Chess 2020 is a chess classic in 4K Ultra HD graphics. Designed for Windows desktops, laptops, and tablets. The free version offers 4 difficulty levels and provides straightforward, comfortable play. Challenge your Mac or a person to a game: Choose Game New. Tip: When you start a new game, move the pointer over the items in the Variant and Players pop-up menus to get information about them. Play a match online: Sign in to Game Center, choose Game New, click the Players pop-up menu, then choose Game Center Match.
Whether you are playing Daily chess (Days per move) or Live chess (minutes per game) this tutorial video by IM Danny Rensch will help you get started!
If you can’t watch a video right now, read the steps below!
To start a new game
1. From the home page, see the ‘New Game’ panel on the right-hand sidebar:
You can also hover over ‘Play’ on the left-hand side of the screen, and select ‘New Game’
2.If you like the settings as they are, you can click ‘Play’ to start a new game right away! Otherwise, you can change the Time and Type of game by clicking on the buttons above the Play button. Click the ‘Time’ option to change the time settings:
Live times show the total amount of time per side. Daily times show the amount of time each player has per move. For more info on the different time settings, click here. To learn about Daily games, click here.
3. Click ‘Type’ to change the type of chess game you will play:
The default setting is for Standard chess— the chess we all know and love! —but Chess.com offers several variations, including Chess960 and King of the Hill for you to try! Hover over the '?' icon to the right of each variant for a brief description.
NOTE: most variations are only available for Live time settings. If you want to play a Daily game, the only options will be Standard chess and Chess960.
4. Once you’ve decided on your Time settings and Type of game, click ‘Play’ and you will be matched with another person looking for the same kind of game!
For Android App users
1. Press 'New Game' on your home screen to select your game options. If you don't see this screen, tap on 'play' in the lower left of the tool bar.
2. On the next screen you will have the option to press ‘play’ and start a game with the most recently used time settings. If you want to change those settings, tap on the 'time control' button:
3. You will then be able to choose from preset time settings for your game, or create a custom time control. Choose your time setting, then tap Play to be paired with someone!
For iOS users
1. Press the 'New Game' button at the bottom of the main page of your app
2. On the next screen you will have the option to press ‘play’ and start a game with the most recently used time settings. If you want to change those settings, tap on the time setting button and you will see the below menu option
Custom Challenge
This setting will allow you to further customize what kind of game you want to play.
- Vs Random - the default setting is to match you with a random player. You can change this to challenge one of your friends instead.
- Rated - toggle off if you don’t want the game to affect your rating.
- Options - here you can choose a range for the rating of your opponent. There are many other options in this window if you are playing a Daily game.
Join a Tournament
This will show you the open tournaments that you can join. More info here.
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ChessBase 16 - Mega package Edition 2021
Your key to fresh ideas, precise analyses and targeted training!
Everyone uses ChessBase, from the World Champion to the amateur next door. It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it. Start your personal success story with ChessBase and enjoy the game even more.
The number of improvements, changes, and new tools is truly impressive and it is clear the development team has not been idle, putting out one of the most ambitious upgrades ever.
The latest and greatest version of ChessBase
Cloud Databases
Clearly, if there was a flagship function that helped define ChessBase 13, this is it. Cloud technology has grown by leaps and bounds in the last years, and ChessBase has embraced it with open arms. After creating the Cloud Engines in the Fritz interface, with ChessBase it is now possible for you to store your data not only on your own hard drive but also on the ChessBase servers.
The easy access functions allow you to create and share a database and keep it to yourself,
or choose who to share it with
This makes it possible for you to quickly and easily access files or databases at anytime, or share with others such as a friend, colleague, or student. You have complete control on who gets access, and can keep them private, share with specific users, or even make them public on the web!
Repertoire Databases in the Cloud
In ChessBase 13, no longer is there a single massive repertoire database and you can manage your opening repertoire in two databases, one for White and one for Black. These can be saved and updated to the cloud so that you can access them from any computer that has ChessBase 13 installed.
Analysis Jobs
New to ChessBase is a series of incredibly powerful position analysis tools, leveraging the powerful hardware that is commonplace nowadays, as well as the new tools such as Cloud Engines. Now you can create a list of positions described as an Analysis Job that is easily edited and that is automatically analyzed by ChessBase 13 when you choose.
The new Analysis Jobs lets you save positions to a database to analyze
at a later time of your choosing
You can choose the type of analysis, the engine used, and more. The results of the evaluations by chess engines are stored in a database with the same name, so that you can return to them later to study.
Publishing Cloud Databases on the Web
Just as you could publish games and databases online with a click, you now extend this ability to your cloud databases. Your standard browser will be loaded, together with functions to replay games, choose from a list, and a link will be created so others can download them in PGN if they wish.
Game annotation improvements
Annotating a game is one of the most primary functions in the program, and to streamline this process just that extra bit, a new toolbar now appears in the Notation Window. In the board window this toolbar contains the most important functions for editing the notation in easy to understand buttons. Naturally, if you want access to all the tools you can right-click on the notation as always.
Now the most common annotation functions are readily accessed at the bottom of the notation
Furthermore, entering moves has been made much easier. The variation dialog pops up less often, and if an alternative move is entered in the notation a variation is usually created without a variation dialog being displayed.
Deep Analysis with multiple instances of an engine
Multi-core computers are the norm and not the exception, and now the same engine can be loaded more than once in the same window. This allows more possibilities in the analysis mode 'Deep Position Analysis', which analyzes moves and variations in detail as it tries to reach the truth of the position. This means that an engine such as Komodo 8 can be opened several times with each analyzing a different move.
Extended Rating information
Now that FIDE's blitz and rapid ratings are gaining traction, it makes sense to be able to choose which rating is saved with a game. Now, when saving a game, there is now a new tab called Rating where information on International or National ratings can be selected, or Blitz and Rapid for example. And correspondence players need not feel they were overlooked, as there are also options for ICCF and correspondence ratings.
The new ratings tab makes it easier to differentiate standard games from blitz or rapid
Player Encyclopedia server lookup
Each and every edition of Mega Database or ChessBase program has been accompanied by a large and continuously updated file with player pictures and information. Unfortunately, these updates came with a considerable gap from one product or version to the next. Now ChessBase 13 will automatically consult ChessBase's online files and download the pictures and information of any players so you always get the full experience.
Now ChessBase will automatically update the Player Encyclopedia with the players of the game
Also, not only is there now much more information in the top line of a game in the board window, but if you click on the photo you will see a larger version. Bear in mind that the year of the game is taken into account, so a game with Kramnik from 1998 would not have the same picture as a game of his from 2014.
New CBCloud Database Format
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The CBCloud format is made up of only four files. There are no index files for the players, tournaments, etc. The same data can be stored as in the CBH format, but due to the lack of index files there are less functions to access the data. Sorting and two-level deleting is possible.
Input and saving of illegal positions
For a variety of reasons, it can be useful to have access to illegal positions to illustrate a concept, such as a pawn structure without kings. Previously ChessBase would not permit this, but ChessBase 13 now supports the input and saving of illegal positions. Naturally, it will give you a warning when you do, to prevent this happening by accident.
Previously one was forced to add a king somewhere even when the point was just to illustrate an idea
Syzygy Tablebase support
ChessBase 13 supports a relatively new endgame database format, the Syzygy Endgame Tablebases, a new format designed by Ronald de Man from Holland. One of its biggest advantages is the huge amount of space saved (seven to ten times smaller) and how easily engines can access them from the RAM. New engines such as Komodo 8 and Houdini 4 support them. Still, do not worry as the older formats such as Nalimov and Gaviota continue to be supported if you use them.
Purchasing options
We have four different packages to meet the needs of both new and exisiting customers, from the everything-you-could-wish-for Premium package to the no-frills upgrade option from ChessBase 12 to ChessBase 13. Whatever your wants or needs you should find a package to your taste.
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