ChessBase 18 Tips & Tricks: Adjusting style & icon colours

by Arne Kaehler
2/25/2025 – Did you know how you can change the style and icon colour with ChessBase 18? There is a ‘Style’ tab at the top right. Click on it and you can select the dark mode, for example. Just watch the video to see how it works!

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Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.