Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 05:36:48 09/23/04
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There are many dozens of new and improved features in ChessBase 9, although not
many of them can be categorized as new ideas. I’ve been fooling around with a
beta release of CB 9, and this isn’t really a review of the product. But it’s a
good opportunity to address one of the most frequent questions I get: Who is
ChessBase for? (i.e.: Should I get it if I already have Fritz? Do I need both?)
The one really big new thing to come out of ChessBase in the past year is the
Fritz Chess Media System that adds audio and video, and that is now incorporated
into ChessBase, which is great. Playchess.com access has also been added so you
can play online. The gorgeous Fritz 8 interface and 3D board are also present,
although I still think you can get more done faster in 2D any day. Your brain
can make out the positions faster and on a smaller board, which leaves you with
more screen real estate for all the other window panes like the notation, the
Fritz engine, the opening tree, etc.
If it sounds like much of ChessBase 9 has been borrowed from Fritz 8, you are
right. CB 9 has finally joined that interface family. In terms of functions
ChessBase 9 is evolutionary, not revolutionary. Most of the work went in behind
the scenes to make it faster and easier to use. Searches and other work can be
done by the program in the background, often making it feel like they are done
instantly. They went after small inconveniences, handy tweaks, and pet peeves
with a vengeance.
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