Play all types of chess games with simultaneous access to video lectures by accessing the media files embedded within the program. The lecturer comments on the moves made by the player in real time. It is compatible with standard PNG images and MP4 or WMW videos.
ChessBase Reader is intended to help you improve your skills as a chess player. The program is characterized by its support of a long array of formats, which includes PGN, a widely used text-based format. In addition, it allows playback of some video formats, such as CMS, MP4, and WMV.
The program has a nice and modern interface. Its main window lets you explore the game database on your hard disk as well as opening the disc-based FritzTrainer lessons, part of a well-known chess training series. There is another window, which is basically a chess board and allows using different layouts to meet your needs and preferences.
Probably, the program’s most acclaimed asset is the possibility of playing chess video lessons that are synchronized with the board. Likewise, it lets you visualize games directly from a web page. It is also great that it supports multiple Kitbitzer engines. However, it comes with only one default engine (Fritz 11 SE); so, should you need others, you will need to download them from playchess.com engine cloud. Also, it is very likely that you appreciate the chance to keep books, including notations, tables, training sessions, and score sheets.
To conclude, ChessBase Reader is probably the best software solution of its type available. What is more, it can be downloaded and installed absolutely free of charge. Therefore, if you are into chess, you should not miss the opportunity of at least trying this software piece.
v12.7 [Mar 13, 2013]
- Automatic update of the player encyclopedia.
- Use of cloud engines with the Engine Cloud server. The engines can be your own, or they can be rented from other users.
- Access to the Live Book.
- Game analysis with Let's Check.
- New simplified search functions for similar endgames, middle game structures or manoeuvres.
- Compare games by the same players with a single mouse click.
- New analysis functions --> Deep Analysis and Cloud Analysis.
- Fast switching of the database for the "Reference" in the board window.
- Intelligent search field for the online database.
- Simple publication of games in the Internet.
- New improved dialog for selecting engines including access to cloud engines.
- Fast display of a game in the preview board.
- Tournament index with text search.
- Selectable database symbols and direct access of the contents of a DVD.
- Updated Chess Media System.
- Support of Gaviota endgame tablebases.
- Automatic update - Updates are offered actively by the program.
- 32 and 64 bit versions. On computers with a lot of memory (> 4 GB) databases can be stored in memory, which makes the searches faster.
- Larger database symbols for high resolutions.
- Direct access of DVD contents with a single click.
- After visiting the chess server either the database of the kibitzed games or the games that have been played is in the direct list.
- Improved wood textures for the board. The textures Teak, Babinga, Pine and Worn have been updated.
