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'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Software]] * [[Databases]] * ChessBase'''
[[FILE:chessbase01.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-is-25-everything-25-off-in-our-shop| ChessBase 1.0 on [[Atari ST]] in 1987 <ref>[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</ref> ]]
'''ChessBase''',<br/>
a chess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database database] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_and_back_ends front and back end] developed by [[Matthias Wüllenweber]] for the [[Atari ST]] which led to the foundation of the [[ChessBase]] company in 1986 <ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1376 Christmas dinner on a train – meet the ChessBase team] from [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 23, 2003</ref> 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_Environment_Manager GEM]. [[Mathias Feist]] joined ChessBase in the late 80s, and was responsible to port the database and interface from Atari ST into the [[x86]] [[MS-DOS|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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining mining], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactivity interactive] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia multimedia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video video] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutorial tutorials], analyzing or playing [[Chess Game|games]] and automatic engine tournaments with various native, [[UCI]] or [[WinBoard]] compliant engines on a single computer, inside a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network network] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing cloud], online play via the [[Playchess]] [[Chess Server|chess server]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_publishing Web-] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_publishing desktop publishing] of chess related documents.
=GUI=
The ChessBase '''12''' [[GUI]] is based on the fluent design as introduced by [[Microsoft]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2007 Office 2007], featuring a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 ribbon] <ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee354408.aspx MSDN - Ribbon Designer (MFC)]</ref>, which is a set of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolbar toolbars] placed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab_%28GUI%29 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|game notation]], annotations, references, score sheet, [[Opening Book|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 Game|chess games]]. The proprietary ChessBase format manages those games with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_index indices] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifier classifiers] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining data mining] and fast access. Queries for games can consider a variety of items, such as player names, date of games, [[ECO|ECO code]], thematic keys and fragments of positions. [[Portable Game Notation|PGN]] is supported as interchange format.
==Formats==
<span id="CBF"></span>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 Generation|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 <ref>[http://scleinzell.schachvereine.de/p_cbtipps/cb8_f6_02.shtml Schachclub Leinzell - ChessBase 8.0 + Fritz 6 - Das CBH-Format] by [[Peter Schreiner]], [http://scleinzell.schachvereine.de/home/news.shtml Schachclub Leinzell], March 2001 (German)</ref>, which can be archived inside a single file (*.cbv) format <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=302034 Re: Need help with little .cbh database - Fritz experts?] by [[Ulrich Türke]], [[CCC]], June 20, 2003</ref>. Apparently, the CBH file format was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_engineering reverse engineered] for interoperability purposes like import into other databases <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29468 CBH file format] by Yarin, [[CCC]], August 19, 2009</ref>.
==File Extensions==
<ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=347423 Re: Chessbase File Extensions] by Jeroen van Dorp, [[CCC]], February 05, 2004</ref>
* 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|ctg]] - Opening Tree of Games ([[Opening Book]])
=Version History=
* ChessBase 1, January 1987, [[Atari ST]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_Environment_Manager GEM]
* ChessBase 2, July 1988, [[IBM PC|PC]] - [[MS-DOS|DOS]] <ref>"Kasparov proudly presents the latest ChessBase running on a PC – in 1988", [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</ref>, Atari ST - GEM
* ChessBase 3, 1991, PC - DOS, Atari ST - GEM <ref>[http://www.gambitchess.com/pub/progr.htm Gambitchess - Museum of Chess Software]</ref>
* ChessBase 4, 1993, PC - DOS, Atari ST - GEM
* ChessBase for Windows, 1994, PC - [[Windows|Windows 3.x]]
* ChessBase 6.0, 1996, PC - [[Windows|Windows 95]]
* ChessBase 7.0, August 1998, PC - [[Windows|Windows 95, 98, NT]] <ref>[http://www.schachversand.de/seiten/chessbase/indx_cb7.htm ChessBase 7.0]</ref>
* ChessBase 8.0, September 2000, PC - [[Windows|Windows 2000]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=130839 ChessBase 8.0 experiences] by Jürgen Hartmann, [[CCC]], September 28, 2000</ref>
* ChessBase 9, October 2004, PC - [[Windows|Windows XP]]
* ChessBase 10, October 2008, PC - [[Windows|Windows Vista]]
* ChessBase 11, October 2010, PC - [[Windows|Windows 7]]
* ChessBase 12, December 2012, PC - [[Windows|Windows 8]]
* ChessBase 13, November 2013, PC - [[Windows|Windows 8]]
* ChessBase 14, November 2016, PC - [[Windows|Windows 10]]
<span id="Engines"></span>
=Chess Engines=
ChessBase and [[Fritz#FritzGUI|Fritz GUI]] compatible native [[Engines|chess engines]].
* [[AnMon]]
* [[Chess Tiger]]
* [[Comet]]
* [[Crafty]]
* [[Doctor?]]
* [[Fritz]]
* [[Goliath]]
* [[Gromit]]
* [[Hiarcs]]
* [[Houdini]]
* [[Ikarus]]
* [[Junior]]
* [[Komodo]]
* [[Nimzo]]
* [[Patzer]]
* [[Phalanx]]
* [[Rybka]]
* [[Shredder]]
* [[SOS]]
* [[Zappa]]
=See also=
* [[Chess Assistant]]
* [[Chess Query Language]]
* [[Endgame Tablebases]]
: [[Nalimov Tablebases]]
: [[Syzygy Bases]]
* [[Fritz]]
* [[jose]]
* [[NICBase]]
* [[Portable Game Notation]]
* [[SCID]]
: [[ChessDB]]
: [[ChessX]]
: [[Scid vs. PC]]
: [[Scidb]]
* [[TascBase]]
=Publications=
* [[John Nunn]] ('''1988'''). ''Life with ChessBase''. [[ICGA Journal#11_23|ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, Nos. 2/3]]
* [[Christopher Chabris]] ('''1988'''). ''[http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv3n2/chessbase.html ChessBase - A Centuries-old Pastime Comes of Age]''. [http://www.atarimagazines.com/index/index.php?issue=startv3n2 STart Vol. 3 No. 2 - Special Issue #4]
* [[Frederic Friedel]] ('''1990'''). ''Chessbase''. [[ICGA Journal#13_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3]]
* [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13679750.html Schach: Lückenlose Fahndung] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel] 4/1992, January 20, 1992 (German), [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/01-1992,%20Der%20Spiegel,%20Datenbanken.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [[Christian Liebert]] ('''1998'''). ''[http://www.schachversand.de/seiten/chessbase/rez_lie.htm Vorsprung durch Technik - Chessbase 7.0 im Test]''. [[Computerschach und Spiele]], August 1998 (German)
=Forum Posts=
==1990 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/JJHItqU-rpo/nDPFln1I1DcJ Chess Combination and ChessBase] by [[Michael Valvo|Mike Valvo]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 08, 1990
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/kL-jALUBtHE/gD-OC4hySQoJ ChessBase (or NIC-Base) - any users?] by John Richards, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], June 20, 1990 » [[NICBase]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/VelERxmnX9A/rpfAVvl1Bg0J ChessBase] by Asbjoern Stoeen, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 25, 1991
: [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/VelERxmnX9A/7RaQv-6-z6QJ Re: ChessBase] by [[Michael Valvo|Mike Valvo]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 30, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/rZG79HuSvXM/YMQMadoKcuAJ Schiller reviews "Chessbase"] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], May 04, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/T1dbBDHm9CM/ft80Ru0dDDAJ chess software reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/ksnRi_rdiPE/tuad4Cu6aXIJ More Chess Software Reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/WQXC4hJl6zg/qZWghtUreMsJ ChessBase or NICBase?] by Amarnath Mukherjee, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], July 06, 1992 » [[NICBase]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/-DrrLUog8tQ/NofNwP1LWK0J ChessBase vs. NICbase] by Edward M. Hummel, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], December 07, 1992
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/FTH9tL5d_s0/PF3XyS2j7NUJ ChessBase review] by Jon Edwards, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], February 11, 1993
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/OC2DrsN7wkA/b60hK_ErcoAJ CHESS ASSISTANT vs ChessBase, NicBase?] by CCHB, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 27, 1993 » [[Chess Assistant]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/y_fROI3ICZI/oXyXpmW707oJ NIC2CB ...] by Carsten Hansen, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 31, 1994 » [[NICBase]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/qJQPRZXWu8Q/U0pVph55moYJ NIC-format] by Carsten Hansen, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 31, 1994
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/SQ0yY1WJBew/pwEz0FxLA2kJ ChessBase for Windows and/or Fritz 3 Review] by [[Johannes Fürnkranz]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 06, 1994 » [[Fritz]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/Qmw9KEjQzD4/BVfhGVu2pJIJ ChessBase for Windows] by [[Johannes Fürnkranz]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], November 01, 1994
==1995 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/baCTtjjm0cs/m22XLVBDfGUJ Open letter to ChessBase] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 09, 1997
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=19601 What are the best benefits given by ChessBase or TascBase?] by Eran, [[CCC]], May 31, 1998 » [[TascBase]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=30009 Where can I find a definition for the .cbf/.cbi files format] by Ari E, [[CCC]], October 20, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=37851 ChessBase 6 Search] by Ted Wriston, [[CCC]], December 29, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=45329 Pgn vs Cbh or CBF?] by Charles Unruh, [[CCC]], March 07, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=45438 Chessbase?] by [[James Robertson]], [[CCC]], March 09, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=130839 ChessBase 8.0 experiences] by Jürgen Hartmann, [[CCC]], September 28, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=139518 Pipe-Server on "new" Chessbase GUI??] by [[Ingo Bauer]], [[CCC]], November 18, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=160137 OT: chessbase] by [[Peter Berger]], [[CCC]], March 25, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=179905 does chessbase care about wb engines] by ERIQ, [[CCC]], July 16, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=299337 ChessBase winboard compatability] by Charles Smith, [[CCC]], June 04, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=299914 Chessbase engine interface protocol] by Peter Stayne, [[CCC]], June 08, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=315227 Open letter to Chessbase 8 Programmers] by Bob Durrett, [[CCC]], September 11, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=318417 'Convenient' ChessBase bug handicapping UCI engines] by [[Gian-Carlo Pascutto]], [[CCC]], September 29, 2003 » [[UCI]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=321165 Rebel 12 under ChessBase] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], October 14, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=330242 Chessbase chess databases] by [[Russell Reagan]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2003
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/UJMm-K6cMXg/YSuwJGUFxmcJ scid vs chessbase] by [[David Kirkby]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 01, 2004 » [[SCID]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=344181 Using Chessbase GUI to play in CCT6] by [[Vasik Rajlich]], [[CCC]], January 23, 2004 » [[CCT6]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=385933 Request for someone with ChessBase] by [[Anthony Cozzie]], [[CCC]], September 04, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=396537 Chessbase 9 (protection)] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[CCC]], November 18, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=402694 Chessbase Database missing game?] by [[Rafael Vásquez]], [[CCC]], December 26, 2004
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=438948 Windows x64 and Chessbase] by Ryan Peters, [[CCC]], July 28, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=476144 Chessbase 9 help] by [[Peter Skinner]], [[CCC]], January 02, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=479366 Rybka and Fruit on Chessbase] by [[Walter Faxon]], [[CCC]], January 14, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=481440 Chessbase 9 search] by Mike van Rooyen, [[CCC]], January 22, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=489022 Chessbase releases 9 dvds on Nalimov 6-piece database 43 gb] by Daneil Johnson, [[CCC]], February 23, 2006 » [[Nalimov Tablebases]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29129 ChessBase GmbH: online chess database] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], July 28, 2009
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29468 CBH file format] by Yarin, [[CCC]], August 19, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37340 ChessBase...] by [[Michael Diosi]], [[CCC]], December 28, 2010
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41383 New app for Android: chessbase] by Aloisio Ponti, [[CCC]], December 09, 2011 » [[Android]]
* [http://www.foro.meca-web.es/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=72&start=10#p1631 Re: La Máquina Preservadora. Programas de Ajedrez] by Luis a, [[Computer Chess Forums|Meca Foro]], May 13, 2013 (Spanish)
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48553 Chessbase compatible engines] by [[Aart Bik]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48574 Publish your engine for ChessBase on Android] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], July 06, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48726 ChessBase annoyances] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], July 23, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51588 ChessBase native engines (freeware)] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], March 13, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51795 For ChessBase 12 x64 users!] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], March 30, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=674910 move frequency in chessbase] by [[John Philip Fishburn|John Fishburn]], [[CCC]], June 10, 2016
=External Links=
* [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==
* [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
===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-searches Database Basics - Part 2] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 30, 2004
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-4 Database Basics - Part 4] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 20, 2004
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-5 Database Basics - Part 5] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 25, 2004
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-6 Database Basics - Part 6] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 01, 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
===ChessBase 9===
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-9-tips ChessBase 9 tips] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 26, 2005
===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/chessbase-10-trees-part-2 ChessBase 10 trees - part 2], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 08, 2008
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-reference-tab-part-1 ChessBase 10's Reference tab - part 1], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 23, 2008
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-reference-tab-part-2 ChessBase 10's Reference tab - part 2], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 30, 2008
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-reference-tab-part-3 ChessBase 10's Reference tab - part 3], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 03, 2008
* [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
===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
* [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
===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/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/chebase-12-primer-on-installation-and-new-functions ChessBase 12 – primer on installation and new functions], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 04, 2013
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-12-from-a-club-county-player-s-perspective ChessBase 12 – from a club/county player's perspective] by [http://www.englishchess.org.uk/24-hour-chessathon-with-carl-portman/ Carl Portman], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 01, 2013
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-1-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 1/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 22, 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
===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-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/the-future-is-here-cloud-databases-1 The future is here: Cloud Databases (1)] by [http://en.chessbase.com/author/sagar-shah Sagar Shah], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 18, 2014
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/the-future-is-here-cloud-databases-2 The future is here: Cloud Databases (2)] by [http://en.chessbase.com/author/sagar-shah Sagar Shah], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 22, 2014
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/mygames-free-cloud-database-on-the-web-1-2 MyGames: free Cloud Database on the web (1/2)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 15, 2015
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/mygames-free-cloud-database-on-the-web-2-2 MyGames: free Cloud Database on the web (2/2)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 18, 2015
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/cloud-database-saving-and-updating-your-games Cloud Database: saving and updating your games] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 21, 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
===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/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 Q&A Video]]
===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/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/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===
* [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/using-your-home-chess-engine-anytime-anywhere Using your home chess engine anytime, anywhere] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 09, 2017
===Shop===
* [http://shop.chessbase.com/en/categories/40 ChessBase], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
: [http://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/chessbase14_mega_package_engl?Ref=RF70-5OH0EFN840 ChessBase 14 - Mega package - english Version], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
===Videos===
* ChessBase 11 from [[ChessCentral]] with [[Steve Lopez]], September 17, 2010, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onBwkws-mbM|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
* <span id="CB14QA"></span>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-14-qanda-with-matthias-wuellenweber ChessBase 14 Q&A] - with [[Matthias Wüllenweber]], December 2016, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI5qu9UEmHY|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
<references />
'''[[Databases|Up one Level]]'''
'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[Software]] * [[Databases]] * ChessBase'''
[[FILE:chessbase01.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-is-25-everything-25-off-in-our-shop| ChessBase 1.0 on [[Atari ST]] in 1987 <ref>[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</ref> ]]
'''ChessBase''',<br/>
a chess [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database database] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_and_back_ends front and back end] developed by [[Matthias Wüllenweber]] for the [[Atari ST]] which led to the foundation of the [[ChessBase]] company in 1986 <ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1376 Christmas dinner on a train – meet the ChessBase team] from [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 23, 2003</ref> 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_Environment_Manager GEM]. [[Mathias Feist]] joined ChessBase in the late 80s, and was responsible to port the database and interface from Atari ST into the [[x86]] [[MS-DOS|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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining mining], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactivity interactive] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia multimedia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video video] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutorial tutorials], analyzing or playing [[Chess Game|games]] and automatic engine tournaments with various native, [[UCI]] or [[WinBoard]] compliant engines on a single computer, inside a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network network] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing cloud], online play via the [[Playchess]] [[Chess Server|chess server]], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_publishing Web-] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_publishing desktop publishing] of chess related documents.
=GUI=
The ChessBase '''12''' [[GUI]] is based on the fluent design as introduced by [[Microsoft]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_2007 Office 2007], featuring a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 ribbon] <ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee354408.aspx MSDN - Ribbon Designer (MFC)]</ref>, which is a set of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolbar toolbars] placed on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab_%28GUI%29 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|game notation]], annotations, references, score sheet, [[Opening Book|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 Game|chess games]]. The proprietary ChessBase format manages those games with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_index indices] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classifier classifiers] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining data mining] and fast access. Queries for games can consider a variety of items, such as player names, date of games, [[ECO|ECO code]], thematic keys and fragments of positions. [[Portable Game Notation|PGN]] is supported as interchange format.
==Formats==
<span id="CBF"></span>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 Generation|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 <ref>[http://scleinzell.schachvereine.de/p_cbtipps/cb8_f6_02.shtml Schachclub Leinzell - ChessBase 8.0 + Fritz 6 - Das CBH-Format] by [[Peter Schreiner]], [http://scleinzell.schachvereine.de/home/news.shtml Schachclub Leinzell], March 2001 (German)</ref>, which can be archived inside a single file (*.cbv) format <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=302034 Re: Need help with little .cbh database - Fritz experts?] by [[Ulrich Türke]], [[CCC]], June 20, 2003</ref>. Apparently, the CBH file format was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_engineering reverse engineered] for interoperability purposes like import into other databases <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29468 CBH file format] by Yarin, [[CCC]], August 19, 2009</ref>.
==File Extensions==
<ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=347423 Re: Chessbase File Extensions] by Jeroen van Dorp, [[CCC]], February 05, 2004</ref>
* 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|ctg]] - Opening Tree of Games ([[Opening Book]])
=Version History=
* ChessBase 1, January 1987, [[Atari ST]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_Environment_Manager GEM]
* ChessBase 2, July 1988, [[IBM PC|PC]] - [[MS-DOS|DOS]] <ref>"Kasparov proudly presents the latest ChessBase running on a PC – in 1988", [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</ref>, Atari ST - GEM
* ChessBase 3, 1991, PC - DOS, Atari ST - GEM <ref>[http://www.gambitchess.com/pub/progr.htm Gambitchess - Museum of Chess Software]</ref>
* ChessBase 4, 1993, PC - DOS, Atari ST - GEM
* ChessBase for Windows, 1994, PC - [[Windows|Windows 3.x]]
* ChessBase 6.0, 1996, PC - [[Windows|Windows 95]]
* ChessBase 7.0, August 1998, PC - [[Windows|Windows 95, 98, NT]] <ref>[http://www.schachversand.de/seiten/chessbase/indx_cb7.htm ChessBase 7.0]</ref>
* ChessBase 8.0, September 2000, PC - [[Windows|Windows 2000]] <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=130839 ChessBase 8.0 experiences] by Jürgen Hartmann, [[CCC]], September 28, 2000</ref>
* ChessBase 9, October 2004, PC - [[Windows|Windows XP]]
* ChessBase 10, October 2008, PC - [[Windows|Windows Vista]]
* ChessBase 11, October 2010, PC - [[Windows|Windows 7]]
* ChessBase 12, December 2012, PC - [[Windows|Windows 8]]
* ChessBase 13, November 2013, PC - [[Windows|Windows 8]]
* ChessBase 14, November 2016, PC - [[Windows|Windows 10]]
<span id="Engines"></span>
=Chess Engines=
ChessBase and [[Fritz#FritzGUI|Fritz GUI]] compatible native [[Engines|chess engines]].
* [[AnMon]]
* [[Chess Tiger]]
* [[Comet]]
* [[Crafty]]
* [[Doctor?]]
* [[Fritz]]
* [[Goliath]]
* [[Gromit]]
* [[Hiarcs]]
* [[Houdini]]
* [[Ikarus]]
* [[Junior]]
* [[Komodo]]
* [[Nimzo]]
* [[Patzer]]
* [[Phalanx]]
* [[Rybka]]
* [[Shredder]]
* [[SOS]]
* [[Zappa]]
=See also=
* [[Chess Assistant]]
* [[Chess Query Language]]
* [[Endgame Tablebases]]
: [[Nalimov Tablebases]]
: [[Syzygy Bases]]
* [[Fritz]]
* [[jose]]
* [[NICBase]]
* [[Portable Game Notation]]
* [[SCID]]
: [[ChessDB]]
: [[ChessX]]
: [[Scid vs. PC]]
: [[Scidb]]
* [[TascBase]]
=Publications=
* [[John Nunn]] ('''1988'''). ''Life with ChessBase''. [[ICGA Journal#11_23|ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, Nos. 2/3]]
* [[Christopher Chabris]] ('''1988'''). ''[http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv3n2/chessbase.html ChessBase - A Centuries-old Pastime Comes of Age]''. [http://www.atarimagazines.com/index/index.php?issue=startv3n2 STart Vol. 3 No. 2 - Special Issue #4]
* [[Frederic Friedel]] ('''1990'''). ''Chessbase''. [[ICGA Journal#13_3|ICCA Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3]]
* [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13679750.html Schach: Lückenlose Fahndung] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel] 4/1992, January 20, 1992 (German), [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/01-1992,%20Der%20Spiegel,%20Datenbanken.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]
* [[Christian Liebert]] ('''1998'''). ''[http://www.schachversand.de/seiten/chessbase/rez_lie.htm Vorsprung durch Technik - Chessbase 7.0 im Test]''. [[Computerschach und Spiele]], August 1998 (German)
=Forum Posts=
==1990 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/JJHItqU-rpo/nDPFln1I1DcJ Chess Combination and ChessBase] by [[Michael Valvo|Mike Valvo]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 08, 1990
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/kL-jALUBtHE/gD-OC4hySQoJ ChessBase (or NIC-Base) - any users?] by John Richards, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], June 20, 1990 » [[NICBase]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/VelERxmnX9A/rpfAVvl1Bg0J ChessBase] by Asbjoern Stoeen, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 25, 1991
: [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/VelERxmnX9A/7RaQv-6-z6QJ Re: ChessBase] by [[Michael Valvo|Mike Valvo]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 30, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/rZG79HuSvXM/YMQMadoKcuAJ Schiller reviews "Chessbase"] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], May 04, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/T1dbBDHm9CM/ft80Ru0dDDAJ chess software reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/ksnRi_rdiPE/tuad4Cu6aXIJ More Chess Software Reviews] by [[Eric Schiller]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 13, 1991
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/WQXC4hJl6zg/qZWghtUreMsJ ChessBase or NICBase?] by Amarnath Mukherjee, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], July 06, 1992 » [[NICBase]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/-DrrLUog8tQ/NofNwP1LWK0J ChessBase vs. NICbase] by Edward M. Hummel, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], December 07, 1992
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/FTH9tL5d_s0/PF3XyS2j7NUJ ChessBase review] by Jon Edwards, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], February 11, 1993
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/OC2DrsN7wkA/b60hK_ErcoAJ CHESS ASSISTANT vs ChessBase, NicBase?] by CCHB, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 27, 1993 » [[Chess Assistant]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/y_fROI3ICZI/oXyXpmW707oJ NIC2CB ...] by Carsten Hansen, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 31, 1994 » [[NICBase]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/qJQPRZXWu8Q/U0pVph55moYJ NIC-format] by Carsten Hansen, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], January 31, 1994
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/SQ0yY1WJBew/pwEz0FxLA2kJ ChessBase for Windows and/or Fritz 3 Review] by [[Johannes Fürnkranz]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], September 06, 1994 » [[Fritz]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess/Qmw9KEjQzD4/BVfhGVu2pJIJ ChessBase for Windows] by [[Johannes Fürnkranz]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgc]], November 01, 1994
==1995 ...==
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/baCTtjjm0cs/m22XLVBDfGUJ Open letter to ChessBase] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 09, 1997
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=19601 What are the best benefits given by ChessBase or TascBase?] by Eran, [[CCC]], May 31, 1998 » [[TascBase]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=30009 Where can I find a definition for the .cbf/.cbi files format] by Ari E, [[CCC]], October 20, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=37851 ChessBase 6 Search] by Ted Wriston, [[CCC]], December 29, 1998
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=45329 Pgn vs Cbh or CBF?] by Charles Unruh, [[CCC]], March 07, 1999
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=45438 Chessbase?] by [[James Robertson]], [[CCC]], March 09, 1999
==2000 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=130839 ChessBase 8.0 experiences] by Jürgen Hartmann, [[CCC]], September 28, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=139518 Pipe-Server on "new" Chessbase GUI??] by [[Ingo Bauer]], [[CCC]], November 18, 2000
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=160137 OT: chessbase] by [[Peter Berger]], [[CCC]], March 25, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=179905 does chessbase care about wb engines] by ERIQ, [[CCC]], July 16, 2001
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=299337 ChessBase winboard compatability] by Charles Smith, [[CCC]], June 04, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=299914 Chessbase engine interface protocol] by Peter Stayne, [[CCC]], June 08, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=315227 Open letter to Chessbase 8 Programmers] by Bob Durrett, [[CCC]], September 11, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=318417 'Convenient' ChessBase bug handicapping UCI engines] by [[Gian-Carlo Pascutto]], [[CCC]], September 29, 2003 » [[UCI]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=321165 Rebel 12 under ChessBase] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], October 14, 2003
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=330242 Chessbase chess databases] by [[Russell Reagan]], [[CCC]], November 24, 2003
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/UJMm-K6cMXg/YSuwJGUFxmcJ scid vs chessbase] by [[David Kirkby]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], January 01, 2004 » [[SCID]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=344181 Using Chessbase GUI to play in CCT6] by [[Vasik Rajlich]], [[CCC]], January 23, 2004 » [[CCT6]]
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=385933 Request for someone with ChessBase] by [[Anthony Cozzie]], [[CCC]], September 04, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=396537 Chessbase 9 (protection)] by [[Odd Gunnar Malin]], [[CCC]], November 18, 2004
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=402694 Chessbase Database missing game?] by [[Rafael Vásquez]], [[CCC]], December 26, 2004
==2005 ...==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=438948 Windows x64 and Chessbase] by Ryan Peters, [[CCC]], July 28, 2005
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=476144 Chessbase 9 help] by [[Peter Skinner]], [[CCC]], January 02, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=479366 Rybka and Fruit on Chessbase] by [[Walter Faxon]], [[CCC]], January 14, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=481440 Chessbase 9 search] by Mike van Rooyen, [[CCC]], January 22, 2006
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=489022 Chessbase releases 9 dvds on Nalimov 6-piece database 43 gb] by Daneil Johnson, [[CCC]], February 23, 2006 » [[Nalimov Tablebases]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29129 ChessBase GmbH: online chess database] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], July 28, 2009
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29468 CBH file format] by Yarin, [[CCC]], August 19, 2009
==2010 ...==
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37340 ChessBase...] by [[Michael Diosi]], [[CCC]], December 28, 2010
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41383 New app for Android: chessbase] by Aloisio Ponti, [[CCC]], December 09, 2011 » [[Android]]
* [http://www.foro.meca-web.es/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=72&start=10#p1631 Re: La Máquina Preservadora. Programas de Ajedrez] by Luis a, [[Computer Chess Forums|Meca Foro]], May 13, 2013 (Spanish)
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48553 Chessbase compatible engines] by [[Aart Bik]], [[CCC]], July 04, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48574 Publish your engine for ChessBase on Android] by [[Albert Silver]], [[CCC]], July 06, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48726 ChessBase annoyances] by [[Jon Dart]], [[CCC]], July 23, 2013
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51588 ChessBase native engines (freeware)] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], March 13, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51795 For ChessBase 12 x64 users!] by [[Norbert Raimund Leisner]], [[CCC]], March 30, 2014
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=674910 move frequency in chessbase] by [[John Philip Fishburn|John Fishburn]], [[CCC]], June 10, 2016
=External Links=
* [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==
* [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
===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-searches Database Basics - Part 2] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 30, 2004
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-4 Database Basics - Part 4] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 20, 2004
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-5 Database Basics - Part 5] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 25, 2004
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/database-basics-part-6 Database Basics - Part 6] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 01, 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
===ChessBase 9===
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-9-tips ChessBase 9 tips] by [[Steve Lopez]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], January 26, 2005
===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/chessbase-10-trees-part-2 ChessBase 10 trees - part 2], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 08, 2008
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-reference-tab-part-1 ChessBase 10's Reference tab - part 1], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 23, 2008
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-reference-tab-part-2 ChessBase 10's Reference tab - part 2], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 30, 2008
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-10-s-reference-tab-part-3 ChessBase 10's Reference tab - part 3], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], November 03, 2008
* [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
===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
* [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
===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/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/chebase-12-primer-on-installation-and-new-functions ChessBase 12 – primer on installation and new functions], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 04, 2013
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/chebase-12-from-a-club-county-player-s-perspective ChessBase 12 – from a club/county player's perspective] by [http://www.englishchess.org.uk/24-hour-chessathon-with-carl-portman/ Carl Portman], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], August 01, 2013
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/web-publishing-with-chessbase-12-part-1-3 Web publishing with ChessBase 12 (part 1/3)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 22, 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
===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-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/the-future-is-here-cloud-databases-1 The future is here: Cloud Databases (1)] by [http://en.chessbase.com/author/sagar-shah Sagar Shah], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 18, 2014
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/the-future-is-here-cloud-databases-2 The future is here: Cloud Databases (2)] by [http://en.chessbase.com/author/sagar-shah Sagar Shah], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], December 22, 2014
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/mygames-free-cloud-database-on-the-web-1-2 MyGames: free Cloud Database on the web (1/2)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 15, 2015
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/mygames-free-cloud-database-on-the-web-2-2 MyGames: free Cloud Database on the web (2/2)] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 18, 2015
* [http://en.chessbase.com/post/cloud-database-saving-and-updating-your-games Cloud Database: saving and updating your games] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], February 21, 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
===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/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 Q&A Video]]
===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/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/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===
* [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/using-your-home-chess-engine-anytime-anywhere Using your home chess engine anytime, anywhere] by [[Albert Silver]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], May 09, 2017
===Shop===
* [http://shop.chessbase.com/en/categories/40 ChessBase], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
: [http://shop.chessbase.com/en/products/chessbase14_mega_package_engl?Ref=RF70-5OH0EFN840 ChessBase 14 - Mega package - english Version], [[ChessBase|ChessBase Shop]]
===Videos===
* ChessBase 11 from [[ChessCentral]] with [[Steve Lopez]], September 17, 2010, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onBwkws-mbM|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
* <span id="CB14QA"></span>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/chessbase-14-qanda-with-matthias-wuellenweber ChessBase 14 Q&A] - with [[Matthias Wüllenweber]], December 2016, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI5qu9UEmHY|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
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'''[[Databases|Up one Level]]'''
