What are the strongest settings for HIARCS 11 UCI?
The default settings are believed to be the strongest although it is very true to say we did not have time to test all the settings to be absolutely sure. The changes from default settings which are most likely to have the potential to be stronger than HIARCS 11 UCI default are • the Hypermodern setting ON as this has previously sometimes been shown to be stronger especially against some opponents. • Forward Pruning 11 • The other setting worth experimentation is the Combinations ON setting as extra work has been done in HIARCS 11 on this. • Against most programs that are weaker using the Hiarcs Draw value (anti-contempt factor) can give even better results. The value of this Hiarcs Draw value tells HIARCS to either prefer draws (positive values) or avoid them (negative values). Against weaker programs a Hiarcs Draw Value of -15 can be quite effective. Please let us know your results and if you have found a better default for HIARCS even if it is only against certain rivals. You can fi
