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• Playing style analysis: What type of player is your next opponent? ChessBase 18 checks the games and recognises aspects such as “Manic attacker who risks everything”, “Strong endgame expert with great fighting spirit”, “Exchanger with too high a draw ratio” and many more.
• Search for strategic themes: Find games with a thrilling kingside attack, or on the topics: Defence; space advantage; strong square; queenside play etc. - training and illustrative material in abundance!
• Access to six billion Lichess games, extremely fast access via the ChessBase Database Server.
• Player preparation by scnning Server games: Matching Lichess or Chess.com accounts via statistical matching provides deep insights for opponent preparation!
• Download Chess.com games with built-in API, convenient and fast!
• Built-in cloud engine: Use the power of the cloud on your notebook or tablet, rent the appropriate engine and save your own battery at the same time! With free flat rate for premium users.
The Style Report (above Mikhail Tal) provides a graphical overview of the main style characteristics, observations on the style of play and sample games on style-relevant topics.
• ChessBase Mobile: The app for on the go – access to your own cloud databases, opening preparations and the ChessBase Database Server with over 12 million games!
• Further innovations: Printing of QR codes for games and positions. New design for Interface. All new icons. Icon colours adapt to the design theme. Better displays for reference searches (e.g. filter for Elo and year or draw range). Faster game input by voice and much more.
* Only in conjunction with a ChessBase Premium account, which is included with the purchase of CB18 (1 year). This also applies to CB18 access to the ChessBase Online Database.
Minimum system requirements: PC/Notebook with Windows 10/11 and 8 GB RAM, Internet.
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The premiere chess database with over 11 million games from 1475 to 2024 in high quality. Packing more than 120,000 annotated games, Mega 2024 contains the world‘s largest collection of high-class analysed games. Train like a pro! Prepare for your opponents with ChessBase and the Mega Database 2025. Let grandmasters explain how to best handle your favorite variations, improve your repertoire and much more.
• Includes Mega Update Service 2025: update your Mega with your ChessBase 18 (or 17/16) program every week with over 5,000 new games. That’s about 250,000 new games by the end of 2025!
• Comfortable design with even more top-level tournaments than ever before!
• Direct access to All World Championship matches, Candidates tournaments, famous historical tournaments and all Olympiads!
• Player lexicon for download with over 1.4 million player names and more than 44,000 player photos (only with ChessBase 18/17/16)
Fritz 19 was the Computer Chess World Champion for 2023. Calculation Training has been extended, the notation (and the whole program interface) has been enormously enhanced. Tactical Analysis, the important full commentary of your games, has been improved, and much more!
Fritz 19 offers a real alternative to human opponents. It has six different characters that mimic typical club players: Allrounder, Aggressive, Positional, Swindler, Fearful, Endgame Expert.
The program plays human moves that fit these types, but includes tactical mistakes so that you can win, for example with a sacrificial attack. The sharper the position, the more likely the program will misstep.
In Fritz 19 you can also play directly against databases, e.g. your own repertoire, or an opening article from the ChessBase Magazine. Test your repertoire by playing against it in the Fritz 19 “aggressive” mode! Tip for ChessBase users: Save a generated opening survey from ChessBase and play against it immediately.
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Even more power for Fritz – even more chess knowledge for you
The Fritz Powerbook 2025 contains 25 millions opening positions, derived from 1.7 million high class tournament games. Together with each position all relevant information is stored: all moves that were played in the position, by players of what average rating, with what success and performance results. The games from which the Fritz Powerbook 2025 were derived (except the Corr Games) are also included.
The Fritz Powerbook 2025 represents the state of the art of current openings theory. The FritzPowerbook was derived also from the best 100,000 games from the Correspondence 2024 Database to enhance even more the theoretical value of moves given by the book. With the 2025 edition you get 3 Books: Fritz Powerbook, Strongbook and the CorrBook.
Discover exciting and tricky new lines and practice them against Fritz. In addition the Powerbook has a small but very exclusive book with the strongest GM games (Elo >= 2550) from the past 100 years (2.7 Mio positions) and StrongBook Games Database.
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Power package: Fritz 19 plus
Opening Encyclopedia
The best combination for opening training: the big ChessBase opening encyclopaedia with thousands of opening articles – plus Fritz19, at a special price!
This is how modern opening training works: test the repertoire recommendations from the encyclopaedia directly against Fritz19! Play the repertoire suggestions from the Encyclopedia against the Fritz19, set on different player types. Or memorise the variations in the Openign app (with Fritz19 you also get a premium account for six months): practise the variation in drill mode, until you remember all the moves perfectly!
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ChessBase Magazine subscription
ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. World class players analyse their brilliancies and explain the ideas behind the moves to you, opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and offer exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in the fields of tactics, strategy, and the endgame show you the tricks and techniques a successful tournament player needs!
Each issue of ChessBase Magazine offers you several hours of video training with grandmasters and experts. World-class players like Caruana, Anand, Vidit, So, Giri, Nepomniachtchi, Vachier-Lagrave, Gelfand, Wojtaszek, Vitiugov, Yu Yangyi and many more analyse their best games and explain the ideas behind their moves. Each issue also includes at least ten new opening articles with exciting ideas for your repertoire, an extensive collection of training exercises on tactics, strategy and endgames, and much more.
ChessBase Magazine appears every two months (six issues per year). It's available on DVD + booklet (by post) or for download (including the booklet in pdf format).
ChessBase magazine €82.43 (instead of €109.90)
Dr. Karsten Müller:
THE ENDGAME ACADEMY VOL.1
Checkmate & pawn endgames
Endgame theory forms the basis of chess. You understand this all too well when you reach a theoretically won endgame but must settle for a draw, as you lack the necessary know-how to win. Misfortunes of this kind can only be counteracted by developing a solid endgame technique. This course by German grandmaster and endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller lays those foundations.
This first volume of his endgame series can be accomplished without any previous knowledge, but will also be a challenge for club players. The 28 sub-chapters range from the basics of checkmate (with queen or with two bishops) to the extensive and in-depth fundamentals of pawn endgames (square rule, key squares, marginal pawns, passed pawns, blocked pawns, breakthroughs, endgames on one wing and much more).
Karsten Müller presents each topic in detail in the video. You can enhance your knowledge with interactive exercise modules, teaching examples and exercises. This comprehensive course is varied, entertaining, and guarantees you a solid endgame knowledge after successful study, which is the basis for victory at the board. 5 hours video running time (English), 250 exercises/tests.
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Ivan Sokolov: UNDERSTANDING MIDDLEGAME STRATEGIES VOL.10
Caro-Kann Advance Variation
Looking to outplay the Caro-Kann as White? This course dives deep into effective plans and ideas to challenge one of Black’s most solid defences. With objective insights, this course also provides valuable knowledge for Black players, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of the Caro-Kann from both sides of the board. But understanding an opening doesn‘t stop at memorising theory. It‘s crucial to grasp the ideas and structures connected to the opening moves. Knowing how to apply these concepts, and recognising mistakes from your opponent can give you a critical edge in the middlegame – a key component to transforming an opening advantage into a winning position. 7 h 19 min video running time.
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Ivan Sokolov: UNDERSTANDING MIDDLEGAME STRATEGIES VOL.11 King’s Indian Structures
The King’s Indian Defence is one of the most popular and historically rich openings in chess, known for dynamic complexity and fierce battles for control. In this course, you will explore how to navigate White’s full pawn centre and understand the key plans for both sides. Key variations for White, including 5.Nf3, 5.Bd3, 5.Be2, and 5.h3.
But understanding an opening doesn‘t stop at memorising theory. But understanding an opening doesn‘t stop at memorising theory.It‘s crucial to grasp the ideas and structures. Knowing how to apply these concepts and recognising mistakes from your opponent can give you a critical edge in the middlegame — a key component for transforming an opening advantage into a winning position. 5 h 38 min video running time.
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Jan Werle: THE CATALAN, AN OPENING REPERTOIRE FOR LIFE VOL.1: Open Catalan
Unlock the full potential of the Open Catalan in this in-depth course designed for both aspiring and experienced players. In this volume, we dive deep into the various critical lines that arise after dxc4, examining Black‘s most popular and challenging setups, including 5...c5, 5...a6 with 6...b5, and the flexible Nc6. Each variation is thoroughly explored to give you a complete understanding of the positions you’ll face and how to navigate them. 9 h 30 min video running time.
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Jan Werle
THE CATALAN, AN OPENING REPERTOIRE FOR LIFE VOL.2: Closed Catalan
Take your understanding of the Closed Catalan to the next level with this comprehensive second volume, focusing on the rich and solid positions that arise in this dynamic opening. This course is designed to provide a deep and well-rounded grasp of the strategic nuances and transitions into the middlegame and endgame – essential for any serious chess player looking to refine their repertoire.
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Felix Blohberger: 1.NF3: A RETI-GRANDMASTER COURSE FOR STRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING AND FLEXIBILITY. VOL.1 Fianchetto Systems
In this course, grandmaster Felix Blohberger delivers a complete opening repertoire for White, centred around the flexible move 1.Nf3. This course offers a solid yet dynamic approach that adapts to various playing styles and opponents. Instead of forcing lines, Felix emphasises deep positional understanding and flexible structures, making it easy to transition into systems like the Réti or the English Opening. His recommended King’s Fianchetto provides a strong, reliable setup, perfect for players who prefer strategic play and flexibility rather than memorising long, complicated lines.
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Felix Blohberger: 1.NF3: A RETI-GRANDMASTER COURSE FOR STRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING AND FLEXIBILITY VOL.2 Classical Systems
In this course, Felix Blohberger delivers a complete opening repertoire for White, centred around the flexible move 1.Nf3. This course offers a solid yet dynamic approach that adapts to various playing styles and opponents. Instead of forcing lines, Felix emphasises deep positional understanding and flexible structures, making it easy to transition into systems like the Réti or the English Opening. His recommended King’s Fianchetto provides a strong, reliable setup, perfect for players who prefer strategic play and flexibility rather than memorising long, complicated lines.
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Elisabeth Pähtz: The Neo-London-System - The sharper alternative to the popular London System
Discover the Neo-London System – a creative and improved version of the classic London System! With the move 3.c3 and later Bf4, the Neo-London offers two decisive advantages:
• Avoiding a certain black setup: You effectively prevent the dangerous combination of c5 and Qb6.
• Risks for Black in the Bf5 variation: The popular Bf5 variation poses significant dangers for Black and can give the game an unexpected turn.
Creativity and novelties at the highest level:
The Neo-London System offers many new, creative possibilities to present your opponents with serious problems in the early stages of the game.
Extensive training content and interactive exercises in ChessBase Books: Replay critical positions, solve exercises & find the key moves, test your knowledge with the opening trainer. Video running time: 10 hours.
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In the future, the ChessBase programs and ChessBase trainers – software in general – will no longer be installed from a DVD, but using an installer downloaded from the Internet. This is faster and less complicated from a DVD. In any case, who still has a DVD drive in their computer? Most ChessBase users have already ordered via download anyway.
In the future, there will be no longer be DVDs in the ChessBase packs, which will only include the activation code. And the plastic packaging will no longer be needed – instead, you will receive an elegant booklet, which looks good on the bookshelf and which can be given as a gift.
And how do you install the programmes with the activation key? It is described in the package. Enter the serial number in the ChessBase shop under ‘My downloads’, then the product will appear in the download list and can be downloaded, or you can view the new Fritztrainer directly in the Books portal with just one click.
Today you should go into the ChessBase Shop and look around. All eligible products display the original retail price and the 25% discount. Do you know this special feature? You can go to the Openings A-Z page in the shop and choose the opening you intend to play or to study.
You can even enter moves on the graphic chessboard to search for material relevant to the opening. Is there a quicker or better way to find the ChessBase Trainers you need?
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