HIARCS Chess Explorer Alternatives

HIARCS Chess Explorer is described as 'World class chess database, analysis and playing software for PC and Mac' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to HIARCS Chess Explorer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad and Web-based apps. The best HIARCS Chess Explorer alternative is Lichess, which is both free and Open Source. Other HIARCS Chess Explorer like games are Scid vs. PC, DecodeChess, Chessmaster and Shotgun King.

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World class chess database, analysis and playing software for PC and Mac.

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HIARCS Chess Explorer alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Lichess icon
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    Lichess is the most complete chess experience, with a simple interface that focuses on the game, a massive array of game related tools and a huge, worldwide community.

    66 Lichess alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid

    Lichess Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Lessons
    4.  Study Mode
    5.  Single player
    6.  Patron
    7.  Online Gaming
    8.  Chess Training

    Lichess VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
    • Lichess is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to HIARCS Chess Explorer.

    • Lichess is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HIARCS Chess Explorer.

    • Lichess is Free and Open SourceHIARCS Chess Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
    • Lichess is MultiplayerHIARCS Chess Explorer is not according to our users
  2. Scid vs. PC icon
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    Shane's Chess Information Database is a powerful Chess Toolkit, with which one can create huge chess databases, run engine analysis, or play casual games against the computer or online with the Free Internet Chess Server.

    24 Scid vs. PC alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Scid vs. PC VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
    • Scid vs. PC is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to HIARCS Chess Explorer.

    • Scid vs. PC is Free and Open SourceHIARCS Chess Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  3. DecodeChess icon
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    Explore the first AI chess tutor that explains the why behind moves, offering personal feedback and rich analysis for players up to a 2000 ELO rating. Perfect for discovering chess beauty and logic, DecodeChess combines master insights with engine precision and is free to use.

    57 DecodeChess alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    DecodeChess Features

    1.  Chess Analysis

    DecodeChess VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
    • DecodeChess is the most popular SaaS alternative to HIARCS Chess Explorer.

    • DecodeChess is Freemium and ProprietaryHIARCS Chess Explorer is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Chessmaster icon
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    Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.

    55 Chessmaster alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    No new releases since 2008. But the old games get some solid praise for teaching features—might be worth a try.

    Chessmaster VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
    • Chessmaster is the most popular commercial alternative to HIARCS Chess Explorer.

    • Chessmaster is Paid and ProprietaryHIARCS Chess Explorer is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Shotgun King icon
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    Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun.

    57 Shotgun King alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • itch.io

    Shotgun King VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
  6. Arena icon
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    Arena is a free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess. Arena helps you in analyzing and playing games as well as in testing chess engines. It runs on Linux or Windows. Arena is compatible to UCI and Winboard protocols.

    27 Arena alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Arena Features

    1.  Database Publishing

    Arena VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
  7. Ti chess icon
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    Using barely 200 Kilobytes of ram of the calculator (or the emulated calculator) the chess engine provides:

    7 Ti chess alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Ti chess VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
  8. Fritz icon
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    Fritz is the world’s most popular chess program, developed by ChessBase, “the world's leading chess software company” (Washington Post). Whether you are a beginner, club player or professional – Fritz has everything that chess players could want: automatically adjusting...

    45 Fritz alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Fritz VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
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    The Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen provide a game playing and analysis tool for everybody and are accepted as one of the best chess programs of the world. Since 1996 Shredder has won thirteen titles as World Computer Chess Champion which makes Shredder the most...

    47 Shredder Chess alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Java Mobile
    • iPad

    Shredder Chess Features

    Shredder Chess VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
  10. Brutal Chess icon
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    Brutal Chess Brutal Chess features full 3D graphics, an advanced particle engine, and several different levels of intelligent AI, inspired by the once popular Battle Chess.

    44 Brutal Chess alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Discontinued

    Last commit/release was in 2007

    Brutal Chess Features

    1.  Portable

    Brutal Chess VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
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    Tarrasch is a flexible, minimalist, and easy to use chess GUI. It is ideal for playing against and training with chess engines. Tarrasch has a built in engine but can just as easily be used with other UCI engines such as Rybka or Houdini.

    34 Tarrasch Chess GUI alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Tarrasch Chess GUI VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
  12. ChessRoots icon
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    Chess openings visualized from over 800 million Lichess games, 2 million tournament games and 1 million chess engine games.

    22 ChessRoots alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    ChessRoots VS HIARCS Chess Explorer

     
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