11/14/2025 – Monte Carlo analysis in ChessBase offers a completely new way to understand sharp or unclear positions by simulating thousands of fast engine games and revealing their practical outcomes. In this walkthrough, Matthias Wüllenweber demonstrates how the feature works, how to interpret its statistics, and how the piece-path arrows uncover typical winning and losing manoeuvres.

11/11/2025 – In this video, Matthias Wüllenweber demonstrates the new Opening Report in ChessBase 26, one of the software’s most powerful and innovative tools. Using the Sicilian Najdorf Poisoned Pawn as an example, he shows how the feature generates interactive reports with strategic themes, historical insights, fashion trends, and statistics filtered by player strength. The Opening Report combines theory, training, and entertainment—offering annotated lines, instructive games, and even tactical exercises that help players deeply understand their chosen openings.

11/11/2025 – This interview with Matthias Wüllenweber, Head of Development at ChessBase, was recorded last week, just before the official release of ChessBase 26. In it, he presents the major innovations of the new version, including the redesigned Opening Report, the Fashion Index, and the powerful Monte Carlo Analysis. If you missed it then, now’s the perfect time to discover how ChessBase 26 has evolved into a smarter, more intuitive tool for your chess training.

11/11/2025 – Matthias Wuellenweber presents ChessBase 26’s major innovations, beginning with the Enhanced Opening Report, which automatically generates deep statistical and thematic analyses — including pioneer players, popularity graphs, and tactical training positions — all tailored by Elo level to show how openings perform from club players to grandmasters. He introduces new analytical tools, such as Monte Carlo Analysis (engine-vs-engine simulations revealing true practical chances), AI plan descriptions that explain positions in natural language, and piece-manoeuvre visualizations that display typical movement patterns on the board. Finally, he showcases improved usability and design updates, including faster ray-traced 3D boards, streamlined engine management, upgraded duplicate-game detection, and modernized database icons for a smoother, more visually appealing experience.