ChessBase Light 9.0

ChessBase Light is an entry-level chess database and analysis program from ChessBase, designed to give players and enthusiasts a streamlined way to study games, prepare openings, and run engine analysis without the full feature set of ChessBase. It provides a clean board and notation interface, lets you organize and search game collections, and supports common file formats such as PGN and ChessBase’s native databases.

Key capabilities:

• Game management: Import, browse, and filter large game collections by player, event, opening, result, or position.
• Position and opening prep: Build and navigate opening trees, compare lines, and jump quickly to model games from similar positions.
• Engine analysis: Connect UCI-compatible engines to evaluate positions, check tactics, and explore alternatives.
• Annotation tools: Add comments, symbols, and evaluations to your games for study or sharing.
• Online features: Integration with the Playchess server to watch live broadcasts, follow tournaments, and play training games.
• Compatibility: Works with standard chess encodings and time controls, suitable for casual study through club and tournament preparation.

ChessBase Light focuses on the essentials and typically includes certain feature and database-size limitations compared with the full ChessBase package. It’s a practical choice for club players, students, and coaches who want a reliable viewer and analyzer without advanced reporting, cloud, or repertoire-management extras.

Note: Availability and feature sets may vary by release. For the latest details and system requirements (Windows), visit the official ChessBase website.

ChessBase Light is developed by ChessBase. The most popular version of this product among our users is 9.0. The name of the program executable file is cblight.exe.

You can check ChessBase Reader, Chess Mentor®, TransComm Light and other related programs like Chess Buddy - Pogo at the "download" section.