The new ChessBase Reader 2017

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Are you interested in chess and on the lookout for easy to use software with which you can read all relevant data formats which are used for the saving of chess games and positions? If that is the case, you absolutely have to install the latest version of our ChessBase Reader 2017 on your computer.

This software can be used for the loading and playing through of games in all today’s data formats in computer chess.

Especially the support for the text based PGN format which is so widely used on the internet should be of interest to many users. This free program provides you with a clear and easy-to-use tool for reading. Over and above that the new Reader supports all the content in our Chess Media format, which we use as a medium to present the Fritz Trainer series. With the help of the Chess Media system it is possible to play within the program videos with chess lectures embedded in them. What is happening on the graphic chess board is shown synchronised to the running of the video.

This allows chess lessons and chess training to be presented via the program in the most realistic fashion possible.

In the new version the MP4 format for the presentation of the media content has now been integrated. This format has established itself as the standard one for the presentation of the contents of videos on websites. That makes it possible to present Fritztrainer videos on the net in web pages, which the user can look at directly with Android equipment or directly with an iPAD. In addition MP4  is also supported by the new Reader together with the WMV format used until now.  Therefore the new Reader can be totally recommended to all users of Fritztrainer for accessing the contents of the DVDs.

Download and installation

The new Reader offers many of the functions of our database program. You will find the installer on our website via “Support – Download”.

From there load the most recent version of the Reader and save to your hard disk the installer with the file extension *.msi.

You start the installation of the program with a double click in Windows Explorer or any alternative file manager.

Examples of use

Should you have neither ChessBase nor Fritz, the new Reader is required to use Fritztrainer courses or when studying ChessBase Magazine. When a DVD ROM is inserted the reader should start automatically, otherwise you can get help by clicking on “Show contents of DVD” in the main menu.

With the reader you can of course in addition to the Media DVD ROM’s open all other database formats. If, for example, you own the Mega Database you can load the games and play through them in the board window. It is even possible to link to any one of the freely available UCI engines so that the user can obtain a specific evaluation of a position by means of that engine.

The new Reader offers you all the functions you require to load current data formats in computer chess. The database program ChessBase 14 naturally offers even more functionality, but with the Reader you can already get a good impression of the possibilities for annotation and analysis which are available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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20.10.2017
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