ChessBase prints formatted games, diagrams, game score sheets, and encyclopedic opening tables. You can create text files in different formats like RTF and HTML for further editing in a word processor including embedded diagrams. Finally you can publish games as web pages with Java script.

 

Printing diagrams

To print diagrams, load a game or enter a position. Call menu File -> Print -> Print Diagram.

 

 

To print several diagrams one one page, use the Diagram List. You can also embed diagrams into a printed game notation with right-click on the notation -> Insert Diagram.

 

Printing games

Print a loaded game with menu File -> Print -> Print Game in the board window. ChessBase uses a print preview showing the page layout of the printout. You can cancel this without printing.

 

From a games list you can print several games in one go. Use Ctrl-mouseclick to select several games, then right-click -> Output -> Print Selection.

 

Note: To change the order of games for layout purposes, drag & drop them to the desired position in the games list.

 

Printing repertoires

A heavily annotated opening is called repertoire in ChessBase. Printing a repertoire is different from printing games: Repertoires are layouted like tables in the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

 

Up to move XX” option

“Up to move XX” option - this option, found among the print settings, appears to be new, but I can’t seem to use it as it is inactive. Can this option be used to limit the number of moves when printing repertoires, e.g. to 25? Or is there another way to limit printing to a number of moves when printing a repertoire?

 

 

The option becomes selectable/active if the “Comments” checkbox is deselected. The value is used when printing multiple game annotations and limits the number of moves printed. This means that variations are then not printed.

 

 

Creating textfiles

You can create a textfile from a loaded game or from selected games in a games list. In a games list, select games with Ctrl-mouseclick after bringing them in the desired order by drag & drop. Right-click -> Output -> Selection to Textfile leads you to a dialog box querying the desired format. For your word processor, RTF is a good choice.

 

Publishing games on the Web

It is possible to publish one or more games on the Web. This is also possible using Facebook's "Share link". Board Window - File - Publish to Web

 

E-Mailing games

In a games list, right-click -> Output -> E-Mail selected games backups the selected games into a single file for attachment to an e-mail. If you have a registered e-mail client like Outlook, this will be automatically started with an appropriate e-mail form.