(This is a short story/guide on the best way to install ChessBase on a Mac, including Macs without a DVD drive.)
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Recently, I decided to embrace my inner hipster and get a Mac. (If you don't know what a hipster is, this handy flowchart from the youreahipster tumblr might help:
If you don't know what a hipster is, but you've seen American Psycho, check out:
If you don't know what a Mac is, then the rest of this post isn't going to be much fun for you.)
Batman v superman dawn of justice free online. My new MacBook is smart, sleek and sexy. Galaxia (osuology) mac os. Interfectorem (itch) mac os. I've named her Adelaide. 12 years ago, after 'a series of unfortunate events', I started naming my computers after Australian cities. That's another story, but I accept your judgement in advance.
However, there was just one tiny problem with my new toy, and it's exactly the same reason as to why you won't see any macs floating around at top-level chess tournaments, and the same reason why not one of my GM friends takes a mac to tournaments:
Macs don't run ChessBase.
Well, technically that's not true. A Mac is hardware, but the operating software that comes with a Mac - in my case, the imaginatively named 'OS X Mavericks' - can't handle ChessBase. Or, more accurately, ChessBase doesn't produce an OS X compatible version.
(Notice that in what follows, I will continue to use impressive-sounding computergeek terminology in order to appear like I know what I'm talking about. Of course, in reality, I really don't know very much about computers - besides which cities make appropriate names.)
You might well ask why ChessBase doesn't make a Mac-friendly version. It's a good question. Actually, ChessBase did make a Mac OS version a while ago, but apparently it didn't sell very well, so they canned it. Part of the reason could be that Macs weren't as popular a decade ago as they are now in our hipster-flourishing era. Or part of the reason could be, as was recounted to me, that the Mac Chessbase software was 'perhaps the worst-ever commercial Mac software ever created.' In any case, it doesn't exist for sale anymore, and ChessBase staff told me last year that they have no plans to introduce a Mac-friendly version any time in the near future.
Well, that's an issue. There are other ChessBase alternatives that work on Macs, such as Shane's Chess Information Database (SCID) and Mac Chess Explorer. For the casual player, these are quite sufficient. For a tournament player who is constantly using chess programs for on-the-go preparation, opening analysis and integrating other ChessBase products, this isn't really an option. This is a real shame, because ChessBase as a program is objectively really terrible: it's buggy, barely developed between versions, and gives the user neither decent control nor innovation. However, there's simply no alternative out there for the serious player.
My next attempt to install ChessBase was to investigate running a virtual copy of Windows. This is basically the equivalent of running Windows from within Mac OS X. The main programs you can get are Parallels, VMware and VirtualBox (the last one is free). There are two main disadvantages of this method. The first is the cost: You'll need to spend 50 euros or so on the virtual-machine software (unless you get VirtualBox), as well as buy yourself a copy of Windows to install. Well, so be it.
The second disadvantage, however, is the loss of processing power. Particularly if you're going to do some heavy engine work, your computer isn't going to be very happy with running two operating systems as well as blasting Houdini on full speed. Think of it like wearing a dinner jacket over the top of an old coat: Sure, it still looks pretty much the same, but things are going to get hot and tiresome if you do too much work. Quickly! nospace mac os. For the serious analyst, this is super annoying.
My next attempt was to check out Wine, which is a 'compatability layer'. To be honest, I don't know what that means. From what I can tell, however, it tries to take all the little itty-bitty Windows code in a program and translate it into something Mac-friendly. The result is that MOST features of MOST Windows programs will work on OS- mostly. Think of it like disguising your old coat to look like a dinner jacket: it'll get you in to most things, and you won't be hampered much, but there are going to be one or two functions you'd like that'll reject you.
It's free software that relies heavily on its user community, so as you can imagine, the most popular programs are the ones which get most of the work. ChessBase, unfortunately, isn't one of them. Apparently, at least according to their program directory, older versions of ChessBase (such as CB9) worked 'reasonably well', so I thought I'd take my chances with my ChessBase 12, the latest version. I have to say, it's not very easy to get the thing to run. It was originally designed for Linux people, who I associate with being far more computer-savvy than myself. After bumbling around for a couple of hours, I eventually got to the final stage of 'running' my ChessBase through Wine on my Mac. Unfortunately, it was a no-go. To be fair, the Wine site says that this is a risk for untested programs, and it also might just be that I'm not sophisticated enough to get it to work. But if you too think of yourself as a point-and-click sort of user, take my advice: this isn't the way to go.
(Intermission: If you think it's hard being a hipster, you wouldn't believe the stuff Australians have to deal with.)
Finally, I was down to my last attempt: Boot Camp. This is Apple's integrated software to run a full version of the Windows operating system on your machine. Basically, when you turn on the Mac, you get to choose whether to run OS X or Windows, so there's no loss of CPU power in ChessBase (you do have to allocate some of your harddrive space to a second operating system, of course). The problem for me was that my MacBook doesn't have an optical (DVD) drive, so I couldn't install a Windows disk, even if I had one (which I don't).
Recently, I decided to embrace my inner hipster and get a Mac. (If you don't know what a hipster is, this handy flowchart from the youreahipster tumblr might help:
If you don't know what a hipster is, but you've seen American Psycho, check out:
If you don't know what a Mac is, then the rest of this post isn't going to be much fun for you.)
Batman v superman dawn of justice free online. My new MacBook is smart, sleek and sexy. Galaxia (osuology) mac os. Interfectorem (itch) mac os. I've named her Adelaide. 12 years ago, after 'a series of unfortunate events', I started naming my computers after Australian cities. That's another story, but I accept your judgement in advance.
However, there was just one tiny problem with my new toy, and it's exactly the same reason as to why you won't see any macs floating around at top-level chess tournaments, and the same reason why not one of my GM friends takes a mac to tournaments:
Macs don't run ChessBase.
Well, technically that's not true. A Mac is hardware, but the operating software that comes with a Mac - in my case, the imaginatively named 'OS X Mavericks' - can't handle ChessBase. Or, more accurately, ChessBase doesn't produce an OS X compatible version.
(Notice that in what follows, I will continue to use impressive-sounding computergeek terminology in order to appear like I know what I'm talking about. Of course, in reality, I really don't know very much about computers - besides which cities make appropriate names.)
You might well ask why ChessBase doesn't make a Mac-friendly version. It's a good question. Actually, ChessBase did make a Mac OS version a while ago, but apparently it didn't sell very well, so they canned it. Part of the reason could be that Macs weren't as popular a decade ago as they are now in our hipster-flourishing era. Or part of the reason could be, as was recounted to me, that the Mac Chessbase software was 'perhaps the worst-ever commercial Mac software ever created.' In any case, it doesn't exist for sale anymore, and ChessBase staff told me last year that they have no plans to introduce a Mac-friendly version any time in the near future.
Well, that's an issue. There are other ChessBase alternatives that work on Macs, such as Shane's Chess Information Database (SCID) and Mac Chess Explorer. For the casual player, these are quite sufficient. For a tournament player who is constantly using chess programs for on-the-go preparation, opening analysis and integrating other ChessBase products, this isn't really an option. This is a real shame, because ChessBase as a program is objectively really terrible: it's buggy, barely developed between versions, and gives the user neither decent control nor innovation. However, there's simply no alternative out there for the serious player.
My next attempt to install ChessBase was to investigate running a virtual copy of Windows. This is basically the equivalent of running Windows from within Mac OS X. The main programs you can get are Parallels, VMware and VirtualBox (the last one is free). There are two main disadvantages of this method. The first is the cost: You'll need to spend 50 euros or so on the virtual-machine software (unless you get VirtualBox), as well as buy yourself a copy of Windows to install. Well, so be it.
The second disadvantage, however, is the loss of processing power. Particularly if you're going to do some heavy engine work, your computer isn't going to be very happy with running two operating systems as well as blasting Houdini on full speed. Think of it like wearing a dinner jacket over the top of an old coat: Sure, it still looks pretty much the same, but things are going to get hot and tiresome if you do too much work. Quickly! nospace mac os. For the serious analyst, this is super annoying.
My next attempt was to check out Wine, which is a 'compatability layer'. To be honest, I don't know what that means. From what I can tell, however, it tries to take all the little itty-bitty Windows code in a program and translate it into something Mac-friendly. The result is that MOST features of MOST Windows programs will work on OS- mostly. Think of it like disguising your old coat to look like a dinner jacket: it'll get you in to most things, and you won't be hampered much, but there are going to be one or two functions you'd like that'll reject you.
It's free software that relies heavily on its user community, so as you can imagine, the most popular programs are the ones which get most of the work. ChessBase, unfortunately, isn't one of them. Apparently, at least according to their program directory, older versions of ChessBase (such as CB9) worked 'reasonably well', so I thought I'd take my chances with my ChessBase 12, the latest version. I have to say, it's not very easy to get the thing to run. It was originally designed for Linux people, who I associate with being far more computer-savvy than myself. After bumbling around for a couple of hours, I eventually got to the final stage of 'running' my ChessBase through Wine on my Mac. Unfortunately, it was a no-go. To be fair, the Wine site says that this is a risk for untested programs, and it also might just be that I'm not sophisticated enough to get it to work. But if you too think of yourself as a point-and-click sort of user, take my advice: this isn't the way to go.
(Intermission: If you think it's hard being a hipster, you wouldn't believe the stuff Australians have to deal with.)
Finally, I was down to my last attempt: Boot Camp. This is Apple's integrated software to run a full version of the Windows operating system on your machine. Basically, when you turn on the Mac, you get to choose whether to run OS X or Windows, so there's no loss of CPU power in ChessBase (you do have to allocate some of your harddrive space to a second operating system, of course). The problem for me was that my MacBook doesn't have an optical (DVD) drive, so I couldn't install a Windows disk, even if I had one (which I don't).
Fortunately, a while ago Microsoft commissioned a company called Digital River to provide .iso downloads for all their Windows 7 versions. You can find the downloads here (and yes, this is totally free and legal). Basically, Microsoft wants you to be able to download and install Windows 'for free', because Windows only works for 30 days without an activation key - which you have to buy from Microsoft, of course.
Once you have the Windows 7 .iso file, the Boot Camp instructions are incredibly simple to use; you can google them for yourself, if you have any troubles, and there are plenty of websites offering advice. Next, boot your computer holding down the 'Option' key and choose to boot to Windows. Then, install ChessBase. Obviously, make sure you have a downloadable version if you don't have a DVD drive. If you're using an .iso file, you'll have to install VirtualClone (free!) to mount it: http://static.slysoft.com/SetupVirtualCloneDrive.exe
One final problem: If you don't already own Windows 7 (and thus an activation key) you might be wondering what to do to keep your Windows copy going after the 30-day trial. Believe it or not, it's actually really difficult to legally buy a licence from the Microsoft website. Your best bet is actually to go to any computer store and buy a brand new copy of your Windows 7 version (make sure you get the same one; don't buy Windows 7 Home if you downloaded and installed Windows 7 Professional!). You won't need the disk, of course, but just the code on the back. Then you can manually activate it like this: http://www.wikihow.com/Activate-Windows-7
Note that Microsoft DOES NOT sell individual activation codes. If you google around, you'll find plenty of sites willing to sell them to you; these are most likely illegal (although, apparently, most likely safe as well). There are also different sneaky ways of disabling Microsoft's ability to check after 30 days whether you've got a legal copy or not, including how-to videos on YouTube by 12 year old kids (seriously, kids, what are you doing?!). It doesn't matter about the method; after 30 days, if you're running Windows and you haven't bought an official copy, technically you're doing something illegal.I wash my hands of thee.
Anyway, finally, you'll end up with a full-power version of ChessBase on your Mac, and of course, now you have the ability to install any other Windows-only programs you might have as well. You can be both a chessplay AND a hipster! Hurray!
(You made it this far? Well done. Here's your reward: The Bondi Hipsters. Steer clear if you're easily offended.)
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Torben Osted and I have played a correspondance game ofchess with changed rules.
It is inspired by the version 'Are thereany?' (Kriegsspiel),and like that version the goal of the game is to come as close as possibleto a real war. To do this, the most important is that you do not exactlyknow where the opponents pieces are! We havecalled this variant for 'darkchess',as you feel like moving in the dark, when you play the game.
The startposition is as usual. The rules are easy if you imagine, thata piece is able to 'see' the squares it attacks and can go to(Torben invented this essential rule for this variant). If you open e2-e4you are told what the pawn can see on d5,e5,f5, and what the bishop andqueen can see on their opened diagonals. For each single move both blackand white are told what they can see.
We have discarded the en-passant move, as it is difficult to handle anddoes not influence the game anyhow. If you have an uncovered piece whichbecomes captured, you are only told that it has disappeared.
The goal is not to mate the opponents king, but to capture him! This meansyou are not told if your king is in check or you put him into check yourself.During castling the king is allowed to jump over an attacked square.
The game is not so serious as normal chess, but quite amusing and exciting!
To run the game we used a third part. It was my wife who acted as gamesupervisor(the task could be done by a computerprogram with passwords for black andwhite. Who makes it?).
Now to the game which was played from 7 nov. 1989 to 30 may 1992, but firstan explanation to the notation of the information given from the gamesupervisor:
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- The empty squares a moved piece can see are not notated at all (blacksfirst 2 moves).
- A '-' denotes, that no information was given for the opponentsmove (whites first 6 moves).
- Any information is shown in brackets ().
- If an opponents piece moves to an attacked square, the piece is shownin brackets (whites 7. move). Similar notation is used for which opponentspieces a moved piece can see (blacks 3. move). Several pieces are separatedwith a ',' (blacks 14. move).
- If a move for either player opens for a row/line/diagonal of a piece,the information is given after a '/' as shown in whites 22. movewhere he played Ne2-c3. The move opens the view of blacks Ba6, which cansee an empty square at f1 (empty squares are always notated here to assure,that this information was not forgotten).
- If an uncovered piece is captured it looks as whites 15. move.
To give the right feeling of the game, it is only reported from blacksview (the whole game follows).
White: Torben Osted
Black: Jens Baek Nielsen
1.-,Nf6
2.-,b5
Hoping that white has not played g3 and Bg2.
3.-,Bb7(Pg2)
Still hoping the same! But with the look at g2 I would now welcome thepawn to move.
4.-,a5
5.-,Ra6
6.-,Re6(Pe3)
7.(Bf3),Qc8
8.-,Rd6
9.(Bd6),cxd6(/Qc8-Pc3)
I have made unusual moves to make it harder for my opponent to guess mymoves. I tried to use the rook as a spy and now lost the exchange. Theloss of material is probably not so important in this variant of chess,where information is important. But I had with -,cxd6 got a cramped position,that requires many moves to develop.
10.(Pa4),b4(Pc3)
11.-,Ba6(Ne2)
12.-,d5(Pd4)
13.(Pe4),dxe4(Bf3)
14.(Ne4),Nxe4(Pf2,Pc3)
15.(Ne4 captured),d5(Pd4,Be4)
It is not covered, but white did not know!
16.(e4),e6
17.-,Qd8
18.-,Bd6(Ph2)
19.-,g5
Something had to happen.
20.-,h5
21.(Pb4),Bxb4(Re1)
22.(Nc3/Ba6-f1),Kd7
I feared a capture at d5, as white probably had a rook at the e-file. Themove also cleared the 8. row and gave an unusual placement for my kingwhich might be hard for white to guess.
23.(Be2),g4
24.(Ba6),Nxa6
25.-,Qb8(Ph2)
I had to see if the white queen should arrive at b5 giving check. I didnot bother to cover Na6.
26.-,Bd6(Ph2/Qb8-Pb2)
27.(Qb5+)
The white queen actually came to b5! I had not expected this after whitessafe play so far and realised I could have won with the trap 25.,Qa8and 26.,Rb8.
At this point I felt I had a reasonable position with the plan h4 and g3(hoping white had castled kingside), but white now forced exchange of queensand knew where my king and knight were positioned.
27.,Qxb5(Pa4,Pb2)
28.(Qb5 captured/Pa5-a4),Nb4
29.-,Rg8
30.-,h4
31.-,g3(Pf2,Pg2,Ph2)
32.(Pg3),hxg3(Pg2,Ph2)
33.(Ng3),Rb8(Pb5)
34.-,Rxb5
35.(/Bd6-Ph2),e5
36.(Pe5/Pd5-d4),Bxe5(Ph2,Rc3)
37.(/Bd6-Pb2),d4
38.-,d3(Ne2/Be5-Pb2)
39.(Nc3/Pd3-e2),Rc5(Nc3)
40.-,Bg7
Would lose if white played Rxf7+. I had let my king stay at d7, as whiteprobably had assumed I had replaced it after 27. Qb5+. He probably assumedthe king covered f7. My plan was now to play the bishop to h6 to supportthe pawn to d2. 41.(/Bg7-Pb2),Rc2(Pb2,Ph2)
I assumed white played the knight to d1 and dropped the plan to promotethe d-pawn. But I better move the rook if white had played 41.Ne4.
42.(/Rc2-h2),Bd4
White moved his h-pawn (and has earlier moved the g-pawn), and I cannotstop them. With this move I took a riscy (white could have a rook at f4or more likely e4) look at g1. But of course whites king was not on a blacksquare.
43.-,Rh2+(Kh1,Ph5)
I had a strong feeling, that whites king was at h1. If this chance hadto succeed, it required that
1) h2 was only covered by the white king
2) the g-pawn was not at g3 (or unlikely a rook at f4)
3) white did not know if my bishop covered g1-a7 or h2-b8.
44.(Rh2 captured)
White captured the rook and said he would play his king to h1 next move,so I resigned. He had found it most likely, that I most would have likedhim to play 44.Kg1 and have had the pleasure to play 44.,Bxg1 winningthe game and have fooled him. He is right! But it is still a fifty-fiftychance, as I could have thought he would think so, and have played my bishopto e5 etc.
42.,Be5 had won the game.
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1.d4,Nf6 2.Bf4,b5 3.c3,Bb7 4.Qc2,a5 5.e3,Ra6 6.Be2,Re6 7.Bf3,Qc8 8.Nd2,Rd69.Bxd6,cxd6 10.a4,b4 11.Ne2,Ba6 12.Rc1,d5 13.e4,dxe4 14.Nxe4,Nxe4 15.Bxe4,d516.Bf3,e6 17.0-0,Qd8 18.Kh1,Bd6 19.Rfe1,g5 20.Qb1,h5 21.cxb4,Bxb4 22.Nc3,Kd723.Be2,g4 24.Bxa6,Nxa6 25.Re3,Qb8 26.Qd3,Bd6 27.Qb5+,Qxb5 28.axb5,Nb4 29.Ne2,Rg830.Ra3,h4 31.R1c3,g3 32.fxg3,hxg3 33.Nxg3,Rb8 34.Ra1,Rxb5 35.Ne2,e5 36.dxe5,Bxe537.Rf3,d4 38.Raf1,d3 39.Nc3,Rc5 40.g4,Bg7 41.Nd1,Rc2 42.h4,Bd4 43.h5,Rh2+44.Kxh2,resign
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