ChessBase 17 Mega Package - Edition 2024

ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard throughout the world. 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

New in ChessBase 17*:

• New data format: fewer files, more functions, more comfort, more speed.


• Engine analysis renovated: Variants are automatically verbally annotated, forced continuations are recognized, “buddy heuristics” for greater search depth!


• Pearl search: Find spectacular games instantly! Beautiful games are marked in the database list.


• Optimised program interface: high-resolution 2D board, faster graphics.


• New clearer search mask: material & positional searches simplified, immediate feedback on expected results.


• Intelligent position input: when setting up pieces, you are shown the games where those positions occur.


• Dozens of detail improvements for improved usability, e.g. automatic loading of the last edited game.


• Control via One-Drive: all database paths can be set in the options dialogue.


• Newly structured game notation: with intelligent folding and symbols.


• Modern integrated browser for all database texts.


• More insight: Visualisation of attack correlations (optional).


• Dark Mode: darkened program interface.

ChessBase 17 - Mega Package content:

• ChessBase 17 Program (Multi-Language Version: EN, ES, FR, IT, NL, GER


• Mega Database 2024


• Database-Update-Service through end of 2024


• access to the Live-Database (10 million games) *


• ChessBase Magazine subscription for a full year (6 issues)


• Full year Premium membership for playchess and for the ChessBase Accounts


• 250 ChessBase Ducats

System Requirements

Minimum: Dual-Core, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7, DirectX11 graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and Internet access to activate the program, ChessBase Cloud and updates. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11 graphics card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or more, 512 GB SSD, Windows Media Player, Adobe Flash Player (Live coverage), DVD ROM drive, Full HD Monitor and Internet access to activate the program, ChessBase Cloud and updates.

*) Access via Premium-Account