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The ULTIMATE ChessBase tutorial: Learn the basics in less than 20 minutes

11/14/2024 – Reading about the latest and greatest new features in ChessBase is exciting, but if you can barely use the basics, then it can also be frustrating. But worry not! You can learn them all in under 20 minutes, and even how to customize the work space, in this crystal clear video tutorial.
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ChessBase in Minutes: Play like a World Champion! (video)

10/28/2024 – 'Guess the Move' or 'Solitaire Chess' have long been favorites of players, and ChessBase has amazing tools to play them, with more than simply hiding the next move. It also comes with fantastic tools such as Assisted Calculation to help you train your visualization skills, combining great fun with top training. What more can you want? Don't miss this lightning lesson on video!
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ChessBase in Minutes: Training with your own tactics suite (video)

10/18/2024 – Training tactics can be fun, but how do you use your own suite of positions and solutions to train in ChessBase? Your questions will be answered in this quick and easy lesson on video demonstrated by using the Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations. However, you can create your own as well and then use the method described. Enjoy this bite-sized tutorial!
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ChessBase in Minutes: Translating annotations with AI

10/1/2024 – In this video lesson, you will learn how to take game annotations and translate them into any language of your choice. Have German annotations you want in English? No problem! English annotations you want in Portuguese or French? Consider it done!
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Chessbase in Minutes: A thousand books commented by Carlsen, Gukesh, and more!

9/26/2024 – In this video lesson, you will learn how to search and find tens of thousands of deeply commented games by all the best players in the world. These include games by Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, and young guns like Gukesh, Erigaisi, Firouzja, and Abdussatorov! Endless entertainment and education as taught by the best chess players and chess teachers ever.
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Is AI watching the chess Olympiad?

9/12/2024 – Technology has been evolving by leaps and bounds most especially in the last couple of years with the advent of image generating AIs and of course ChatGPT and its numerous rivals. We decided to ask the AIs to help produce some images in homage to the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, and as you can see here, some creative and entertaining results ensued. Read on to learn more!
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Knowing when to insist

8/13/2023 – It is always frustrating to learn of a shot or move that you missed in a game but that was well within your ability to find. It happens to everyone, of course, but the question is how can we reduce this. In this article we will look at a strategy to help fight some of these misses.

ChessBase in Minutes! Learn how grandmasters use Chessbase to study endgames! (video)

7/19/2023 – In just five minutes, learn how grandmasters use ChessBase 17 to quickly get similar endgames so they can study deeper and learn from others. Whether an amateur or one of the world elite, these easy but powerful tools can help you raise your game and do wonders for your rating! Don't miss this lightning video lesson!

ChessBase in Minutes: How to annotate like a pro

7/4/2023 – In this series of lightning videos, learn everything from the basics to mastery of ChessBase in bite-sized lessons with crystal clear explanations and demonstrations. In this lesson you will learn the secret to annotating your games with variations, moves, colored arrows and more! It will turn you into a power user – and do wonders for your rating!

ChessBase in Minutes: creating a base and entering a game

6/27/2023 – In this series of lightning videos, learn everything from the basics to mastery of ChessBase in bite-sized lessons with crystal clear explanations and demonstrations. In this lesson you will learn the most essential feature: creating your own base and entering games. It will turn you into a power user – and do wonders for your rating!

ChessBase 17: the Buddy Engine

12/5/2022 – Among the numerous powerful new features in ChessBase 17, one of the most striking has to be the introduction of the Buddy Engine in the panoply of engine tools. This innocuous named tool is the lynchpin in the new engine data shared with users, effectively innovating on a standard that has changed very little in decades. Don't miss this overview and video!

Chessbase 17: Taking engine functions to the next level

11/30/2022 – Chess engines have been helping chess players for over 40 years, first as opponents, and later as analysts, but over that lengthy timeframe, very little has been added to the core landscape of chess engine analysis. ChessBase 17 aims to change that and seriously extend the analysis done, and the information it produces.

Chessbase 17: the amazing new Search function

11/25/2022 – The new Chessbase 17 is out, and among the numerous new features is the completely revamped Search function. On the surface this might not sound terribly exciting, but the proof is in the pudding, and when you see it in action you will understand. Check out this article and video to see what the fuss is all about!
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Centipawn Analysis: evaluating strength with an engine

11/1/2022 – Using an engine to find out how many moves in a game match its top choice, is but one way to measure a move's quality with an engine. Another key way is what analysts such as Ken Regan use: a tool to compare the engine's evaluation of a move with its own choice of best move, and see by how much the evaluations differ. Now you can do this too using the Centipawn Analysis tool in ChessBase 16!

Let's Check Engine Correlation: How to use it

10/20/2022 – You've seen videos using it, and articles displaying it, and here is the tutorial on how to use it in all its glory. The Engine Correlation in Let's Check can be a wonderful tool when used properly and comes with a variety of options in both ChessBase 16 and the Fritz interface. Here is the easy-to-use definitive guide.

Replay Training: a hidden gem in ChessBase

9/15/2022 – When you are solving an exercise in a book, or guessing a move in Solitaire Chess, and your move is wrong, the first thing you want to know is why it was wrong, and what the refutation was, but unless the author included your exact choice, you will be left scratching your head. A new feature in ChessBase solves this brilliantly and can become a powerful tool to your improvement.
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Tactics Sprint - Training at the speed of a bullet (with video!)

8/31/2022 – There are many ways to train tactics, from methodical themes, to deep positions, and while all have their place in a player's arsenal of training tools, there is one that specifically targets speed of recognition and play: the Tactics Sprint. If you feel like you want a method to improve your ability to see and play tactics in minimal time see this intro with video!
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Learning to play chess with ChessBase

8/1/2022 – As a chess site, it is not an exaggeration to say that the first and foremost obligation is to have the means to teach the game. ChessBase has programs such as the Fritz & Chesster series, but another way is through the Learn Chess app in the ChessBase Account, a beginner courses, which teaches the moves and then the core fundamentals. Here is a small tour.
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Double Shuffle Chess: a fun variant against Fritz Online

7/26/2022 – With opening theory reaching insane depth and draws on the rise, there has been an increasing interest in chess variants such as Chess960 aka Fischer Random Chess, and the recent 'No-Castling' chess. Here is another variant that bears similarities to Chess960, but completely asymmetrical and no castling. One added plus is that you can even play it against Fritz Online!
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Practicing and improving with Fritz Online

7/22/2022 – Years back, when the first iteration of the Fritz Online app came out, it was a barebones deal: Attractive, and good for a game, but not the most compelling option to train against. A bit problematic as this was its purpose, but it has undergone many revisions since, and revisiting it you will be surprised at how interesting and fun it can be.
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Watching live events on your phone

6/21/2022 – Watching and following live events from one's phone is nothing new, and there are a myriad of ways to do so, including of course the ChessBase News page. Recently however, a great deal of effort has been invested into making the ChessBase experience that extra bit better and more enjoyable, and you now have much more than just the games and moves at your fingertips.
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Fun with quizzes

5/26/2022 – Among the growing number of apps and functions available with ChessBase Account is the Quiz. Most of the functions in a subscription have an inherent training or educational factor in their usage, and the quiz is no exception, But even more than what it can teach you is the plain old 'fun' factor. Read on to learn more!
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Fritz 18: Adaptive play and spoon-fed brilliancies

11/19/2021 – Fritz 18 has been released, bringing a fantastic opponent so that now you have an engine that will adapt to your play, try to make it a fun and engaging opponent, and even set you up with a brilliancy or more if the situation allows. This is not merely hype, but the result of feedback from players who have tried it, from weak amateurs to grandmasters themselves.

Annotating in ChessBase: creating training positions

11/1/2021 – You've seen the program create training positions automatically, but what if you wanted to create your own? This could be to show a student, show some friends, post online, and more. The tools are all there to generate your own hand-crafted test positions for tactics, strategy, and endgames, and it is useful tool to know. Read on to learn how!
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