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In the last tutorial we showed you how to create a database and how to organise the main window of ChessBase for a better overview. In this episode, we will start from that point and show you how to expand your database in a meaningful way and how to quickly turn important information into a valuable training or archive database.
Of course, there are many ways to archive games. You have to find the one that works best for you and, ideally, implement it consistently so that you can quickly find all the information you need when you need it and avoid creating duplicate entries.
ChessBase's option of saving several games in a database is helpful here. We will show you an example of this called ‘MyGames’, which you can use as it is or customise to your own taste. However you implement it, it is essential that you understand the processes. This is because it would work exactly the same way with your games from the team season or your last club tournament or any other collection of games.
First, open a new database (also accessible via CTRL+X):
First, open a new database and name it "Analyses and illustrative games".
For our example, we have used drag and drop to move the 14 games displayed into the ‘MyGames’ database. This leads to the following view:
You can now drag more games into the database or enter them by clicking on ‘Board’ and save them as follows (the example database is displayed at the top of the list, but other databases are also displayed here or can be selected from ‘Other’ on your hard drive):
The game you just saved is displayed at the end of the database:
You can now, for example, copy game 7 in the ‘MyGames’ list and insert it into the ‘Analyses and illustrative games’ database:
In 'Analyses and illustrative games' it looks as follows:
Now open this game for analysis and switch on the Mega Database. After move 11…Ne4, display the references. Here you can see the moves played by White, sorted by frequency. Sort the list by clicking on VCR. Select and copy (using the shortcut CTRL+C) the three commented games at the top:
Now save the selected and copied games in ‘Analyses and illustrative games’ (using CTRL+v):
This way, you can create new databases, sort them and add new games as you like. For example, you can create preparation files for matches against other teams, which you can also supplement with corresponding style reports and error reports (more on this in a later tutorial) or with games from your own collection. For each game, further examples can be found in the Mega Database and either integrated into the database as your own game or copied directly into the games (we have already explained how to do this in connection with the references and the insertion of variants).
The big advantage:
Once you have set up ‘your system’, you can quickly create archives, opening databases or prepare yourself and your team for the next opponent.
... and now again: Have fun trying it out. Just give it a go, you can undo everything. Practice makes perfect!
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ChessBase has developed over decades to become what it is now in its 18th version. The program has countless options, which we will present here in small portions – so you can design your interface for pleasant daily use and keep learning about new options and how to use them to get the most out of ChessBase 18 and save time.
We hope that this tip will help you to have more fun and be more successful when using ChessBase 18. You can find more tips and hints on our support pages and FAQ pages.
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