Introduction
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Toolbar in the Notation Window. In the board window there is a toolbar that
contains the most important functions for editing the notation.
Entering moves has been made much easier. The variation dialog pops up less often.
If an alternative move is entered in the notation a variation is usually created
without a variation dialog being displayed.
Loading multiple instances of an engine. Many engines can be loaded more than once
in the same window. This allows more possibilities in the analysis mode "Deep
Position Analysis".
Endgame Classification. There is a new menu "Endgames" under the Games option in
the database window. This adds an endgame classification to the games in a
database.
New Index. When a game is saved a description text can be added to it, dependent
on the default language. The dialog has been extended to take this into account.
Extended Information in the Game Window. There is now much more information in
the top line of a game in the board window. Next to the player name a flag and a
photo from the game's year are displayed, if available.
New Database Format. The CBCloud form a t is made up of only four files. There are
no index files for the players, tournaments, etc. The same data can be stored as in
the CBH format, but due to the lack of index files there are less functions to access
the data. Sorting and two-level deleting is possible.
Input and saving of illegal positions. ChessBase 13 supports the input and saving of
illegal positions. This can be useful for demonstrational purposes or for explaining
certain concepts.
Support Syzygy Tablebases. ChessBase 13 supports a relatively new endgame
database format, the Syzygy Endgame Tablebases. Older versions only supported
the Nalimov Endgame Tablebases, which are still supported in this version. The new
format was designed by Ronald de Man from Holland. Most new chess engines
already support this format. The Syzygy Endgame Tablebases pay attention to the
50 move stalemate rule. If there are 50 moves without a piece being taken or a
pawn being moved, the game is drawn. Since the data can be accessed in RAM very
fast and effectively the Syzygy Endgame Tablebases are now used exclusively by
many modern chess engines.
Important Functions in ChessBase
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 ...
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