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3.4.27 Filter – Good Games
Open the game list of a database. The option - Cre a t e good/ba d ga m e set decides
whether these flags are set for the database and used while searching
In the dialog for game search Chessbase offers the parameter „Good Games ".
Using this parameter the results can be greatly be improved by considering the quality
of the games in the list. For instance, this function only considers games in which at
least one player has an Elo rating above 2350 or one player had an IM or GM title. This
function excludes blitz, rapid and simultaneous games. It also excludes games with less
than seven moves and drawn games with less than 20 moves.
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3.4.28 Database formats
ChessBase can read and write databases in different formats:
The ChessBase format (extension CBH)
This is the native format, with powerful indexes and fast searches across multiple
databases. It also supports a large number of annotation features, including graphic
and spoken commentary, videos, text reports, and many other functions described in
this reference. Double-clicking a file with this symbol will automatically start ChessBase
and open the database.
The book format (extension CTG)
This is the database format for openings books.
The PGN format (extension PGN)
"Portable game notation" is a text format that is very popular for E-mail and on the
Internet. Most chess playing programs can handle PGN.
This is how to create a PGN file:
In the database window click Application M e nu Ne w
Da t a ba se . In the database file
manager select "PGN" as the file type. Use Drag & Drop to copy games into the new
database. They are automatically converted into the PGN format.
CBF format
This is the file format of earlier versions of ChessBase. You can right-click a CBF
database and use "Convert to new format" to make it a CBH file.
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