ChessBase 18 Steam Edition
Release date: Feb 10, 2025
Developers: ChessBase GmbH
Publishers: ChessBase GmbH
Genres: Strategy, Education
Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

ChessBase is the chess database program that has become the standard worldwide. Almost 40 years ago ChessBase invented the storage of chess games on the PC. Back then, people were amazed at 1,000 games on a floppy disk; today, databases with millions of chess games are handled by the program! Only with ChessBase can you, as a chess player, extract the essential information from these enormous collections of games.   Whether it is an individual opponent and tournament preparation, administration and analysis of one's own games, development of training material for self-study or for training groups, publication of games on the web or in print: ChessBase offers an incredible wealth of functions for all areas of study and playing levels. Former German national coach GM Dorian Rogozenko: 'ChessBase is a tool you simply have to have, no matter how strong you are and whether you want to get to the top or just play better.' Anyone who is seriously involved in chess, plays tournaments or simply wants to understand chess, needs ChessBase: Youth players, amateurs, tournament players, coaches, grandmasters, professional players.   What ChessBase can do: Game management / search and filter function Enter games (Heumas support), save, comment, with 'Assisted Analysis' (mouse click rating for all target fields), merge, DGT interface, position entry (including illegal positions for training purposes) Indexing by player, tournament, opening, themes (strategy, tactics, endgame) Intelligent search by player, tournament, Elo or similar Position search directly from the game Search mask for game data, comments, position, material, manoeuvres, tactical attacks, middlegame structures, sacrifice combinations, endgame structures up to typical tactical motifs in selected opening variations, and much more. Search for strategic themes: Defence; space advantage; strong square; queenside play etc. Access to 6 billion Lichess games Download games with built-in API Similarity search: shows all games with similar pawn structures, sacrifice patterns, endgame positions Cloud database management, e.g. for training databases, repertoire management, also sharing, publishing Combine games, on the fly, into an opening tree; Advanced reference search for openings shows development of popularity and typical recurring endgames; Search booster for patterns and plans; Engine analysis Tactical Analysis: comments on games with hints on mistakes, combinations, attacks, manoeuvres, etc. Built-in cloud engine: Use the power of the cloud on your notebook or tablet! Let's Check: access to analysis database with 200 million positions Cloud Analysis: simultaneous analysis of positions with several, interconnected engines Engine Cloud: current chess engines, installed on high-performance hardware (private or external), can be used for your analyses. Deep Analysis' generates dynamic analysis tree Automatic Analysis instructions, e.g. for correspondence chess Engine Conformity (cheating control) Replay Training: automatic training questions, move by move Reports and Statistics Large player dossiers Playing style analysis: What type of player is your next opponent? Player preparation by matching Lichess games Opening report with main and critical variations, plans and sample games; Complete correspondence chess administration, including interface to ICCF Output Print games with diagrams, repertoire printing Board display in classic 2D optics or spectacular 3D with ray tracing technology One-click game dispatch via email, Create E-books Animate and publish games in 3D optics (ray tracing) One-click publishing of games on the Internet NEW IN CHESSBASE 18: Playing style analysis: What type of player is your next opponent? ChessBase 18 checks the games and recognises aspects such as “Manic attacker who risks everything”, “Strong endgame expert with great fighting spirit”, “Exchanger with too high a draw ratio” and many more. Search for strategic themes: Find games with a thrilling kingside attack, or on the topics: Defence; space advantage; strong square; queenside play etc. - training and illustrative material in abundance! Access to 6 billion Lichess games, extremely fast access via the ChessBase Database Server. Player preparation by matching Lichess games: Matching Lichess or accounts via statistical matching provides deep insights for opponent preparation! Download games with built-in API, convenient and fast! Built-in cloud engine: Use the power of the cloud on your notebook or tablet, rent the appropriate engine and save your own battery at the same time! Further innovations: Printing of QR codes for games and positions. New design for Interface. All new icons. Icon colours adapt to the design theme. Better displays for reference searches (e.g. filter for Elo and year or draw range). Faster game input by voice and much more.