavior.ĭon't ask for advice about ongoing games.ĭo not use /r/chess exclusively to promote your own content. News Puzzles Games Strategy Twitch Other Resources
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