That said, as you can see, you can access all the annotated games if you have a subscription to ChessBase account and copy of ChessBase program. Needless to say you can save the games to a base or other. As to the results between the players over the course of that decade:ĭuring the 90s Shirov enjoyed a positive score against Kramnik with 15 wins to 12. You'll note it contains German notes by Huebner too. In a nutshell: this is content from the real Mega Database we can see. Once more we see a list of annotated games, but a closer look reveals a spectacular list of annotators, including Kramnik, Shirov, and Anand! But how detailed are these notes? Let's click on one annotated by Shirov. Notice the range of dates was chosen, as well as the Draws was unchecked, meaning it will not include draws in the results. We’ll choose all games between Shirov and Kramnik from 1990 to 2000 that ended in a decisive result.
Now let’s take a look at matchups between players, just to see some different search options in action. The select 'Crosstable' and we are served with a colorful, detailed crosstable, with results and Elo changes. For example, you can highlight all the games: If we click on one, such as the one annotated by Tom Wedberg, we immediately see:īut we can also manipulate the data. It is important to not write 2004 but instead to enter the dates in the filter as aboveĪ massive spillout will be displayed, but what stands out is that many games have annotators. Let’s try a simple tournament search: Linares 2004 Here we can select both players, the tournament, the year, the Elo range and the results. This opens a far more detailed list of search options. This will work fine if it is enough, but if you want more control then click on Advanced. It seems very basic and offers you a simple search by player or tournament. Once you are logged in, you click on Live Database and a dialogue will open. If you don’t have a picture as I do, you can upload one at the ChessBase Account webpage of your profile. In order to use this, you must first be logged in in ChessBase.
How to access the 85 thousand annotated games How? And what are the conditions? Simple: you need to own a copy of ChessBase 16 or 15 (it may work even with ChessBase 14, but I don’t have it installed), and have a Premium subscription to ChessBase Account.Ī subscription goes for 50 Euros/year, and includes a huge swath of features and options, which you can check out at the page, but one of the unpublicized features is that when you search through the Live Database using ChessBase, the search results will also include the fully annotated games!ĬhessBase Account Premium annual subscriptionĪt the airport, in the hotel or at home on your couch: with the new ChessBase you always have access to the whole ChessBase world: the new ChessBase video library, tactics server, opening training App, the live database with eight million games, Let’s Check and web access to This amazing package comes at a price, without a doubt, and is worth it, but you can enjoy those nearly 90 thousand annotated games for a fraction of the price. There is quite simply no other source like it. Some may have light notes, a sort of light Informant, but others contain deep analysis and heartfelt thoughts by the players analyzing them. While there are without a doubt other sources of games, Mega brings a huge collection of amazing content in the form of articles, crosstables, and above all: tens of thousands of annotated games. Mega Database is regarded as the Rolls-Royce of databases with good reason. On any other website or forum, the first thought such a title would provoke would be ‘scam’ or ‘piracy’, but neither is the case, albeit there is a catch. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > The ultimate chess experience every day, Pla圜 welcomes 20,000 chess players from all around the world – from beginner to grandmaster.Memorize it easily move by move by playing against the variation trainer. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Learn openings the right way! Build and maintain your repertoire.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Real Fun against a Chess Program! Play, analyze and train online against Fritz.Top authors like Daniel King, Lawrence Trent and Rustam Kasimdzhanov Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Thousands of hours of high class video training.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Sac, sac, mate! Solve tactical positions of your playing strength.Store your games, training material and opening repertoire in the cloud. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > My Games – Access your games from everywhere.