4/29/2026 – This episode explains how to use the quick access toolbar in ChessBase to manage game notation more efficiently. It shows how to handle variations, delete or hide moves, and quickly add comments, diagrams, and evaluation symbols.
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ChessBase tips for beginners - Quick access toolbars
by Anastasia Corotcova
ChessBase tips for beginners introduces a wide range of ChessBase features and demonstrates how to use the program efficiently.
Viewers learn everything from entering their first moves to applying powerful analytical tools that improve understanding.
Anastasia Corotcova guides us through each step, explaining the functions with clarity and practical examples, and shows how to unlock the full potential of ChessBase and build confidence from the very start.
0:00 – Introduction: What the quick access toolbar is
0:28 – Promoting variations (moving lines up to main line)
Anastasia Corotcova is a chess player from Moldova who actively played and trained until starting university, around which time she also obtained her first FIDE Arbiter licence. Meanwhile, she is an international arbiter.
She has a background in computer science and has been working professionally in IT for the past seven years, which is her main occupation today.
Alongside this, Anastasia contributes educational chess content for ChessBase and previously hosted an educational TV program for children.
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