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* ChessBase 11, October 2010, PC - [[Windows|Windows 7]]
 
* ChessBase 11, October 2010, PC - [[Windows|Windows 7]]
 
* ChessBase 12, December 2012, PC - [[Windows|Windows 8]]  
 
* ChessBase 12, December 2012, PC - [[Windows|Windows 8]]  
* ChessBase 13, November 2013, PC - [[Windows|Windows 8]]
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* ChessBase 13, November 2013, PC - Windows 8
 
* ChessBase 14, November 2016, PC - [[Windows|Windows 10]]  
 
* ChessBase 14, November 2016, PC - [[Windows|Windows 10]]  
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* ChessBase 15, November 2018, PC - Windows 10
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* ChessBase 16, November 2020, PC - Windows 10
 
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=Chess Engines=
 
=Chess Engines=
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=External Links=
 
=External Links=
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChessBase#The_database ChessBase - The database from Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChessBase#The_database ChessBase - The database from Wikipedia]
==Reviews==
 
* [http://www.scottishcca.co.uk/cbindex.html ChessBase Reviews] by Bernard Milligan
 
* [http://schach.chess.com/article/view/chessbase-11---rewiew Chessbase 11 - Review] by [http://schach.chess.com/members/view/zoranp Zoran Petronijevic], October 13, 2010, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess.com Chess.com]
 
 
==ChessBase==
 
==ChessBase==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/ ChessBase - Chess News]
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/ ChessBase - Chess News]
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-is-25-everything-25-off-in-our-shop ChessBase is 25 – everything 25% off in our shop], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 19, 2011
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-is-25-everything-25-off-in-our-shop ChessBase is 25 – everything 25% off in our shop], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 19, 2011
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/25-questions-for-matthias-wullenweber-in-acm-12 25 questions for Matthias Wüllenweber in ACM #12] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_periodicals American Chess Magazine], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 02, 2019 » [[Matthias Wüllenweber]]
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/25-questions-for-matthias-wullenweber-in-acm-12 25 questions for Matthias Wüllenweber in ACM #12] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_periodicals American Chess Magazine], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 02, 2019 » [[Matthias Wüllenweber]]
===ChessBase 8===
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* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/kasparov-and-the-start-of-chessbase Kasparov and the start of ChessBase] by [https://en.chessbase.com/author/sagar-shah Sagar Shah], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 23, 2020
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==ChessBase 8==
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-1 Database Basics - Part 1] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 24, 2004
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-1 Database Basics - Part 1] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 24, 2004
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-searches Database Basics - Part 2] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 30, 2004
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-searches Database Basics - Part 2] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 30, 2004
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* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-7 Database Basics - Part 7] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 08, 2004
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-7 Database Basics - Part 7] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 08, 2004
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-8-/51 Database Basics - Part 8] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 13, 2004
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-8-/51 Database Basics - Part 8] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 13, 2004
===ChessBase 9===
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==ChessBase 9==
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-9-tips ChessBase 9 tips] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 26, 2005
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-9-tips ChessBase 9 tips] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 26, 2005
===ChessBase 10===
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==ChessBase 10==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-10-trees-part-1- ChessBase 10 trees - part 1], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]],  October 01, 2008
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-10-trees-part-1- ChessBase 10 trees - part 1], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]],  October 01, 2008
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-trees-part-2 ChessBase 10 trees - part 2], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]],  October 08, 2008
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-trees-part-2 ChessBase 10 trees - part 2], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]],  October 08, 2008
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* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-explorer-view ChessBase 10's explorer view], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], March 29, 2009
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-explorer-view ChessBase 10's explorer view], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], March 29, 2009
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-database-pane ChessBase 10's database pane], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]],  April 07, 2009
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-database-pane ChessBase 10's database pane], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]],  April 07, 2009
===ChessBase 11===
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==ChessBase 11==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/twelve-minutes-for-the-new-chebase-11 Twelve minutes for the new ChessBase 11], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 16, 2010
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/twelve-minutes-for-the-new-chebase-11 Twelve minutes for the new ChessBase 11], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 16, 2010
 
* [https://uscfsales.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/organizing-your-chessbase-11-search-results/ Organizing your ChessBase 11 search results] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[USCFSales]], April 12, 2011
 
* [https://uscfsales.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/organizing-your-chessbase-11-search-results/ Organizing your ChessBase 11 search results] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[USCFSales]], April 12, 2011
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-11-finding-top-theoretical-novelty ChessBase 11: finding top theoretical novelty], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], March 13, 2012
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-11-finding-top-theoretical-novelty ChessBase 11: finding top theoretical novelty], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], March 13, 2012
===ChessBase 12===
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==ChessBase 12==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-12-has-arrived- ChessBase 12 has arrived!], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 02, 2012
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-12-has-arrived- ChessBase 12 has arrived!], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 02, 2012
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/solving-endgames-with-chebase-12-and-houdini Solving endgames with ChessBase 12 and Houdini], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 23, 2012 » [[Houdini]]
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/solving-endgames-with-chebase-12-and-houdini Solving endgames with ChessBase 12 and Houdini], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 23, 2012 » [[Houdini]]
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* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-2-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 2/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 26, 2013
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-2-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 2/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 26, 2013
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-3-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 3/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 29, 2013
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-3-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 3/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 29, 2013
===ChessBase 13===
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==ChessBase 13==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-13-is-here ChessBase 13 is here!], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 21, 2014
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-13-is-here ChessBase 13 is here!], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 21, 2014
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-13-everything-you-wanted-to-know ChessBase 13: everything you wanted to know] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 22, 2014
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-13-everything-you-wanted-to-know ChessBase 13: everything you wanted to know] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 22, 2014
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* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/online-database-preparing-against-a-player Online Database: preparing against a player] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 01, 2015
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/online-database-preparing-against-a-player Online Database: preparing against a player] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 01, 2015
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-larger-text-and-bigger-board ChessBase: larger text and bigger board] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 06, 2015
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-larger-text-and-bigger-board ChessBase: larger text and bigger board] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 06, 2015
===ChessBase 14===
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==ChessBase 14==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/we-proudly-announce-chessbase-14-is-now-available We proudly announce: ChessBase 14 is now available], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 26, 2016
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/we-proudly-announce-chessbase-14-is-now-available We proudly announce: ChessBase 14 is now available], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 26, 2016
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase14-assisted-analysis-tutorial ChessBase 14: It helps you to play better!], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 07, 2016
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase14-assisted-analysis-tutorial ChessBase 14: It helps you to play better!], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 07, 2016
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-14-qanda-with-matthias-wuellenweber Features of ChessBase 14] with [[Matthias Wüllenweber]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 13, 2016 » [[ChessBase (Database)#CB14QA|ChessBase 14 Q&A Video]]
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-14-qanda-with-matthias-wuellenweber Features of ChessBase 14] with [[Matthias Wüllenweber]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 13, 2016 » [[ChessBase (Database)#CB14QA|ChessBase 14 Q&A Video]]
===ChessBase 15===
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==ChessBase 15==
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/announcing-grand-chessbase-15-release ChessBase 15 now released], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 15, 2018  
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/announcing-grand-chessbase-15-release ChessBase 15 now released], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 15, 2018  
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/installing-chessbase-15-a-step-by-step-guide Getting the most out of ChessBase 15: a step-by-step guide] by [https://en.chessbase.com/post/tausendsassa-nick-murphy Nick Murphy], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 11, 2020
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/installing-chessbase-15-a-step-by-step-guide Getting the most out of ChessBase 15: a step-by-step guide] by [https://en.chessbase.com/post/tausendsassa-nick-murphy Nick Murphy], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 11, 2020
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* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/getting-the-most-out-of-chessbase-15-a-step-by-step-guide-5-local-engines Getting the most out of ChessBase 15: a step-by-step guide #5 – Local Engines] by [https://en.chessbase.com/post/tausendsassa-nick-murphy Nick Murphy], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 09, 2020
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/getting-the-most-out-of-chessbase-15-a-step-by-step-guide-5-local-engines Getting the most out of ChessBase 15: a step-by-step guide #5 – Local Engines] by [https://en.chessbase.com/post/tausendsassa-nick-murphy Nick Murphy], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 09, 2020
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/getting-the-most-out-of-chessbase-15-a-step-by-step-guide-6-uci-engines Getting the most out of ChessBase 15: a step-by-step guide #6 – UCI Engines] by [https://en.chessbase.com/post/tausendsassa-nick-murphy Nick Murphy], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 23, 2020
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/getting-the-most-out-of-chessbase-15-a-step-by-step-guide-6-uci-engines Getting the most out of ChessBase 15: a step-by-step guide #6 – UCI Engines] by [https://en.chessbase.com/post/tausendsassa-nick-murphy Nick Murphy], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], June 23, 2020
===ChessBase 16===
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==ChessBase 16==
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 1)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 10, 2020  
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 1)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 10, 2020  
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1-2 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 2)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 11, 2020  
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1-2 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 2)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 11, 2020  
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* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1-4 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 4)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 13, 2020
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1-4 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 4)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 13, 2020
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1-5 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 5)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 16, 2020
 
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-16-the-new-features-part1-5 ChessBase 16 - The new features (Part 5)] by [https://www.udemy.com/user/arne-kaehler/ Arne Kaehler],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 16, 2020
===Android===
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==Android==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-online-for-android-creating-a-specific-book ChessBase Online for Android – Creating a specific book] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 18, 2012
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-online-for-android-creating-a-specific-book ChessBase Online for Android – Creating a specific book] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 18, 2012
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/cb-for-android-how-to-download-and-review-games-060713 CB for Android: How to download and review games],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 05, 2013
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/cb-for-android-how-to-download-and-review-games-060713 CB for Android: How to download and review games],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 05, 2013
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/cb-for-android-analyzing-your-games-110713 CB for Android: Analyzing your games] by [[Albert Silver]],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 10, 2013
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/cb-for-android-analyzing-your-games-110713 CB for Android: Analyzing your games] by [[Albert Silver]],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], July 10, 2013
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/deep-fritz-14-now-with-chessbase-for-android Deep Fritz 14 now with ChessBase for Android] by [[Albert Silver]],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 23, 2015 » [[Fritz]]
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/deep-fritz-14-now-with-chessbase-for-android Deep Fritz 14 now with ChessBase for Android] by [[Albert Silver]],  [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 23, 2015 » [[Fritz]]
===Online===
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==Online==
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/introducing-the-online-chessbase-database Introducing the online ChessBase database] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 17, 2014
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/introducing-the-online-chessbase-database Introducing the online ChessBase database] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 17, 2014
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-online-3d-boards-and-fritz-14 ChessBase Online: 3D boards and Fritz 14] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 01, 2015
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-online-3d-boards-and-fritz-14 ChessBase Online: 3D boards and Fritz 14] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 01, 2015
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/using-your-home-chess-engine-anytime-anywhere Using your home chess engine anytime, anywhere] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 09, 2017
 
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/using-your-home-chess-engine-anytime-anywhere Using your home chess engine anytime, anywhere] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 09, 2017
===Shop===
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==Shop==
 
* [http://shop.chessbase.com/en/categories/40 ChessBase], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
 
* [http://shop.chessbase.com/en/categories/40 ChessBase], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
 
: [https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/chessbase_16_mega_package ChessBase 16 - Mega package Edition 2021], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
 
: [https://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/chessbase_16_mega_package ChessBase 16 - Mega package Edition 2021], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
===Videos===
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==Videos==
 
* ChessBase 11 from [[ChessCentral]] with [[Steve Lopez]], September 17, 2010, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
 
* ChessBase 11 from [[ChessCentral]] with [[Steve Lopez]], September 17, 2010, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
 
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Revision as of 21:10, 27 November 2020

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ChessBase 1.0 on Atari ST in 1987 [1]

ChessBase,
a chess database front and back end developed by Matthias Wüllenweber for the Atari ST which led to the foundation of the ChessBase company in 1986 [2] along with Frederic Friedel - the product name eponym of the company. ChessBase 1.0 was first released in January 1987 for the Atari ST running under GEM. Mathias Feist joined ChessBase in the late 80s, and was responsible to port the database and interface from Atari ST into the x86 DOS/Windows world, and further integrated first chess engines into the ChessBase interface, turning this into Fritz in 1991. Subsequent ChessBase versions evolved to a sophisticated multiple purpose GUI for database management, database queries and mining, interactive multimedia and video tutorials, analyzing or playing games and automatic engine tournaments with various native, UCI or WinBoard compliant engines on a single computer, inside a network or cloud, online play via the Playchess chess server, and Web- and desktop publishing of chess related documents.

GUI

The ChessBase 12 GUI is based on the fluent design as introduced by Microsoft Office 2007, featuring a ribbon [3], which is a set of toolbars placed on tabs. Beside the ribbon, the main window features various workspace layouts, either tiled by a navigation folder window, a database list view and database game-list and preview window, or game-lists for query results and game windows with board- and tabbed windows for game notation, annotations, references, score sheet, opening book tree, etc., to play, replay or analyze a game.

Database

A chess database is an organized collection of hundreds, thousands, or nowadays even millions of chess games. The proprietary ChessBase format manages those games with indices and classifiers for data mining and fast access. Queries for games can consider a variety of items, such as player names, date of games, ECO code, thematic keys and fragments of positions. PGN is supported as interchange format.

Formats

The ChessBase 3 database format (CBF) used two kind of files, data (*.cbf) and indices (*.cbi). The move encoding was based on a deterministic move generator, storing the generation number of a move. Along with ChessBase 6 in 1996, a new format was established, dubbed CBH, which was able to handle nested variations with annotations, multimedia files, and more sophisticated indices. One CBH database consists of more than ten files with various extensions [4], which can be archived inside a single file (*.cbv) format [5]. Apparently, the CBH file format was reverse engineered for interoperability purposes like import into other databases [6].

File Extensions

[7]

  • cbh - Game Data (Header)
  • cbg - Game Moves and Variations (Game)
  • cba - Annotations
  • cbp - Player Index
  • cbt - Tournament Index
  • cbc - Commentators Index
  • cbs - Source Index
  • cko - Opening Key (Names)
  • cpo - Positions, Openings
  • ckn - General Theme Key (Names)
  • cpn - Positions General Key
  • ck1 ck2 ck3 - Tactical, Strategical and Endgame key (Names)
  • cp1 cp2 cp3 - Positions Key
  • cbv - Compressed and Archived Database
  • cbz - Encrypted Archive
  • cbb - Search Booster
  • cbo - Extra Search Booster for Opening Positions
  • cbd - Double hash tables, hashed info on the games, speeding up search
  • cbi - Old Index File
  • cbf - Old CB-Database
  • ctg - Opening Tree of Games (Opening Book)

Version History

  • ChessBase 1, January 1987, Atari ST - GEM
  • ChessBase 2, July 1988, PC - DOS [8], Atari ST - GEM
  • ChessBase 3, 1991, PC - DOS, Atari ST - GEM [9]
  • ChessBase 4, 1993, PC - DOS, Atari ST - GEM
  • ChessBase for Windows, 1994, PC - Windows 3.x
  • ChessBase 6.0, 1996, PC - Windows 95
  • ChessBase 7.0, August 1998, PC - Windows 95, 98, NT [10]
  • ChessBase 8.0, September 2000, PC - Windows 2000 [11]
  • ChessBase 9, October 2004, PC - Windows XP
  • ChessBase 10, October 2008, PC - Windows Vista
  • ChessBase 11, October 2010, PC - Windows 7
  • ChessBase 12, December 2012, PC - Windows 8
  • ChessBase 13, November 2013, PC - Windows 8
  • ChessBase 14, November 2016, PC - Windows 10
  • ChessBase 15, November 2018, PC - Windows 10
  • ChessBase 16, November 2020, PC - Windows 10

Chess Engines

ChessBase and Fritz GUI compatible native chess engines.

See also

Nalimov Tablebases
Syzygy Bases
ChessDB
ChessX
Scid vs. PC
Scidb

Publications

Forum Posts

1990 ...

Re: ChessBase by Mike Valvo, rgc, January 30, 1991

1995 ...

2000 ...

2005 ...

2010 ...

External Links

ChessBase

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ChessBase 9

ChessBase 10

ChessBase 11

ChessBase 12

ChessBase 13

ChessBase 14

ChessBase 15

ChessBase 16

Android

Online

Shop

ChessBase 16 - Mega package Edition 2021, ChessBase Shop

Videos

References

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