The Massive Database Behind Modern Chess

ChessBase maintains a searchable library of over ten million recorded games. This digital archive allows players to analyze every possible move made by masters throughout history.

Since its founding in 1986, this German company has transformed how grandmasters train by digitizing decades of match data. Instead of playing from intuition alone, professionals use these databases to study opening strategies and uncover hidden flaws in their own play. The system also includes endgame tablebases, which mathematically solve every possible board state for small piece counts. It essentially functions as a time machine for chess history.