ChessBase Reader versions

Reads relevant data formats of chess games
Jul 28, 2019
Review
May 29, 2018
Editorial review
rating
Feb 27, 2018
Sep 17, 2014
Mar 13, 2013
Review
Feb 25, 2015
Review
May 6, 2014
Review
7.0
Apr 4, 2008
Review
2.0
Jan 16, 2009

What's new

v14.9 [Jul 28, 2019]
In the new 2017 version the MP4 format for the presentation of the media content has now been integrated. This format has established itself as the standard one for the presentation of the contents of videos on websites. That makes it possible to present FRITZTRAINER videos within web pages, and is also fully accessible on mobile devices inclduing Android and iOS tablets. In addition to MP4, the new ChessBase Reader 2017 also supports the legacy Windows Media Video (WMV) format used in the past. Therefore the new version is recommended to all users of FRITZTRAINER for accessing the contents of the DVDs.

v14.7 [May 29, 2018]
In the new 2017 version the MP4 format for the presentation of the media content has now been integrated. This format has established itself as the standard one for the presentation of the contents of videos on websites. That makes it possible to present FRITZTRAINER videos within web pages, and is also fully accessible on mobile devices inclduing Android and iOS tablets. In addition to MP4, the new ChessBase Reader 2017 also supports the legacy Windows Media Video (WMV) format used in the past. Therefore the new version is recommended to all users of FRITZTRAINER for accessing the contents of the DVDs.

v12.7 [Mar 13, 2013]
- Automatic update of the player encyclopedia.
- Use of cloud engines with the Engine Cloud server. The engines can be your own, or they can be rented from other users.
- Access to the Live Book.
- Game analysis with Let's Check.
- New simplified search functions for similar endgames, middle game structures or manoeuvres.
- Compare games by the same players with a single mouse click.
- New analysis functions --> Deep Analysis and Cloud Analysis.
- Fast switching of the database for the "Reference" in the board window.
- Intelligent search field for the online database.
- Simple publication of games in the Internet.
- New improved dialog for selecting engines including access to cloud engines.
- Fast display of a game in the preview board.
- Tournament index with text search.
- Selectable database symbols and direct access of the contents of a DVD.
- Updated Chess Media System.
- Support of Gaviota endgame tablebases.
- Automatic update - Updates are offered actively by the program.
- 32 and 64 bit versions. On computers with a lot of memory (> 4 GB) databases can be stored in memory, which makes the searches faster.
- Larger database symbols for high resolutions.
- Direct access of DVD contents with a single click.
- After visiting the chess server either the database of the kibitzed games or the games that have been played is in the direct list.
- Improved wood textures for the board. The textures Teak, Babinga, Pine and Worn have been updated.

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