HIARCS is a multiple World Championship winning chess program and the only handheld chess program which has won matches and tournaments with Grandmasters. In 1997 the Worlds strongest ever human chess player, Garry Kasparov, said HIARCS is much better positionally than Deep Blue and ex World champion, Vishy Anand, in a recent 2011 interview when asked what chess program he uses to analyse with said generally I use HIARCS.HIARCS Chess for iPad harnesses this chess power to enable your iPad to play chess like a super Grandmaster, analyse games and chess problems with you, or play at whatever weakened chess strength you want from beginner to GM strength while offering numerous features to help you learn and improve as you play with HIARCS. Key features:+ Extremely Strong chess program, genuine beyond strong GM-level performance+ Suitable for all players from absolute beginners to strong Grandmasters with many handicap levels and opponents styles and advanced coaching+ Intuitive and friendly, iPad tailored, user interface supporting all four screen orientations with multiple high quality piece sets, colour schemes and icons+ Multiple playing modes: play white, black, both sides in two player mode, continuous analysis and interactive replay+ Fully adjustable Elo strengths, adaptive levels and multiple playing levels and opponents+ All levels below maximum are low energy to increase battery life+ Rates your chess play and gives you an Elo rating which is updated after each game+ Advanced coaching provides move options, hints, move safety and quality highlights and watches your play to warn about mistakes+ Transfer PGN databases to/from HIARCS chess via iTunes file sharing, load/save PGNs, email games and PGN DBs from HIARCS+ Set up or edit a position to analyse or play from+ Advanced game navigation with move slider and VCR buttons for rapid and precise game navigation+ Many selectable preset blitz, incremental and average time clock settings for timed play+ Large HIARCS tournament opening book as used by the professionals + Permanent brain for enhanced playing strength+ Numerous chess display functions for showing chess moves, analysis, book moves, coach advice, move quality even legal moves+ Integrated Html manual and help screens

HIARCS Chess for iPad alternatives

OpeningTree - Chess Openings

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  • size 23.0 MB

Chess Openings Pro

The Pro version of Chess Openings Explorer, with a 3x larger move database, no advertisements, and a built-in chess engine. Step through over 1,000,000 chess opening positions, annotated by name and variation Each position shows win percentage statistics and most popular variations. Great for those indisposed multitasking opportunities Strong work fellas

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TacticTrainer

Chess Tactic Trainer is one of the best mobile games of chess simulator available to owners of the iPhone, with a high rating and a large number of downloads in the App Store. Classic interface has absorbed the best traditions of the game. - Ability to track performance via statistics and graphs.- More than 20k tactical chess problems are provided to be solved- Doesnt display any ad banners.- Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

  • rating 4.0
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Chess Genius

ChessGenius, award winning chess program. Superb playing strength. Also 2 player, self play and analysis mode* Optional display of captured pieces and count of positions searched* Game is restored after exit and restart* All functions work in Portrait and Landscape

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Chess-Studio

Chess Studio is the first and only application for iPhone and iPad able to completely manage chess database in PGN format. Chess Studio is an application designed and built for those players who really want to deepen their knowledge in the field of chess, studying chess regularly and participate in tournaments. All the features are available in the app without in-app purchases If you own an iMac or a MacBook try the new Chess Studio for Mac OS

  • size 105 MB