How to create a database

perkovic

Only Chess

29 May 05

perkovic

Joined: 02 Feb 03
Moves: 18915

29 May 05

Can someone advise me how to create my own database? Since February 2003 I have completed 335 games in RHP and want to have possibility to analyze them in order to build something as “my own style”.

foil

Leominster, MA

Joined: 05 Mar 04
Moves: 15127

29 May 05

you can start here ... free download :

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

learn how to use this db.

Freddie2008

9 Edits

London

Joined: 28 Sep 04
Moves: 110329

29 May 05

Originally posted by foil
you can start here ... free download :

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

learn how to use this db.

how can you put your own games in this database using PGN/FEN ????

fred

ark13

Enola Straight

mouse mouse mouse

Joined: 16 Jan 05
Moves: 12804

29 May 05

Originally posted by Freddie2004
how can you put your own games in this database using PGN/FEN ????

fred

Well, I don't know about the downloaded database, but in normal chessbase, you just open an empty board and copy and paste the PGN in.

malinga

That would be me

Behind the couch

Joined: 07 Oct 04
Moves: 51169

30 May 05

Originally posted by foil
you can start here ... free download :

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

learn how to use this db.

nice one. Thanks. here's a rec

THUDandBLUNDER

Joined: 29 Feb 04
Moves: 22

30 May 05

Originally posted by malinga
nice one. Thanks. here's a rec

But you can input no more than 8000 games.

perkovic

Joined: 02 Feb 03
Moves: 18915

30 May 05

As FOIL recommended I downloaded ChessBase Light, opened a new game (as ARK13 proposed), but copy and paste the PGN in it did not work.

So FRED’s question remains: how can you put the games in this database using PGN/FEN ????

Wulebgr

Angler

River City

Joined: 08 Dec 04
Moves: 16907

01 Jun 05

1 edit

If copy and paste does not work in CB light, then use a text editor (notepad works fine). Copy each game into the document, then save with the pgn extension. You can then open the file in CB light.

You can have your past 100 games emailed, which you can then copy and paste into a notepad document. However, you may need to enter an additional line break after each game. Otherwise, CB light may consider the file corrupt.

XanthosNZ

Cancerous Bus Crash

p^2.sin(phi)

Joined: 06 Sep 04
Moves: 25076

01 Jun 05

Originally posted by Wulebgr
If copy and paste does not work in CB light, then use a text editor (notepad works fine). Copy each game into the document, then save with the pgn extension. You can then open the file in CB light.

You can have your past 100 games emailed, which you can then copy and paste into a notepad document. However, you may need to enter an additional line break after each game. Otherwise, CB light may consider the file corrupt.

CB8 doesn't need the extra line breaks.

Comatoad

Iowa

Joined: 17 Sep 03
Moves: 62908

05 Jun 05

I've downloaded the chessbase, and it seems fairly easy to use. My only question, is how do you transfer your games from RHP into the database? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.