Big and Mega Database 2009
The new ChessBase databases 2009 not only come in their proven top-class
quality but with a completely new upgrade feature for ChessBase 10 users.
Remember: One step ahead yesterday may mean one step behind tomorrow - you
always have to keep up. For this reason Big and Mega 2009 for the first time
include the Online-Upgrade Service for ChessBase 10 for the whole year 2009 -
that means another 200 000 new games for free download and automatic upgrades
of your reference database.
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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
4 million games on one DVD. The two new databases Big Database 2009 and Mega
Database 2009 offer a complete survey from the beginning of tournament chess up
to today. Look at the games of your next opponent in the player index.

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.
Keep up
New: With ChessBase 10 you can download recent games for your database over
the whole year 2009, that is another 200 000 new games from January to December.
The Online-Upgrade Service of ChessBase 10 automatically downloads the games,
copies them to your database and upgrades the indexes for openings, middlegame
themes etc.
Simply for reference or with detailed explanation
It’s your choice: The Big Database 2009 with more than 4 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 2009 is for you. For this database
contains more than
62 000 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.
Prices
Mega Database 2009 149,90 €
+ online update 2009 (for ChessBase 10)
Big Database 2009 49,99 €
+ online update 2009 (for ChessBase 10)
Updates
Update from Mega 2008 to 2009 49,99 €
+ online update 2009 (for ChessBase 10)
Update
from Big 2008 or older Mega to Mega 2009 99,99 €
+ online update 2009 (for ChessBase 10)
ChessBase 10 Packages
ChessBase 10 Starter Package:
The economical way to get started. ChessBase10 program and Big Database 2009
with more than 4 million unannotated games. Plus online update 2009 (200 000 new
games). Plus 3 current DVDs of ChessBase Magazine.
Starter
Package 154,90 €
ChessBase 10 Mega Package:
ChessBase10 program and Mega Database 2009 with more than 62 000 annotated games.
More than 4 million games in all. Plus online update 2009 (200 000 new games).
Plus a year’s subscription to ChessBase Magazine. Plus Correspondence Chess DVD.
Plus the DVD-Endgame Turbo 3 (9 DVDs with Nalimov Tablebases)
Mega
Package 359,00 €
System requirements for ChessBase 10
- Minimum requirements: Windows XP, Internet-Explorer 6, DVD-ROM
drive, 512 MB RAM, 600 MHz.
- Recommended: Windows XP or Vista, 2 GB RAM, 2 GHz or better, DVD
drive. New graphics adapter for a fast 3D board. Windows Media Player 10 for
Chess Media System.