ChessBase Reviews

ChessBase reviews cover new versions of the ChessBase database, chess-playing software including Fritz, and a range of training and reference CDs and DVDs. They are written by Bernard Milligan and are reprinted from the quarterly SCCA magazine.

ChessBase Releases

ChessBase 9

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ChessBase 8

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ChessBase 7

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ChessBase CDs, DVDs and Software

part 52
| Secret Weapon: Four Knights Game | Know the Terrain Vol. 4: The Advance French Structure | 1.e4 - How to tame the Alekhine, Scandinavian and Pirc | The English Defence | Attacking with the Pirc | Flank Attacks |

part 51
| English 1.c4 c5 for Black | Attacking the Semi-Slav with g3 | Fighting the Grünfeld Defence with g3 | Play it Safe, Play the Petroff | Never Too Late for the Nimzo-Indian | Chess for Novices Vol. 1 |

part 50
| Deep Fritz 13 | The Queen’s Gambit Accepted: A Repertoire for Black | 1.e4 e5 - An Active Repertoire for Black | Opening Repertoire for the Positional Player | An Anti-Sicilian Repertoire | Learn from the Open Games |

part 49
| The ABC of the Classical Dutch | 1.Nf3 - a variable Repertoire for White | Beating the Berlin Defence | Try the Sicilian Kalashnikov! | Modern Benoni for Advanced Players | The Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack |

part 48
| Modern Benoni for Advanced Players | No Fear of 1.d4! – Nimzo-Indian | First Steps in Positional Play | The Dutch Stonewall | Fritz Powerbook 2012 | ChessBase Magazine 145 |

part 47
| A Modern Way to Play the King’s Indian | Fritz 13 |

part 46
| First Steps in Attack | Beating the Sicilian | Fighting Against the King’s Indian |

part 45
| A Modern Way to Play the King's Indian | Chess Expertise Step by Step: Step 1 - Unexpected Tactics | Tactics from Basics to Brilliance | Queen's Gambit Declined |

part 44
| Junior 12 | Mega Database 2011 | Black Repertoire Against 1.e4 Vol 2 |

part 43
| Fit for the French | Marshall Attack | Corr Database 2011 | Bamboozle Your Opponents With 1.g3 | Chess Endgames 6 | Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5 | Slav and Semi-Slav Revisited | O'Kelly Sicilian |

part 42
| Rybka 4 | Nigel Short Greatest Hits Vol 2 | Advance Caro-Kann 2nd Edition | Guide to the Tkachiev Ruy Lopez | Smith Morra Gambit |

part 41
| Spanish Exchange Variation | Two Knights Defence | French Defence Strategy | 1.d4 Repertoire | Sicilian Kan Variation | Queen's Gambit Accepted |

part 40
| The Grünfeld Defence | Mega Database 2010 | Power of Exchange | Power of Planning | Powerbook 2010 | PowerPlay 11 - Defence | The Trompowski the Easy Way | 1.e4 Repertoire |

part 39
| The Sicilian with 3.Bb5 | The f4 Sicilian | The ABC of the King's Indian | The Budapest Gambit | The Scandinavian the Easy Way |

part 38
| How to Beat Younger Players | The ABC of Chess Openings | The Scheveningen Sicilian | The ABC of the Ruy Lopez |

part 37
| Attacking the King for Experts | Fritz Powerbook 2009 | The Scotch Game | The ABC of the Sicilian Dragon | The ABC of the Leningrad Dutch | The ABC of the Anti-Dutch |

part 36
| Mega Database 2009 | Corr Database 2009 | The ABC of the Leningrad Dutch | Endgame Fireworks | Powerplay 8 - Knights & Bishops |

part 35
| ChessBase 10 | Rybka 3 - Pawns, Pieces & Plans | Rybka 3 - Book | Viswanathan Anand - My Career | Corr Database 2009 |

part 34
| Strategy Step by Step | Powerplay 6 - Pawns, Pieces & Plans | Powerplay 7 - Improve Your Pieces | Endgame for Experts | Chess for Scoundrels | The Modern Benoni |

part 33
| 1.e4 for the Creative Attacker | Anti-Moscow Gambit | Opening Encyclopaedia 2008 |

part 32
| Beating the French Vols 1-3 | My Best Games in the Spanish Vol 2 | Mega Database 2008 |

part 31
| Power Play 5 : Pawns | The Accelerated Dragon | My Path to the Top (Kramnik) |

part 30
| Powerplay 4 - Start Right | My Best Games in the Slav and Semi-Slav | The ABC of the Czech Benoni | Chess Endgames 4 - Strategical Endgames | How to Play the Najdorf Vol 3 | The Pirc Defence | The Secret Weapons of the Champions |

part 29
| My Best Games in the Nimzo-Indian | My Best Games in the King's Indian | The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian | The Botvinnik and Moscow Variation | Fritz Powerbook 2007 | Chess Endgames 3 - Major Piece Endgames | The Path to Tactical Strength | How to Play the Queen's Indian |

part 28
| A World Champion's Guide to the King's Indian | Mega Database 2007 | Fritz Powerbook 2007 | My Best Games in the Petroff Defence | Fritz 10 | How to Play the Queen's Indian |

part 27
| Test, Evaluate and Improve Your Chess | The Great ABC of Tactics | The ABC of the Caro Kann | Chess Endgames 2 | Queen's Indian Defence the Easy Way | Junior 10 | White Repertoire 2nd Edition | The French Defence |

part 26
| My Best Games in the Najdorf | My Best Games in the Sicilian | My Best Games in the Spanish | Chess Endgames 1 | Opening Repertoire for Black | Sicilian Alapin System | Corr Database 2006 | Zap!Chess |

part 25
| Fritz Powerbook 2006 | World Champion Capablanca | How to Play the Najdorf Vol 2 | The ABC of the Benko Gambit | Opening Encyclopaedia 2006 | Endgame Turbo 3 |

part 24
| The Scandinavian the Easy Way | The Trompowski the Easy Way | Dutch A80-A85 | The Vienna Game | 1000 Opening Traps | Mega Database 2006 | Fritz Powerbook 2006 |

part 23
| Classical Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 | Squares Strategy Vol 3 The Middle Game | Test Your Chess |

part 22
| How to Play the Najdorf Vol 1 | The Paulsen System B40-B49 | Squares Strategy Vol 2 The Opening | ChessBase opening Encyclopaedia 2005 | The ABC of Chess Openings | Budapest Gambit |

part 21
| The Basics of Winning Chess | My Life for Chess | The Van Geet Opening |

part 20
| Caro Kann | The ABC of the Ruy Lopez | Positional Ideas | Fritz Technique Trainer 2 | Fritz 8 Championship Edition |

part 19
| How to Play the Queen's Gambit | The ABC of the King's Indian | Right Decisions | Junior 9 | Mega Database 2005 | ChessBase 9 |

part 18
| Intensive Course Tactics 2 | Squares Strategy 1 | Queen's Gambit Orthodox Defence |

part 17
| Sicilian Dragon 1 & 2 | Fritztrainer Middlegame 1 & 2 | Catalan | Fritztrainer Middlegame Strategy & Tactics | Corr Database 2004 |

part 16
| Shredder 8 | Giuoco Piano C50-C54 | The Greatest Tournaments |

part 15
| The Colle System | The Grunfeld | Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual | Opening Encyclopedia 2004 | Deep Fritz 8 Multiprocessor version | All World Champions from 1886 to 2002 | Mega Database 2004 | Fritz Powerbook 2004 | DVD Endgame Turbo 2 |

part 14
| Paul Morphy Genius and Myth | English 1.c4 e5 | Albin Counter Gambit | Two Masters from Seattle | Deadly Threats | Hiarcs 9 |

part 13
| Fritz and Chesster | The Isolated Queen's Pawn | Junior 8 and Deep Junior 8 | World Champion Fischer | Tiger 15 | Fritz Technique Training |

part 12
| Fritz Powerbook 2003 | The Franco-Benoni | White Repertoire 1.e4 | World Champion William Steinitz |

part 11
| Dutch Defence A90 - A99 | Fritz Endgame Training Pawn Endings | World Champion Mikhail Tal | pocketfritz 2 | Mega DataBase 2003 |

part 10
| King's Indian Attack | King's Indian With h3 | Corr Database 2002 | Deep Fritz 7 |

part 9
| Bird Opening | Scandinavian | Slav Defence | How To Play The Nimzo-Indian | Nimzo-Indian 4.f3 and Sämisch Variation | Hiarcs 8 |

part 8
| Queen's Gambit Accepted | Philidor Defence | Pirc Defence | World Champion Emanuel Lasker |

part 7
| Secrets of the English Chess School | Fritz 7 | Queen's Gambit with 5.Bf4 | Mega Database 2002 | Openings Encyclopaedia 2002 | Shredder 6 | Fritz Powerbook 2002 |

part 6
| World Champion Alekhine | Pocketfritz |

part 5
| The Meran Variation | The Reti Opening | The Dragon for Experts | Shredder 5.32 | Junior 7 | Deep Junior 7 |

part 4
| The Chigorin Defence | Chess Tiger 14 | ChessBase Magazine 81 |

part 3
| ChessBase 8 | Classical Sicilian | Accelerated Dragon | Basic Principles of Chess Strategy Vol III | Deep Fritz | Nimzo 8 |

part 2
| Deep Junior | Young Talents | Trompowski Attack | French with 3.Nc3 | Sveshnikov Sicilian | Opposite Coloured Bishop Endgames |

part 1
| The King's Gambit | Intensive Course Tactics | King's Indian Structure with f5-f4 | Modern Ways of Playing the Sicilian | Informator | ChessBase Magazine | ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia | Fritz Endgame Turbo |