ChessBase 17 Starter Package EDITION 2024: ChessBase 17 Chess Database Management Software Program Bundled with Big Database

New in ChessBase 17

• New data format: fewer files, more functions, more comfort, more speed.

• Engine analysis renovated: output is verbally annotated automatically, forced continuations are recognized, and decision-making heuristics allow for greater search depth.

• Pearl search: find spectacular games instantly, and beautiful games are marked in the database list.

• Optimized program interface: high-resolution 2D boards, faster graphics.

• New clearer search mask: material & positional searches simplified, immediate feedback on expected results.

• Intelligent position input: when setting up pieces, you are shown games where those positions occur.

• Dozens of detail improvements to improve usability, e.g. automatic loading of the last edited game.

• Control via One-Drive: all database paths can be set in the options dialogue.

• Newly structured game notation: with intelligent folding and symbols.

• Modern integrated browser for all database texts.

ChessBase 17 Technical Improvements

Many technical improvements have improved the program generally, such as a new faster data format, with fewer files and no search booster - which overcomes limitations of the CBH format. Also a fine-tuning of the database paths that solves conflicts with the Documents directory and OneDrive. Now you can smoothly manage your databases outside the standard Windows directories.

ChessBase 17 - New Engine Window

Much has been done in one area that is crucial for daily chess work - the engine window. Most ChessBase users probably spend 90% of their time with interactive analysis of positions, but the output window has altered little in the last 30 years: variations, evaluations, dry as dust, done. In ChessBase 17, this has been fundamentally re-evaluated. The visual evaluation of pieces and measurement of complexity - you know from Fritz 18. The display of non-trivial threats or temptations is useful, but also already familiar. The same goes for the training option to suppress the entire engine output, and only receive subtle tips as a stimulus to your own thinking. This is primarily intended for when watching live games.

ChessBase 17 - Interactive Search Mask

The smart inputting of positions is of direct chess significance. Simply place a few pieces onto the board, and immediately see in which games of the reference database this position fragment occurs. By clicking on a game, you can save yourself the rest of the data entry chore. The new search mask is also more interactive: if you enter a search criterion, the number of games in the database for which it matches is immediately displayed. This way, you know what yield to expect before you click the "OK" button.

ChessCentral's Exclusive Chess King Flash Drive Loaded with Chess Engines and E-Books

Now here is a very useful device, and one that you'll be proud to carry anywhere - a 6GB Flash Drive masquerading as chess King! This flash drive is jammed packed with chess engines for both Windows PC and Macs and crammed with interactive e-books. Simply pull the base off this 3.75" wooden King, which is held in place by strong magnets, and plug it into any USB port! Here is what the Flash King contains:

Chess Engines: 8

Chess Interactive E-Books:

Common Sense in Chess

Chess Masterpieces

Modern Ideas in Chess

and More!