Editing HIARCS (section)

{{Infobox software
| name = HIARCS
| title = HIARCS
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| author =
| developer = Mark Uniacke
| released = {{release date and age|1980}}
| discontinued =
| latest release version = 15
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2022|01}}
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| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[iOS]], [[Pocket PC]], [[Palm OS]]
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| genre = [[Chess engine]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = {{url|https://www.hiarcs.com}}
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'''HIARCS''' is a proprietary [[Universal Chess Interface|UCI]] [[chess engine]] developed by Mark Uniacke.<ref name=milestones>{{cite web|last=Uniacke|first=Mark|title=Milestone History|url=http://www.hiarcs.com/hiarcs_milestones.htm|accessdate=25 October 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021222001/http://www.hiarcs.com/hiarcs_milestones.htm|archivedate=21 October 2013}}</ref> Its name is an [[acronym]] standing for ''higher intelligence auto-response chess system''. Because Hiarcs is written portable in [[C (programming language)|C]], it is available on multiple platforms such as [[Pocket PC]], [[Palm OS]], [[Personal digital assistant|PDAs]], [[iOS]], [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]].

HIARCS opening book authors over time were Eric Hallsworth, Sebastian Böhme and Harvey Williamson, who is also operating HIARCS regularly at various computer chess tournaments. HIARCS author Mark Uniacke said in a 2011 video interview that one of his current priorities in development is improving HIARCS to play in a more "human-like fashion" at different [[Elo rating system|Elo]] strengths.<ref>Kingscrusher [[YouTube]] Interview. London, December 11, 2011. "Hiarcs chess engine author." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQX_PxKAMTE</ref>