Opening Encyclopaedia 2019 is here!
For years now Opening Encyclopaeida has been a part of an ambitious chess players arsenal. The main reason is that it contains well sorted information that can help you prepare the most complex of openings within hours. This is not just a new edition of our very popular compilation of opening knowledge. Naturally it has been extended to include all the latest lines and trends, but it has also been redesigned to enhance its usability for fast and easy access to your favorite openings. It has hundreds of opening articles by leading experts, and high-class opening videos to enhance your understanding. Is there a better way to keep abreast of openings theory? Check out the all-new Opening Encyclopaedia 2019.
Opening Encyclopaedia 2019
New layout, improved usability, exciting videos
Be as prepared as you can be for the new Opening Encyclopaedia 2019! Whether you would like to build up a reliable and powerful opening repertoire or you want to find new opening ideas for your existing repertoire, the Opening Encyclopaedia covers the entirety of opening theory on one download. It is the optimal start for your opening training. Many new articles enrich current theory with new or revisited ideas. The Encyclopaedia can help you learn openings rapidly, giving you a head start against your next opponents. Each article includes explanations and annotated games, which illustrate typical plans that help deepen your understanding.
The concept of the opening article: a grandmaster or International Master presents a repertoire idea. He shows you all important variations and his analyses, explains typical plans and shows all the critical lines. Every article includes annotated model games selected by the author to illustrate the ideas in tournament practice.
New Layout, improved usability, exciting videos
The new Opening Encyclopaedia 2019 was completely revamped to enhance usability, with features such as a new design, new menu, and opening name sorting for fast and easy access to your favourite openings. Under the Menu “Ideas for your Repertoire” you can find all articles classified according to the opening names: “Open games”, “Semi-open games”, “Closed games”, “Half -closed game”, “Flank-Openings” or “English Opening and Reti”.
For example in the popular Najdorf Variation, the Opening Encyclopaedia offers 41 opening articles. Each of them is easily accessible via “Semi-open games” — Sicilian Defence — Najdorf Variation. The user can easily switch from one article to another to absorb all the important manoeuvres and typical plans related to the variation. That way finding your favourite openings becomes easy and fast!
Also new: 20 high-class opening videos are included in the Encyclopaedia 2019, from our popular ChessBase authors. You will find Daniel King, Simon Williams, Yannick Pelletier, Mihail Marin, Erwin l’Ami, all presenting new opening ideas clearly and vividly.
Note that the new Encyclopaedia also offers traditional access to finding openings from the “ECO-list” as an alternative access to all opening articles:
The number of articles in the Opening Encyclopaedia is growing – it now contains more than 1,100 and the included games database contains all games from all the opening articles. This makes the new Opening Encyclopaedia 2019 an indispensable reference for every tournament player.
All innovations at a glance:
- Over 1,100 special theoretical databases
- 180 new opening surveys, a large number revised — in total 6,680 surveys
- Over 38,000 illustrative games
- Much improved usability: new design, new menus, new sorting of openings according to names for fast and comfortable access
- 20 opening videos (total duration: seven hours) of the most popular ChessBase authors
If you own Opening Encyclopaedia 2018 then you can upgrade it to Opening Encyclopaedia 2019 at half the price
The new format and design for the Opening Encyclopaedia was created by Arne Bracker, a graduate in business administration from the University of Hamburg. Arne joined the ChessBase staff in 2018, and his responsibilities range from customer support, order placement and product development. We put him in charge of a complete revamp the Encyclopaedia, with the goal of enhancing the usability of this product, giving chess players easy access to high-quality opening analyses and training.
Arne is a strong chess player himself, with an Elo rating of 2200. In 2009 he once won the Hamburg Individual Youth Championship, and currently plays in the Third National Chess League for the Hamburg Chess Club of 1830 e.V. As an active tournament player he understands better than most the needs of his colleagues and the best way for them to access openings knowledge.
Check out how Opening Encyclopaedia was put to use in a practical tournament game