Read chess news, tournament reports, videos, and training materials from ChessBase India.
English
Read chess reports about tournaments, championships, players, interviews, and product releases.
About English
English is the English-language section of ChessBase, a German chess publisher. Its main job is publishing chess news, including dated reports on tournaments, championships, player portraits, interviews, and product launches. The homepage also links to the ChessBase shop and to chess training and analysis products.
The homepage describes several tools. The Fritz 21 chess program is presented as a training tool for club and tournament players. ChessBase also offers an online game database that is updated weekly, a cloud service for storing games and repertoires, a tactics trainer, video lessons, and play against the Fritz program at beginner, club, and master levels. Many of these are shown with a prompt to get a ChessBase account. The excerpt does not say which features require an account or a paid product, and pricing is not stated.
Key features
- Dated news reports on tournaments, championships, and team competitions
- Online game database described as updated weekly
- My Games cloud storage for games, training material, and opening repertoires
- Tactical puzzle training to improve calculation skills
- Video training lessons on openings, middlegame, and endgames
- Play and analysis against the Fritz program at several playing levels
Best for: Chess players at club and tournament levels who want current chess news together with training and analysis tools.
Good for
- Reports cover major events, including the US Championship and the Chess Bundesliga
- Training material is credited to named chess authors, such as Daniel King and Lawrence Trent
- The site is available in German, English, Spanish, and French
Watch out for
- Several features are shown with a prompt to get a ChessBase account
- Games stored in My Games are kept in the cloud, so they are uploaded to an external service
- The excerpt does not state prices or which features are included in each product
English at a glance
- Website
- en.chessbase.com
- Category
- Gaming › Tabletop & Board Games
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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English FAQ
Do I need a ChessBase account?
Several features on the homepage are shown with a prompt asking whether you have a ChessBase account. The excerpt does not say which features require one.
Can I store my games online?
The My Games feature is described as storing games, training material, and opening repertoires in the cloud, with options to annotate, analyze, and share them.
Which languages is the site available in?
The language selector on the homepage lists German, English, Spanish, and French.
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