ChessBase 15
Contents
Index
Introduction
Contents
Program activation
Registering for web functions
User Concept with Ribbons
Screen Layout
Replaying, entering and saving games
Playing through games with the mouse wheel
Finding Games
Manage Databases
Printing and Publishing
Movies in ChessBase
Correspondence chess management
Configure the program
Support
User Interface
Program Windows
Database window
Database window
Preview Window in the Database Window
Double click on the fast board
Help Menu
Useful shortcut Ctrl-F6
Board window
Instant Analysis
Endgame probabilities
Trends
Engine window
Select Default Engine
New ... in selected database
Extended Engine Information
Notation window
Replay Training
Repertoire training
Plan Explorer
Use of colours for variations within the notation!
Flexible headings in the notation window
Diagrams within notation
Moves highlighted with a yellow arrow
Showing the name of the opening
Notation Window Toolbar
DGT Board
Position Setup using the DGT board
Board window
Extended Information in the Board Window
Navigating games with the slider
Annotation palette
Fold notation
Search result window
Game History in the Board Window
Add analysis engine
Real 3D Board
Ray Tracing boards
Book analysis window
Book window
Maximum size of the tree of positions
Extended Book Display
Different Statistical Displays in the Opening Book
3D Board Settings
Game overview
Score Sheet Notation
Table notation
Goto Fritz
Best game
Sending games to the web app Fritz
Passing on to the openings app
List Window
List window
Default Text
Games list
Tips Game list
Customising the display of information
Copying games with a right click
Top Games in the Database Game List
Database statistics
Player index
No games displayed in Player index
Player preparation by mouse click
Tournament index
Full text search in the Tournament list
Annotator index
Source index
Teams index
Endgame keys
Strategy key
Tactics key
Theme keys
Endgame Classification
New Index
Dialog Boxes
Search mask
Single Line Search Input
Search mask
Search mask – Game data
Tip Search mask
Search mask – Annotations
Search mask – Manoeuvres
Search mask – Material
Search mask - Attacks
Search mask – Medals
Search mask – Position
Searching for time controls
Options
User name
Setting the notation
Design Dialog
Standard engine and Heumas
Limits
Tablebase Path
Syzygy Tablebases
Gaviota EGTB files
Clipboard PGN Options
Folders
Database file selector
Copy games to book
Parameters for Reference Search
Feedback for training positions
Training questions including those being timed
Database types
Edit player's name
Save mask
Save Mask - Annotator and Teams
Board design
ID-Card
Options in the book window
Source edit dialog
Tournament data
Serial Number
Book Window Options
Options Player Encyclopedia
Tournament tables
Rearranging windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
Customize Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts for commentary symbols
Keyboard shortcuts in games lists
Keyboard shortcuts in the board window
Keyboard shortcuts in the database window
Fonts
Drag & Drop
Reference
Entering and Annotating Games
Analysis engine
Enter moves
New input mode for games
Rapid input of games
Assisted analysis
Trying Out Moves
Enter moves with single clicks
Correcting moves
How can you insert a possible continuation into a saved game?
Enter position
Annotating games
Annotation palette
Text commentary
Fonts Commentary Box
Language selection by mouse click
Variations
Stopping the variation box from appearing
Editorial annotation
Critical positions
Removing critical positions from notation
Graphic commentary
Coloured circle in the notations?
Medals
Removing medals
Bookmark games in ChessBase
Color bars
Insert a diagram before the first move
Pawn structure and piece path
Saving games
Changed conventions for the saving and replacing of games!
Merging games
Tipp Merging Games
Replace game
Input and saving of illegal positions
Training
Threat Animation
Chess Media System
Create training lessons
Solve training lessons
Training notation
Training database
Training questions with diagrams
Finding Games
Filtering a games list
Direct Search in a Database List
Saving searches
Tips on searching for a player
Interactive search for structures
Search for games between players whose Elo ratings differ greatly
Searching for positions
Searching for annotated games
Sorting games in the list
Online database
Annotated games
Browse Positions
Intelligent Searches in the Online Database
Position search in the online database
Updating the search window of the online database
Game History
Clever game handling
Search for sacrifices
Search in the Online database
Search in the reference database
Reference database
Search for similar endgames
Search for similar middle game structures
Search for similar moves
Same players
Final Material
Piece probability
Statistics
Finding Players
Player encyclopedia
Player Encyclopedia online
No information from the player encyclopaedia?
ID-Card
Player index
Player dossier
Search in the player encyclopedia
Player Encyclopedia as List
Spelling of players' names
Database Management
Databases
Database types
My databases
Database symbols
Creation date of a Database
Directly deleting databases
Tip for a new installation
Default book
Advanced Database Management
Search booster
Clip database
Clip database for web-based use
Database file selector
Copy games
Choosing good games
Import protocol
Delete game
Tip Deleting Games
Deleting a Database
Rename a Database
Install database from DVD
Install database on hard disk
Update of the Reference Database
Games subscriptions
Downloads Reference Database
Copy games to book
Manage Databases
Database path
Archive database
Edit menu in games list
File names and extensions
Check integrity
Search booster
Automatic Correction of Player Names
Filter – Good Games
Database formats
*.cbone
Register File Types
Database Indexes
Folders
Find double games
A tip on searching for doubles
PGN format
PGN Downloads from the Internet
Saving Games in PGN
Password
Network capability
General
Elo ratings
ECO classification
ChessBase Magazine
Commentary symbols
Chess notation
Mega Database
Openings
Define reference database
Opening Reference
Name of the opening
Searching in the online shop
Show Hot Variations
Opening reference for databases
Opening reference for groups of games
Openings report
Openings classification
Collect Openings
Openings book
Classify whole database
Find novelty/compare
Novelty Annotation
Openings Key
What are classification keys?
Show classification positions
Openings key
Key functions
Insert new key
Install new key
Define/Insert key memo
Transfer key
Sorting Keys
Repertoire
Repertoire database
Immediate Access to the Repertoire Database
Add game to repertoire
Creating a Repertoire Database
Repertoire print
Printing and Publishing
Output menu in games list
Page setup
Page setup - Print games
Publishing of Games in the Internet
Creating EBooks
E-Mails from ChessBase
Diagram List
Program Configuration
DirectX
DGT Board
Language
Limits
Miscellaneous options
Favourites list
Optimize Real 3D Board
Correspondence Chess
ICCF Correspondence Chess Server
Correspondence chess management
Correspondence header
Correspondence move
Engines
Installed engines
Default engine
Load Engine
Loading multiple instances of an engine
Hash tables
Engine parameters
UCI Engines
Extended Options in the Engine Window
Extended Engine Information
Deep analysis
Cloud Analysis
Analysis Jobs
Tactical analysis
A tip on tactical analysis
Engine - Cloud.com
Server Engine-Cloud.com
List View
Board window with provided engine
Engine connection
Using a Cloud Engine privately
Public Cloud Engines
Offering a public Cloud Engine
Summary of the auction system
Hints Engine Cloud
Use of Cloud Engines
Providers of Cloud Engines
Cloud Engines on Playchess.com
Cloud Game Analysis
Let’s Check
Infinite Analysis with a Cloudengine
Settings dialog for providers
Engine
Computer
Revenue
Private Users
Ignored Users
Bid Dialog
Ducats
Rating List
Let`s Check
Description
LiveBook
Basics
Start Let`s Check
How should a game be analysed with Let’s Check?
What do the green, blue and red letters for the depth mean?
Why does the progress bar often jump back after reaching 100%?
Let’s Check Server Statistics
Let’s Check context menu
Information in the Chat window
Commentaries in the LiveBook
Networked Analysis
Game analysis with Let's Check
Honours Lists
Speedindex
Common questions about Let`s Check
Is my analysis always sent to Let's Check?
Can Let’s Check be used anonymously?
What does it cost?
What difference does the power of my computer make?
What engines are allowed?
Can variations and evaluations be manipulated?
Can senseless moves be input and analysed?
How are the Let's Check honours lists created?
What do the two diagrams in the LiveBook window mean?
Can a text commentary be edited or deleted?
Cloud Databases
Cloud Databases
DataBase Format Cloud
Registration with ChessBase Cloud
Create new Cloud Databases
Saving Games
Storage space for the Cloud Databases
Using Cloud Databases offline
Database functions with Cloud Databases
Deleting a Cloud Database locally
Accessing Cloud Databases on other computers
Sharing Cloud Databases
Publishing Cloud Databases on the Web
Repertoire Databases in the Cloud
Cloud Database Icons
Database text
Database text
Database text header
Database text editor
Database text multimedia links
Database text chess links
Format text
Default Text
Looking for and finding database texts
Support
Optimize Real 3D Board
Trouble shooting
Font problems
Support
Admin Tool
FAQ on activating / deactivating
Updates
64 bit versions of Windows
DGT Board 64 Bit
Error Messages
Can't open database
Database in use, can't delete
Only replace game with multimedia commentary
Not enough RAM memory
Read/write error
Wrong database format
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