ChessBase 9.0 – Part 2
Player, Tournament, Annotators, Source
When you click on one of the tabs labelled Players, Tournament, Annotator,
Source, etc. you get an index of that category. For instance clicking on “Players”
produces an alphabetical list of all the players in the database.
The new Players index of ChessBase 9.0 (click to enlarge)
On the left there is a list that can be configured and sorted (like the games
list described in the previous
article). There is also a search function at the bottom: typing in a few
letters of a player’s name causes the program to jump to that player.
On the right are two windows with the games of the highlighted player and
the tournaments in which they were played (double-click a tournament for a
full cross table). Once again all the list functions like sorting, filters
and tool tips are available.
If you right-click a player on the left you can restrict the display to only
his white or black games. You can also call up an ID card, get statistics and
generate a “player dossier” (a full report derived from the reference
database on the players games, career highlights, openings repertoire, best
and worst lines, etc.).
There is also a special “Filter” at the bottom of the windows
which allows you to restrict the entries in many different ways. For instance
you can display only certain players, only those with a certain minimum/maximum
rating, with a certain title, from a certain country, of a certain age, male
or female, etc. In tournaments it is particularly useful to be able to search
for any set of characters, e.g. to locate “Corus Wijk aan Zee”
by simply searching for “wijk” or “zee”.
An improved index format with two additional files makes these lists much
faster. The information is displayed without searches in the database, as was
the case in ChessBase 6, 7, and 8.
New opening key layout
This displays a list of openings keys, based on the Informator ECO codes (there
is also a smaller descriptive key included with the program).
The openings keys in ChessBase 9 are displayed in the style of the Windows
Explorer, with “directories” which you can open and close to display
or hide entire sections of the keys. When you move your cursor onto a key the
games are displayed in the window below, with the continuations from the branching
point of the key given. Naturally you can sort this list like any other, e.g.
according to the strength of the players or the continuations that were played.
Note that the moves leading to the classification position are shown at the
top of the openings key list, together with the ECO classification code and
the traditional descriptive name of the opening.
Automatic Opening Reference
This is a new function which allows you to perform a fast background check
in the reference database. With a position of interest on the board you can
click the “Reference” tab at the top of the notation.
The new Opening Reference in ChessBase 9.0 (click to enlarge)
ChessBase 9 generates an overview of all moves and all games played in the
current position (in the games of the reference database). The number of games,
score, date of the latest games, highest Elo and the players are displayed.
At the bottom are the games, which once again can be sorted, e.g. according
to rating, at a click of the mouse.
Click on a move in the reference window to execute on the board. You can
use the mouse or the cursor keys up/down to move between alternate lines, and
left/right to move forward or backwards in variations. You can right-click
a game and use “Copy to notation” to insert it as a reference in
the current game.
– To be continued –
