6/17/2020 – International Master Sagar Shah decided to make a huge tutorial about our flagships - the ChessBase 15 software and the Mega Database. Both software applications are full of content. Once you know what they are capable of, you can't get enough of them and if you use them thoroughly, your chess skills will improve without a doubt.
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All ChessBase 15 and Mega Database features explained
IM Sagar Shah works with ChessBase and the Mega Database every single day. Once you know how to use all the functions as well as Sagar, you will profit from them just like he does.
In almost three hours (!), Sagar Shah teaches us all the features, answers questions from his viewers and writes a PowerPoint guideline so you will never forget what you learned in this video.
Subjects Sagar deals with – click on the time stamps to jump to the section you wish to view:
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