2 ChessBase 15

Contents

Part I Introduction 11

1 Contents
......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2 Program
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activation ............................................................................................................................................ 12

3 Registering
............................................
for web functions .......................................................................................................................... 14

4 User
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Concept with Ribbons .............................................................................................................................. 15

5 Screen
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Layout .................................................................................................................................................... 19

6 Replaying,
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entering and saving games ........................................................................................................... 21

7 Playing
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through games with the mouse wheel ............................................................................................... 22

8 Finding
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Games ................................................................................................................................................... 23

9 Manage
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Databases............................................................................................................................................. 24

10 Printing
...................................
and Publishing ..................................................................................................................................... 25

11 Movies
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in ChessBase ......................................................................................................................................... 27

12 Correspondence
.......................................................
chess management .............................................................................................................. 29

13 Configure
.................................
the program ...................................................................................................................................... 31

14 Support
......................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Part II User Interface 34

1 Program
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Windows.............................................................................................................................................. 34
Database w indow ..................................................................................................................................... 34
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Database ............
w indow .................................................................................................................................. 34
Preview Window in the Database Window ........................................................................................... 36
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Double click on the fast board ................................................................................................................ 37
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Help Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 38
Useful shortcut Ctrl-F6 ............................................................................................................................ 39
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Board w indow
........ ........................................................................................................................................... 39
Instant Analysis
........ ...................................................................................................................................... 39
Endgame .................
probabilities ............................................................................................................................ 40
Trends ..................................................................................................................................................... 42
Engine w indow
........ ....................................................................................................................................... 43
Select Default Engine ............................................................................................................................. 45
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New ... in ..............................
selected database.................................................................................................................. 46
Extended .............................
Engine Information ................................................................................................................. 46
Notation w..........
indow..................................................................................................................................... 47
Replay Training
....... ...................................................................................................................................... 49
Repertoire............
training .................................................................................................................................. 55
Plan Explorer
.... .......................................................................................................................................... 58
Use of colours for variations w ithin the notation! .................................................................................. 62
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Flexible headings in the notation w indow .............................................................................................. 65
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Diagrams ......................
w ithin notation ....................................................................................................................... 65
Moves highlighted w ith a yellow arrow ................................................................................................. 66
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Show ing the name of the opening ......................................................................................................... 67
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Notation Window Toolbar ...................................................................................................................... 67
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