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reports and the multimedia sequences. A special "reader" is also included on the DVD,
which has many of the important functions of the ChessBase program.

3.4.23 ChessBase
This program has a number of functions that come from the chess database program
ChessBase, which is the standard tool of top players all over the world. Our chess
playing programs are perfect for amateurs who want to look after their own games and
browse around in the games of the masters. But if you decide to start working
seriously with very large databases you should consider acquiring ChessBase.

This is what ChessBase give you beyond the functions of this program:
Parallel operation on many databases and games, easy copying of any number of
games via drag & drop, navigation between databases in the “database window”.
Powerful search functions, e.g., material distribution, moves, manoeuvres,
sacrifices, and structures. Creation of search boosters to drastically speed up the
search.
Access to super-fast players, annotators and tournament keys. Endgame keys.
Players encyclopedia with data on all rated players and thousands of portraits.
Input text with the built-in WYSIWYG editor, with hypertext functions (load
pictures, jump to games, play multimedia files, etc.).
Create full openings reports in any position with a single mouse click. The report
contains all important historical and current GM games, all critical continuations,

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