Reference
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Re c e nt ga m e s.
Number of recent databases
This determines how many recently loaded databases should be displayed in the M e nu
F ile Re c e nt da t a ba se s.
RAM
Displays how much memory is available on your system. It refers to installed, not free
memory.
Cache for reference database
ChessBase reacts to repeated searches in the reference database by caching
(holding) large chunks of the database in memory, making all operations much faster.
If you have a lot of RAM (512 MB or more) most of the reference database will be
cached. After the first search you will notice that there is no more hard disk activity,
and that the search has speeded up by a factor of more than ten.
3.8.5
Miscellaneous options
M e nu F ile
Opt ions
M isc
Right click retracts
Right-clicking the board normally produces a search menu. But when you are entering
large numbers of games you might want to use it to retract moves. The right-click
retract allows you to enter an alternative move which overwrites the original one
without a query.
Register as PGN reader
ChessBase registers it own database formats in the Windows Explorer. This means that
double-clicking a database file will open it with ChessBase. You can also have it do the
same for PGN files files if you want.
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