Hello,
I am interested in Hiarcs for Mac but I wasn't sure which version to buy. I am a new player. I do have a current Mac with a dual processor. How would the two versions compare for me?
Thanks!
Mac Version for Beginner
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Re: Mac Version for Beginner
if you want the chess playing engine to use both cores and play at full strength you need the Deep version. However if you are just a beginner and want to play against the program yourself the single version would be fine.patrickcox wrote:Hello,
I am interested in Hiarcs for Mac but I wasn't sure which version to buy. I am a new player. I do have a current Mac with a dual processor. How would the two versions compare for me?
Thanks!
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Re: Mac Version for Beginner
Thanks for your reply. If you don't mind, I will ask one follow up. As a beginner, I suspect I will be playing the computer at lower levels (lower rating) for some time to come, so under that scenario, are there other circumstances where I would benefit from the Deep version? For example, is there any benefit of the Deep version in analyzing GM games? Or in the software analyzing my own games for mistakes...etc?Harvey Williamson wrote:if you want the chess playing engine to use both cores and play at full strength you need the Deep version. However if you are just a beginner and want to play against the program yourself the single version would be fine.patrickcox wrote:Hello,
I am interested in Hiarcs for Mac but I wasn't sure which version to buy. I am a new player. I do have a current Mac with a dual processor. How would the two versions compare for me?
Thanks!
Thanks again! I appreciate the quick response.
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Re: Mac Version for Beginner
It will still play above GM level on 1 core so you can analyse games. If it is a tricky position just give it a little more time and you will get the same results.patrickcox wrote:Thanks for your reply. If you don't mind, I will ask one follow up. As a beginner, I suspect I will be playing the computer at lower levels (lower rating) for some time to come, so under that scenario, are there other circumstances where I would benefit from the Deep version? For example, is there any benefit of the Deep version in analyzing GM games? Or in the software analyzing my own games for mistakes...etc?Harvey Williamson wrote:if you want the chess playing engine to use both cores and play at full strength you need the Deep version. However if you are just a beginner and want to play against the program yourself the single version would be fine.patrickcox wrote:Hello,
I am interested in Hiarcs for Mac but I wasn't sure which version to buy. I am a new player. I do have a current Mac with a dual processor. How would the two versions compare for me?
Thanks!
Thanks again! I appreciate the quick response.
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Re: Mac Version for Beginner
Thanks for your help!Harvey Williamson wrote:It will still play above GM level on 1 core so you can analyse games. If it is a tricky position just give it a little more time and you will get the same results.patrickcox wrote:Thanks for your reply. If you don't mind, I will ask one follow up. As a beginner, I suspect I will be playing the computer at lower levels (lower rating) for some time to come, so under that scenario, are there other circumstances where I would benefit from the Deep version? For example, is there any benefit of the Deep version in analyzing GM games? Or in the software analyzing my own games for mistakes...etc?Harvey Williamson wrote:if you want the chess playing engine to use both cores and play at full strength you need the Deep version. However if you are just a beginner and want to play against the program yourself the single version would be fine.patrickcox wrote:Hello,
I am interested in Hiarcs for Mac but I wasn't sure which version to buy. I am a new player. I do have a current Mac with a dual processor. How would the two versions compare for me?
Thanks!
Thanks again! I appreciate the quick response.