chessbase

Along with Otis, I also am considering gettting Chessbase 9. I've never had chessbase before and I'll have to get a DVD reader in the old computer to install it. Anybody out there who has Chessbase have an opinion on its value. There's one or two other databases out there, but I like Fritz and Chessbase seems to be a good coupling.

I have chessbase 8, only because it was given to me by a friend who bought a Mac and couldn't use it anymore. I know it has alot more features than the online databases that are free, but I really don't know what value it represents for a player below expert or master strength. I certainly don't know how to take advantage of it's features in a way that will be meaningful to my improvement, at least not anymore than any other database. Would welcome any comments on this though.

Are you talking about the Chessbase chess game GUI or the Chessbase database archiver ?

All I know is it says chessbase 8, has BigBase database disk, and includes a few engines for analysis. I assumed that it was the "normal" chessbase database program, and wasn't aware that there were more than one.

Buddy2,
You could download Chess Base Light ang see if you like it before spending the big bucks! Here's a link:

http://www.chessbase.com/download/index.asp?cat=ChessBase+Light

Regards,
Charle

Originally posted by buddy2
Along with Otis, I also am considering gettting Chessbase 9. I've never had chessbase before and I'll have to get a DVD reader in the old computer to install it. Anybody out there who has Chessbase have an opinion on its value. There's one or two other databases out there, but I like Fritz and Chessbase seems to be a good coupling.

Trackhead: I didn't know you could download Chessbase 9. Is what I'm thinking you're saying correct, that you can download it from the site?