The ChessBase Replayer explained

by Arne Kaehler
5/29/2020 – The ChessBase replayer helps you to enjoy live transmissions, reports about old tournaments or portraits of famous players even more. You can replay the games, you can analyse them, load them into your Fritz Engine, copy them to a database or add them to your cloud. Here's a short video about the many options of the replayer.
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The ChessBase Replayer

Is chess more popular than ever? People who have never played chess before want to learn the rules and maybe even move a step further. To get better in chess it helps to actively participate in a game instead of just following it. Every chess player knows how important it is to replay and to analyse games.

Our ChessBase Replayer is the perfect tool for that. It allows you to replay and analyse games, puzzles and positions from ChessBase articles online.

Check out the video below to see how it works:

The video is not even seven minutes long

This is a list of key features for an even better experience:

  • ESC: stops automatic playback or, if in full screen mode, exits full screen mode
  • LEFT: move back
  • RIGHT : Execute move
  • UP: Move variation upwards (ALT) 
  • DEL or DELETE: Remove variant
  • [ : Delete previous variation
  • ]: Delete the rest of the variation
  • CTRL-Z : Undo
  • CTRL-SHIFT-Y: Undo annotation
  • CTRL-Y: Redo
  • ALT-F2: Toggle analysis
  • F11: Load next game, with CTRL or Shift: Load previous game

Now that you know how the Replayer is working, how about trying it out with a couple of games from our ChessBase Mega Database?

 
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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,184,21554%2421---
1.d4958,93255%2434---
1.Nf3286,32756%2441---
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1.g319,88456%2427---
1.b314,59854%2428---
1.f45,95348%2377---
1.Nc33,90650%2384---
1.b41,79048%2378---
1.a31,25054%2406---
1.e31,08149%2409---
1.d396950%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446654%2382---
1.c343951%2425---
1.h328956%2420---
1.a411860%2461---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39267%2511---
1.Na34762%2476---
1.d4 Fernandez,D Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 8.cxd5 Fernandez,D Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Bd3 seems to me a completely logical question: Black has an IQP, and probably will do so for the rest of the game. It is a difficult problem to resolve by dynamic means, as White will simply meet ...d4 with e4 (even if there is no trick such as taking and then Be3.) For instance, White was successful in the following encounter: Bb6 12.0-0 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.b4 a6 15.Rc1 d4 16.g4 Bg6 17.e4 Re8 18.Re1 Rc8 19.Bc4! Svidler,P-Harikrishna,P Shenzhen 2017 8...Nc6 9.a3 Fernandez,D: 'I do not believe that this move (if followed by the next) is White's most critical idea.' Previously I commentated on a Tata Steel game for this site: 9.Rd1 Fernandez,D Qa5 10.a3 Re8 10...Be7 is more common now, and then 11.Be2 has a huge score for White; indeed I suspect White is probably slightly better following Ne4 12.cxd5 Nxc3 13.bxc3 exd5 14.0-0 11.Nd2 11.Be2 e5 is the point 11...e5 12.Bg5 Nd4 13.Qb1! 13.Qc1 Bf5 is liable to lead to a forced draw. 14.Bxf6 Nc2+ 15.Ke2 Nd4+= Carlsen, M-Nakamura,H Douglas 2017 13...Bf5 14.Bd3 Mamedyarov,S-Anand,V Wijk aan Zee 2018 9...Qa5 10.0-0-0 10.Ra2!? (Fernandez,D) was the move chosen in a Topalov game, and it might be a good try for an edge. Be7 11.b4 Qd8 12.h3 b6 12...d4!= 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Be2 Be6 15.Ng5 Rc8?! 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Ba6 Topalov, V-Nakamura,H Saint Louis 2017 10.Nd2 Fernandez,D Bb4!? 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Nb3 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qd8 Topalov,V-Nakamura, H Paris 2017, could have been a decent try for an edge, notwithstanding that it ultimately failed 10...Ne4!? A curious pawn sacrifice. 10...Be7 is the main move. 11.Nb5 This move became topical after two important games played in 1992. Subsequently, it was considered nearly a refutation of 10...Ne4 but the present game will certainly change that verdict. 11.cxd5?! is absolutely harmless: Nxc3 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.bxc3 Bxa3+ 14.Kc2 exd5 15.Rxd5 Be6 16.Rb5 1-0 (43) Zoler,D (2548)-Kobrin,M (2291) Israel 2013 b6= 11.Nb1?! is dubious: f5 12.Bd3 Bd7 13.Bxe4 fxe4 14.Nfd2 Rxf4! 15.Nb3 Rxf2 16.Qxf2 Qb6 17.Nxc5 Qxc5 18.Nc3 Rf8 19.Qe2 Ne5 20.cxd5 Nd3+ 21.Rxd3 Bb5 22.Qg4 Bxd3 23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Re1 h6 25.d6 Rd8 1/2 (41) Farago,I (2533) -Sibarevic,M (2363) Ljubljana 1999 11.Nxe4 is the most principled continuation, of course, but after dxe4 12.Qxe4 12.Nd2 e5 13.Nb3 Qb6∞ Spasov S-Sergiev corr 1991 12...Bxa3 13.bxa3 Qxa3+ it turns out that White can't successfully avoid the perpetual check: 14.Kd2 Rd8+ 15.Ke2 15.Bd3?? f5-+ 15...Qb2+ 16.Rd2 16.Ke1 Qc3+ 17.Ke2 17.Nd2?! e5 18.Bg3 g6 is unpleasant for White 17...Qb2+ 18.Ke1 Qc3+ 1/2 (18) Quinn,M (2381)-Bruzon Batista,L (2534) Istanbul 2000 16...Rxd2+ 17.Nxd2 e5 18.Bg3 18.Bg5 1-0 (34) Timoscenko,G (2510)-Mateus,M (2255) Cappelle-la-Grande 1992 h6 19.Bh4 g5 20.Bg3 Bg4+! 21.Qxg4 Rd8 is favorable for Black 18...Bg4+! 19.Qxg4 Rd8 20.Kf3 Qxd2 21.Bh4 f5! 22.Qg5! the rest loses, e.g. 22.Qh5 Qd1+ 23.Be2 Nd4+ 24.exd4 Qb3+ 22...Rd4! 23.g3 23.exd4 Qc3+ 24.Ke2 Nxd4+ 25.Kd1 Qc2+ 26.Ke1 Qb1+= 23...Qc2! 24.Kg2 Qe4+ 24...Rd2!? 25.Kh3 Qxh1 26.Bg2 Rxh4+! 27.gxh4 Qb1 28.h5 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Qd8+= 28...h6 29.Qg6 Kf8 30.Qd6+ 30.Bd5 Qf1+ 30...Ne7 , and White has nothing better than 31.Qd8+ 31.Qxe5 Qd1 , and Black is not worse 31...Kf7 32.Bd5+ Nxd5 33.Qxd5+= 11...a6! 11...e5?! 12.Rxd5!? 12.Nc7 e5! 13.Rxd5! Garry Kasparov's improvement. 13.Nxd5 is met with Nxf2! with a nearly forced draw: 13...exf4?! 14.Qxe4 is favorable for White, e.g. fxe3 15.fxe3 h6 16.Nd4 Qd8 17.Bd3 f5 18.Qf4 Bd6 19.Qf2 Be5 20.Bc2± 1-0 (47) Ivanchuk,V (2729) -Karjakin,S (2760) Medias 2017 13...Bf5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Ng3 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Rxd3 Nxh1 18.b4 Qd8 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.Rxd8 Rfxd8 21.Bxf6 Rd6 22.Be7+- 14.Ng5 Bf5! 15.Qxf2 15.Qxf5 g6 15...exf4 16.Qxf4 Ne7! 17.Nxe7+ Bxe7 18.Rd5! Qe1+ 19.Rd1 Qa5 20.Rd5 Qe1+ 21.Rd1 1/2 (21) Gelfand Boris (2665)-Jussupow Artur (2655) Linares 1992 [Jussupow,A] 13...exf4N       Wrong according to Kasparov but Anand has a different opinion, as we see - and he is probably right! Other options for Black: 13...f5? 14.Rxe5! Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Ra7? 15...Rb8! G.Kasparov 16.Nd5 Bd6 17.b4! Qd8 18.c5± 16.Nd5! b6 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.b4 Qxa3+ 19.Bb2 Qa4 20.bxc5 bxc5 21.Ne5 Qxc2+ 22.Bxc2 Be6 23.Nf4 1-0 (23) Kasparov,G (2780)-Vaganian,R (2590) Debrecen 1992 EU-chT [Bulletin] 13...Bf5?! 14.Nxa8 Ng3 15.e4! Bxe4 16.Bd2+- 13...Qxc7 14.Qxe4 f5 15.Bxe5! fxe4 16.Bxc7 Ba7 17.Ng5± 0-1 (60) Alonso Garcia,R (2380)-Diaz,J (2445) Cuba 1993 13...Nf6!? 14.Rxe5! Nxe5 15.Bxe5± G.Kasparov 13...Nxf2 G.Kasparov 14.Qxf2 14.Ng5?? Qe1+ 14...Qxc7 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Qb6 17.Bd4 ≤17.Rxc5 Qxc5 18.Qg3 g6 19.Bd6 Qc6 20.Bxf8 Kxf8 1-0 (51) Turzo,A (2300)-Zymberi, A (2150) Budapest 1996 17...Bxd4 18.Rxd4± 14.Qxe4 Qxc7 15.Rxc5 fxe3 16.Bd3 g6 17.fxe3 Or 17.Qxe3 b6 18.Rh5!? 18.Rg5 Be6 , and White's rook is placed awkwardly; 19.h4 is too slow due to Rfe8 18...Bg4! 19.Rh4 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 20.gxf3 Ne5 20...Rad8 17...Be6 White's extra pawn is not very important here. His pieces (especially the c5 rook) are not placed well, and his king is more vulnerable than Black's. 18.Qh4 18.Ng5 Qe7 19.Qh4 f5 20.Rd1 Rf7! , and Black wins an exchange since 21.b4? a5! is clearly bad for White. 18...Rae8 18...Qd6!? 19.Ng5 h5 20.Qe4! 20.Nxe6? Qxd3 20...Rae8 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 22.Rd5 Qe7 23.Qf4 Rxe3= 19.Be4 19.Rd1!?∞ 19...Qb6 20.Qh6! f5 21.Ng5 Rf7! 22.Bd5! 22.Nxf7? Qxc5 23.Ng5 Re7 22...Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Qxe3+ 24.Kb1 Rfe7= As a result of complications, Black has regained the pawn, and the position is roughly balanced. 25.Rhd1 Qe2 26.h4??       A crazy decision. Black has strong centralisation so such a flank "attack" has no chances of succeeding. 26.Rd6!? Qxc4 27.Rxg6+ hxg6 28.Qxg6+ with perpetual check would be a logical outcome. 26...Ne5 27.Nf3 Qe4+ 28.Ka2 28.Ka1 Ng4 29.Qc1 Ne3-+ 28...Qxc4+ 29.Ka1 Ng4 30.Qc1 Qxc1+ 31.Rxc1 Kg7 32.h5?       Blundering a second pawn but Black is winning anyway, of course. Nf6 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Karjakin,S2782Anand,V27600–12018D37Norway Chess 6th9
Nijboer,F2549Mamedyarov,S26570–12005B90Corus-B1
Adams,M2738Shirov,A26301–02017C88Douglas IoM op5
Carlsen,M2835Caruana,F2832½–½2018A29World-ch Carlsen-Caruana4

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Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.

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