ChessBase 17 Tips & Tricks

Setting a Reference Database

ChessBase uses a reference database for search functions and also for different purposes. You can determine which one it should be as follows.

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1 Handling Fundamentals

1.1 Minimize / Expand Toolbar

1.2 Customizing Quick Access

1.3 Switch Between Several Open ChessBase Windows

1.4 Show Database Preview

1.5 Adjusting the Size of the Database Symbols

1.6 Arranging Window Areas

1.7 Opening ChessBase Options

1.8 Setting the Language for the User Interface

1.9 Execute Commands/Functions with a Right Click

1.10 Resetting ChessBase Settings

1.11 Restoring the Default Layout

1.12 Saving and Reusing Window Layouts

1.13 Assigning All Supported File Types to the ChessBase Software

1.14 Assigning Individual File Types to Another Software

1.15 Setting your own Keyboard Shortcuts

2 Working with Databases

2.1 Adding Databases to the "My Databases" View

2.2 Where Should Specific Databases be Stored?

2.3 Open Database Folder in Windows Explorer – Shortcut

2.4 Open Databases and Games

2.5 Creating a new Database

2.6 Pinning Databases to the Favorites List

2.7 Deleting Games

2.8 Copying Games to Another Database

2.9 Configurating Columns

2.10 Sorting Databases

2.11 Detecting and Deleting Duplicate Games

2.12 Using the Clip Database

2.13 Special Icons for Databases

2.14 Create Search Booster

2.15 Setting a Reference Database

2.16 Simple search

2.17 Advanced search

2.18 Saving and Recalling Search Queries

2.19 Searching Several Databases at Once

2.20 Creating a Backup Copy (Archive) of a Database

2.21 Using Opening Books

2.22 Importing Games into an Opening Book

2.23 Making an Opening Book a Workbook

2.24 Creating Your Own Opening Book

2.25 Converting Old Databases to the New Format

2.26 Finding Spectacular Games by Beauty Scores

3 Tips for Working in the Board Window

3.1 Entering a New Game and Saving it in a Database

3.2 Special Methods for Inputting Moves

3.3 Correcting the Move Entries

3.4 Further Options when Entering a New Move

3.5 Undoing Actions

3.6 Deleting Moves/Variations

3.7 Upgrading Variations

3.8 Cleaning Up Variations

3.9 Entering a Position

3.10 Copying a Position

3.11 Determining if a Position Already Occurs Within a Game

3.12 Commenting a Game

3.13 Searching for Comments

3.14 Exchanging Moves

4 Training with ChessBase

4.1 Set a Default Engine

4.2 Installing a new Engine in ChessBase

4.3 Having a Position Analysed by a “Kibitzer”

4.4 Evaluating the Analysis in the Engine Window

4.5 Configuring the Analysis in The Engine Window

4.6 Analysis Preview, Inserting Calculations with a Mouse Click

4.7 Using the Buddy Engine to Determine Whether Moves are Forced

4.8 Visual Assessment in the Engine Window

4.9 Parallel Analysis with Multiple Engines

4.10 Changing the Analysis Engine in the Current Engine Window

4.11 Configuring the Analysis Behaviour of an Engine

4.12 Temporarily Deactivating an Engine

4.13 How to Remove an Engine completely

4.14 Assisted Analysis

4.15 Tactical Analysis

4.16 Deep Analysis

4.17 Analysis Jobs

4.18 Replay Training

4.19 Installing the "Best Games For Replay Training" Database

4.20 Creating a Dossier About a Player

5 Special Functions

5.2 Merging Games

5.3 Inserting Variations by Drag and Drop

5.4 Generating Opening Surveys

5.5 Plan Explorer

5.6 Investigating Suspected Cheating with the Centipawn Analysis

5.7 Deactivating ChessBase

6 Online Functions and Features

6.1 Logging in to ChessBase

6.2 Registering with Playchess

6.3 Even More Benefits with a ChessBase Premium Account

6.4 Using the Online Database

6.5 Update Service for the Mega Database

6.6 Keeping ChessBase up to Date