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Welcome to HIARCS Chess Software, the home of Chess Explorer for PC and Mac offering chess game databases and chess game play with the HIARCS chess engine - a multiple World Championship winning computer chess game program, three time World Chess Software Champion and a World Computer Chess Champion. HIARCS is the chess program generally used by five time World Chess Champion Vishy Anand.
Our new HIARCS Chess Explorer application is an intuitive and powerful graphical user interface offering world class chess database, analysis and playing software for Mac chess players and PC chess players. Our October 2020 applications support all macOS versions since 10.10 including the latest macOS Big Sur and Windows 7, 8 & 10 (all editions). We also offer the unrivalled HIARCS tournament and reference chess opening books with latest chess theory and the Deep Junior chess engine, a many time World Computer Chess Champion.
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HIARCS Chess Explorer App for Apple Mac
The ultimate chess database, analysis and playing program application for Mac
World Chess Software Champion Deep HIARCS 14 chess engine
Suitable for all players from beginners to the World Chess Champion with human-like play
Platform: Supports latest Apple macOS™ 11 Big Sur and all previous macOS versions since 10.10 Yosemite
10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur
Playing ability: Beginner (750 Elo) up to World Chess Championship strength and beyond (3200+ Elo)†
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
Detailed user manual and help videos in English
October 2020 edition supports latest Apple macOS Big Sur
'Clearly the best chess software for the Apple Macintosh' - Chess Magazine
HIARCS Chess Explorer is the best chess database, analysis and playing program for Apple Mac. It offers a truly innovative and intuitive new graphical user interface with powerful features together with the World Chess Software Champion HIARCS 14 chess engines (Deep multiprocessor or single processor versions). This unique combination is refreshingly easy to use and includes many new features for managing chess databases, chess preparation, analysis and training for players of all abilities from beginner to Grandmaster. Read more about HIARCS Mac Chess Explorer.
Key features include:
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Download Chessmaster 11
Please see the Chessmaster 10th Edition FAQs for more details.
WinZip 11.1 is required to open .zip files.
PATCHES
French Versions:1.02 Patch, 1.03 Patch
Russian Versions:1.03 Patch
UK Versions:1.02 Patch, 1.03 Patch
US Versions:1.01 Patch, 1.02 Patch, 1.03 Patch
OFFICIAL CHESS SETS
Official chess sets (six 2D and three 3D chess sets)
Instructions: Execute the *.exe file and the program will find the right directory to install to.
USER-CREATED CHESS SETS
Chess sets created by misimatt
Chess sets created by Skess
Chess sets created by Qix77
Chess sets created by onwardz
Instructions: Extract the files into 'Chessmaster 10th edition' directory. Default is: C:Program FilesUbisoftChessmaster 10th Edition
But you might have installed the game somewhere else. Find the right directory with the 'browse' ****on.
USER-CREATED SKINS
Skin created by Skess
Instructions: Unzip the file into the 'Chessmaster 10th EditionDataSkin' folder.
CREATING YOUR OWN CHESSMASTER TUTORIALS
Creating your own Chessmaster Tutorials (Original)
Creating your own Chessmaster Tutorials (additions by c1arinetboy)
USER-CREATED TUTORIALS / ANNOTATED GAMES
Tutorial: Opening traps (by ChristianXYZ)
Tutorial: Opening Traps II (by c1arinetboy)
Tutorial: How to Mate with Two Bishops (ebutaljib)
Tutorial: How to Mate with Knight and Bishop (c1arinetboy)
Tutorial: How to Mate with Queen vs. Rook (c1arinetboy)
Game: c1arinetboy vs. ebutaljib (annotated by c1arinetboy)
Game: c1arinetboy vs. Presidan (annotated by c1arinetboy)
Game: c1arinetboy vs. Simic (annotated by c1arinetboy)
Game: ChristianXYZ vs. Chessmaster (annotated by ChristianXYZ)
Game: ChristianXYZ vs. Fritz (annotated by ChristianXYZ)
Game: ChristianXYZ vs. Vinho (annotated by ChristianXYZ)
Game: ebutaljib vs. c1arinetboy (annotated by ebutaljib)
Game: Lalotu vs. ChristianXYZ (annotated by ChristianXYZ)
Instructions: Store these files wherever you like. Then, go to the Academy, but instead of picking one of the three options, select 'Load' from the File menu and browse to where you saved the files, and pick the tutorial you want to work with.
OPENING BOOKS / PERSONALITIES
Thematic opening books
NEW!Updated opening books
Instructions: Unzip the files into 'Chessmaster 10th EditionDataOpening Books' folder.
NOTE: Christiansen's personality needs to be modified to use his own book. By default he uses Alekhine's book.
Personalities and Opening Books with Pictures (including Kasparov and Topalov)
Instructions: The *.CMP and *.BMP files go into the 'Chessmaster 10th EditionDataPersonalities' folder. The *.OBK file goes into 'Chessmaster 10th EditionDataOpening Books' folder. Note: It requires the 1.03 patch.
Opening Books for Chessmaster 8000 / 9000
Instructions: Follow the instructions here.
SOUNDS
'Official' and 'Alternative' game sounds
Instructions: Extract the WAV files into the 'Chessmaster 10th editionDataWav' folder and read the ReadMe.txt file for further instructions.
OTHER ADD-ONS
Chessmaster 10th Edition User Manual (requires Adobe Reader)
Chessmaster 9000 User Manual
Endgame database generator
Early Chessmasters Mod (Version 1.21) by Beeryus
CREATING YOUR OWN CHESS SETS
You can create your own chess set by modifying an existing set using a graphic editor. To do so, you will first need the CM Dat Texture Extractor.
CM Dat Texture Extractor
Detailed instructions on creating your own Chessmaster sets
PATCHES FOR PREVIOUS VERSIONS
Chessmaster 9000:1.01 Patch, 1.02 Patch, 1.02a Patch
Chessmaster 8000:1.03 Patch, 1.04 Patch
Chessmaster 7000:1.06 Patch, 1.06 Patch (UK)
Chessmaster 6000:1.03 Patch
Chessmaster 5500:1.1 Patch
Chessmaster 5000:1.02 Patch
Chessmaster 4000:1.04 Patch