Fri Dec 13 06:26:04 UTC 2024: ## ChessBase 18 Unveils Powerful New Features and Gukesh’s Coach Shares Success Story
**Singapore** – ChessBase has released version 18 of its software, boasting significant upgrades for chess training and analysis. The new version includes playing style analysis, strategic theme searches, access to six billion Lichess games, player preparation tools utilizing Lichess game data, a built-in Chess.com game download API, and a cloud engine. The accompanying Mega Database 2025 now contains over 11 million games spanning from 1475 to 2024.
The release coincides with a compelling success story: Grandmaster Grzegorz Gajewski’s coaching of Indian chess prodigy Gukesh D. Their collaboration, facilitated by Viswanathan Anand through the Westbridge-Anand Chess Academy, has seen Gukesh rise to prominence in the world of chess. Gajewski, initially working with several top Indian talents, became Gukesh’s full-time coach in late 2022 at Anand’s suggestion. The partnership, described as a “love at first sight” by Anand, highlights the importance of strategic coaching in achieving elite chess performance. ChessBase also announced new video courses featuring analyses from top grandmasters.
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