What`s new?

The focus of the new ChessBase 18 version is on comprehensive player analysis, supported by the new features Style Report, Error Report, and preparation based on online games.

ChessBase provides valuable support in identifying anonymous players through comparison with the Mega Database. A helpful byproduct of the style analysis is the targeted search for strategic themes.

ChessBase Mobile (app.chessbase.com) enables consistent mobile access to cloud databases and opening preparations. For premium users, the Remote Engine is also available as a free cloud engine, which can be used efficiently on the go.

In addition to the notable new features, there are numerous refinements. The reference search has been expanded with important filters and new display options, and all icons have been redesigned and are customizable. AI (ChatGPT) has been introduced for the first time, but will play a central role in supporting opening advice, player biographies, and tournament information.

The new voice input for game notation and AI-assisted text generation for tactical analysis also offer extended possibilities and more variety in analysis.

Miscellaneous

•	Significant acceleration of importing non-contiguous game sets in the 2cbh format.

•	Load game from position dialog.

•	Statistical comments formatted as tables in notation (useful in Tactical Analysis or Centipawn Analysis).

•	New search mask with material difference.

•	Ctrl + mouse wheel changes font size in notation and lists.

•	Options dialog in the engine window replaces display options in the context menu.

•	Context menu in the engine dialog displays the engine in the Explorer (Where the heck is my UCI?).

•	ChangeLog.txt now available in the activation menu.

•	User can permanently disable the quick board in the quick list.

•	Display text comments in all languages using the UNO flag.

•	Open the last used tab in DB lists.

•	Analysis on Playchess after a game automatically loads the engine.

•	Option to display the engine's move and the response as arrows: Ribbon Training/Tips, Options/Engine/Threat.

•	Editing HTML with JS is possible; JS can be edited via source code view.

•	Isolated and backward pawns in material search.

•	Deep analysis regularly saved in history.

•	Option to save downloaded PGNs in MyPGN.

•	Position of the sliders in reference search/quick board is saved, allowing panes to be permanently hidden.

Important functions

Data format 2cbh ...

Advanced Engine Analysis ...

Buddy Engine ...

Visual Evaluation ...

Analysis with Comments ...

Interactive Position Input ...

Engine variant with language ...

Display attack relations ...

Classification scheme beauty ...

Interactive search mask ...

specifications ....

Save games as analysis ...

Apply text analysis and variants with a click ...

Speak text annotations ...

Automatically paste PGN and FEN ...

Display percentage ...

Evaluation History in the Search ...

New Dialog for text input ...

Menu Bands ...

Annotation with colors and arrows ...

Detect Sacrifices ...

Optimized Interface ...

Moves at the end of a game notation ....

and much more ...