The mother of all Databases
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This is meant as easy as it sounds. Because
the ChessBase standard of quality guarantees
that you concern yourself with what interests you
right away: chess! ChessBase databases are
clearly and carefully edited by player and tournament
names, checked for doubles and provided with the
big ChessBase opening key. This consists of
more than 100 000 classification positions,
is continually improved and adapted to the growing
numbers of games.

A complete survey: Everything on one DVD
The two new databases Big Database 2008 and Mega Database 2008 offer a complete
survey from the beginning of tournament chess up to
today. Here you will fi nd the great classics
before 1945 as well as the highlights of 2007: a total
of more than 3.8 million games. Look at the games of
your next opponent in the player index. Call up the
endgame key and learn how to treat endgames
correctly from the old masters, or get a perspective of
the newest developments with the opening index. Thanks
to the thematic means of access via the
indexes and the keys, this is as quick as a flash and
you have more time for what is essential.

Simply for reference or with detailed explanation
It’s your choice: The Big Database 2008
with more than 3.8 million unannotated games
is the most economical reference work for all
subjects relating to chess. But if you want
explanations of the games of top players and opening
experts in the correct context, the Mega Database 2008 is for you. For this database contains
more than 61 000 annotated games. This makes it the
biggest collection of annotated games. In many
verbal commentaries, for instance, the ideas of
opening variations or the correct winning methods
in complicated endgames are explained. There
is no better way to learn chess.

The DVD MegaDatabse 2008 comes with the
up to date ChessBase Players Encyclopaedia
with more than 200 000 players‘ entries and 30 000 pictures.
The ChessBase
Big and Mega Database 2008 can also be used with Fritz 10 /11 or with the
ChessBase 9.0 Reader that comes with the DVD but only ChessBase 9.0 gives
access to the Playerbase.
Prices
Big Database 2008 € 49.99.
Mega Database 2008 € 149.90.
Update from Mega 2007 to 2008 € 49.99.
Update from Big 2007 or older Megas to Mega 2008 € 99.99.
System
recommendations for ChessBase 9.0:
Windows XP or better, 1 GB RAM, 2 GHz or
better, DVD drive,. New graphics adapter for a fast 3D board.
Windows Media Player 9.0 for ChessMedia
System.
Minimum requirements: Windows XP, Internet-Explorer 6, DVD-ROM drive, 256 MB RAM,
600 MHz.