Matthias Wuellenweber - The Complete Guide to the ChessBase 26 Monte-Carlo-Analysis

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11/14/2025 – Monte Carlo analysis in ChessBase offers a completely new way to understand sharp or unclear positions by simulating thousands of fast engine games and revealing their practical outcomes. In this walkthrough, Matthias Wüllenweber demonstrates how the feature works, how to interpret its statistics, and how the piece-path arrows uncover typical winning and losing manoeuvres.
EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS
Data, plans, practice – the new Opening Report In ChessBase there are always attempts to show the typical plans of an opening variation. In the age of engines, chess is much more concrete than previously thought. But amateurs in particular love openings with clear plans, see the London System. In ChessBase ’26, three functions deal with the display of plans. The new opening report examines which piece moves or pawn advances are significant for each important variation. In the reference search you can now see on the board where the pieces usually go. If you start the new Monte Carlo analysis, the board also shows the most common figure paths.

Matthias Wuellenweber - The Complete Guide to the ChessBase 26 Monte-Carlo-Analysis

0:00 – What Monte Carlo Analysis Is Introduction to Monte Carlo analysis, the dice icon, and why it gives practical, contrasting insights compared to normal engine evaluations.

1:48 – Why the Results Differ from Stockfish After several hundred games, the Monte Carlo score remains equal despite Stockfish showing a winning evaluation, illustrating the difficulty and pitfalls of the position.

3:02 – CPU Allocation & Remote Engine Advantage Explanation of parallel processing, 20-CPU usage, remote engine benefits, and how to adjust Monte Carlo parameters.

8:21 – Piece-Path Arrows & Success Colours Demonstration of the new hover-over arrows showing typical engine-match manoeuvres, with green/red success indicators, and how to disable them if needed.

EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS
Data, plans, practice – the new Opening Report In ChessBase there are always attempts to show the typical plans of an opening variation. In the age of engines, chess is much more concrete than previously thought. But amateurs in particular love openings with clear plans, see the London System. In ChessBase ’26, three functions deal with the display of plans. The new opening report examines which piece moves or pawn advances are significant for each important variation. In the reference search you can now see on the board where the pieces usually go. If you start the new Monte Carlo analysis, the board also shows the most common figure paths.

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