Summer Special: ChessBase 17 and Opening Encyclopaedia 2024

by ChessBase
8/30/2024 – A very special offer awaits you in this week's summer special - two products that are indispensable for serious chess players are on special offer and available as a bundle: ChessBase 17 and the Opening Encyclopaedia 2024. Take the chance and get both for the summer special price of only €249.90 (instead of €299.90)!

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The new version 18 offers completely new possibilities for chess training and analysis: playing style analysis, search for strategic themes, access to 6 billion Lichess games, player preparation by matching Lichess games, download Chess.com games with built-in API, built-in cloud engine and much more.

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ChessBase 17

ChessBase is the personal chess database that has become the standard worldwide. It's made for everyone who enjoys chess and wants to continue playing successfully in the future. This applies to the world champion as well as for the club player or the chess enthusiast next door.

GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (opening expert, star coach and FIDE world champion): "All the chess players I know, amateurs and competitors with a 2800 rating alike, use ChessBase - for good reason".

GM Vishy Anand (World Champion 2007 - 2013): "ChessBase has changed the chess world forever. It's almost unthinkable not to work with it".

GM Stefan Kindermann (founder and director of the Munich Chess Academy): "ChessBase has made chess “democratic” and ensured equal opportunities. At the same time, Chessbase has made a huge contribution to the further development and spread of chess all over the world!"

GM Daniel King (author, coach, YouTuber): "ChessBase is indispensable for finding games from the past and developing new ideas for the future".

GM Garry Kasparov (World Champion 1985-2000): "ChessBase is the most important innovation in the field of chess information since the invention of printing".

In a video, Sagar Shah explains why ChessBase 17 is important for every chess player and what you can do with the software.

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Opening Encyclopaedia 2024

The ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia is also indispensable for ambitious chess players.

  • 1,463 special theory databases: Analyses & ideas from grandmasters
  • Over 40,000 sample games
  • 7,679 opening overviews, 350 of which are new or updated
  • 75 videos (DVD+download). Total playing time: 27 hours
  • Current opening trends from Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenco in 9 videos

If you're serious about openings, you can't go on without the Opening Encyclopaedia. Whether beginner or grandmaster. The Opening Encyclopaedia is by far the most comprehensive theoretical work for chess: over 1,463(!) theory articles offer a huge pool of ideas and high-quality analyses!

With the ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia 2024 you will be remarkably prepared! It offers in-depth information on all established openings, and is therefore particularly valuable for building up a complete and powerful repertoire. The 2024 Opening Encyclopaedia is the complete presentation of all opening areas on one DVD (or download), and therefore the ideal introduction to opening training.

Whether you want to build up a solid opening repertoire or are looking for new ideas for your repertoire: a huge pool of opening ideas and high-quality analyses awaits you. With the Opening Encyclopaedia you can learn openings quickly and always be a few steps ahead of your opponent.

Each opening article contains selected sample games in which the authors explain typical plans and show how these openings are played in practice. High-quality analyses raise your knowledge of openings to master and grandmaster level. The articles cover the entire range of openings and always pick up on current and new ideas.

The new 2024 Opening Encyclopaedia offers you quick and convenient access to all openings. The articles are sorted by opening name & ECO code, the opening tutorials are linked to the more in-depth professional opening articles. The Opening Encyclopaedia offers 75 first-class opening articles in video format with specific, promising ideas for the opening repertoire from the most popular ChessBase authors: including Daniel King, Dorian Rogozenco, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Mihail Marin, Ivan Sokolov, Adrian Mikhalchishin, Leon Mendonca, Jan Werle, Luis Engel, Rainer Knaak and many other grandmasters, who present you with exciting and new opening ideas.

You will also receive 1,463 professional opening articles with analyses by grandmasters & international masters. The included database contains all games from the opening articles, including all sample games. The icing on the cake: GM Dorian Rogozenco presents the opening trends in world-class chess. Look forward to a total of 9 videos on the French, Sicilian, Najdorf, Ragozin, Nimzo-Indian, English, Reti, 1.d4 and 1.e4 e5.

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An unmissable bundle!

Take advantage of this chance and get ChessBase 17 and the Opening Encyclopaedia 2024 for the summer special price of only €249.90 (instead of €299.90)!


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