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16 Jun 08
I've just installed chessbase light but have no idea how to use it....
I want to go over some recent games and see where I could have improved my play. I'm assuming this is possible. So can you paste a pgn in and get fritz to analyse the game?
Any hints on how to use the program would be appreciated.
cheers
17 Jun 08
Originally posted by muleochessbase light doesn't come in with fritz. it's just a database reader and editor. Fritz is an engine. you need to have an engine to plug it into chessbase. there are many free and very strong engines on the internet, like Toga. (avoid crafty as much as you can.)
I've just installed chessbase light but have no idea how to use it....
I want to go over some recent games and see where I could have improved my play. I'm assuming this is possible. So can you paste a pgn in and get fritz to analyse the game?
Any hints on how to use the program would be appreciated.
cheers
17 Jun 08
Originally posted by muleoGive Scid a try - You might like it.
I've just installed chessbase light but have no idea how to use it....
I want to go over some recent games and see where I could have improved my play. I'm assuming this is possible. So can you paste a pgn in and get fritz to analyse the game?
Any hints on how to use the program would be appreciated.
cheers
http://prolinux.free.fr/scid/
17 Jun 08
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Originally posted by diskamylAccording to the product description for Chessbase Light 2007, it does come with a Fritz engine for analysis. But CB Light 2007 is crippled in various ways, which makes it somewhat less appealing.
chessbase light doesn't come in with fritz. it's just a database reader and editor. Fritz is an engine. you need to have an engine to plug it into chessbase. there are many free and very strong engines on the internet, like Toga. (avoid crafty as much as you can.)
http://www.chessbase.com/download/cblight2007/index.asp
17 Jun 08
Originally posted by Mad Rookoh, I didn't know that, thanks. I doubt it will be any recent version though. it's probably fritz 5 or something.
According to the product description for Chessbase Light 2007, it does come with a Fritz engine for analysis. But CB Light 2007 is crippled in various ways, which makes it somewhat less appealing.
http://www.chessbase.com/download/cblight2007/index.asp
17 Jun 08
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You can either:
Go to File->Open->Open Database and choose PGN type and open the game, or:
Copy the PGN to your clipboard
File -> New -> Board (or press Ctrl+N).
Then Edit -> Paste -> Paste Game (or Ctrl+V).
Then, if you want to use Fritz, click Engine -> Add Kibitzer: Fritz 6 (or press Alt+F2). Fritz's evaluation and lines will appear in the bottom right hand corner.
You can scroll through your game, play through variations, and see Fritz's suggestions by using the arrow keys, mouse wheel, moving pieces, clicking the moves, etc.
Assuming you have the evaluation version, you won't be able to save or copy anything, though.
17 Jun 08
Originally posted by muleoYeah, as cyanfish said, with CB Light, you can paste pgn files and go over old games, but you can't save them to a database. (One of the crippled aspects of the software.) The Zarkon Fischer web site (link below) has some hints and tips, and it also gives the basic limitations of CB Light.
Cheers for input.
But still wondering if its possible to paste a pgn and go over old games??
http://freechess.50webs.com/chessbaselight.html
Alternatively, Scid does what you need with no crippling limitations, and it's free. (As Zarkon Fischer's site states, the only real negative aspect of Scid is the many windows that you have to keep track of.)
18 Jun 08
Originally posted by diskamylWhy should one avoid Crafty?
chessbase light doesn't come in with fritz. it's just a database reader and editor. Fritz is an engine. you need to have an engine to plug it into chessbase. there are many free and very strong engines on the internet, like Toga. (avoid crafty as much as you can.)
18 Jun 08
Originally posted by Guychbecause it's one of the very weak free engines, there are lot's of much superior free engines out there which beat it to death, and I really get upset when people underestimate the positional understanding of engines by taking crafy as their primary reference. I truly have no idea why it has gained so much popularity when engines like spike, toga and many others exist.
Why should one avoid Crafty?
18 Jun 08
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Originally posted by GuychI think diskamyl doesn't like Crafty because it's weak compared to the top engines. (By several hundred rating points.) And he is right about that, Crafty is relatively weak.
Why should one avoid Crafty?
But I think it depends on what you're using the engine for. If you're doing heavy analysis, then I'd also probably avoid Crafty. But I pretty much just use engines for blunder checking my games, so Crafty is perfectly fine for that.
One more consideration - Crafty is a Winboard protocol engine, not UCI. The downside is that there's a little more tweaking involved in the engine's configuration. The upside is that that extra configuration gives you a little more flexibility in customizing the engine.
Edit - Oops, diskamyl slipped his answer in just before mine.