ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard throughout the world. Everyone uses ChessBase, from the World Champion to the amateur next door. It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it.
So, how does one prepare for a tournament with ChessBase, Fritz, and the Megagdatabase?
We also wanted to know the answer to this question, and asked a professional chess player. In our six-part series, Lilit Mkrtchian guides us through the tournament preparation, by showing us how to build an opening repertoire, sharpen your skills with tactics training, and gives us many other tips, tricks, ideas, and inspirations.
In this walkthrough, we glimpse over Lilit's shoulder, and spot her repertoire, opponent preps, and we will certainly analyse some of her played games in depth.
Of course, we also tackle the moment, when you know about your next opponent, and how to trap them with your specific preparation. The Armenian IM will show us some examples of how this worked nicely.
A beautiful guide on how your next tournament can be more successful.
Lilit Mkrtchian is an International Master from Armenia, and received the IM title in 2003.
She was one of the best female players in the world in the 2010s and represented her national team in the Olympiads since 1996.
In 2003, she won the gold medal with her Armenian team in the European Women's Championship in Bulgaria, Plovdiv.
Furthermore, Mkrtchian won the Armenian women's chess champion four times.
In 2015, the IM won the individual gold medal on the second board, at the Women's World Team Chess Championship in China, Chengdu.
She still remains one of Armenia's strongest female chess players, is coaching several students, and is an active player in chess leagues, and tournaments.
We interviewed Lilit in 2020, as part of our series "The best in"
Lilit is living in Germany with her husband, and enjoys chess almost every day.
