ChessBase for Mac - yearly subscription

ChessBase for Mac highlights

Analysis at a glance
Analyze your games with Fritz directly on your Mac, or use remote engines with up to 128 cores*. With Let’s Check you also get access to more than 200 million positions already analyzed in depth by the ChessBase community.

Opening statistics for your playing strength
Which moves score best at your level? Filter the reference database by playing strength and see which continuations get the best results in practice.

Organize your databases your way
Your ChessBase databases, your own games and your cloud databases, all in one place. Move databases and folders wherever you like, and give your collection custom names and icons.

Find games in a flash
Search by position, player, color, result or annotations to find the game you want. Open results right next to the list, and access your personal opening repertoire at any time.

Be ready for any opponent
How does your next opponent play? The Player Style Report shows their opening preferences, endgame strengths and weaknesses, appetite for risk and theoretical knowledge. That way you can prepare specifically for your next game.

Coach: chess lessons online
Teach chess directly from ChessBase, with the board, an engine and reference games at hand. Your students simply join in their browser via a link or QR code. You decide whether to teach with audio or video. Everyone sees every move live.

The power of the cloud
Tap into extra computing power and huge amounts of data from the ChessBase Cloud. Engine Cloud, remote engines and Let’s Check expand your analysis options. You can access your cloud databases from different computers.

Tactics training with a personal rating
Train with tactics puzzles taken from real games, graded by difficulty. Your personal rating develops with every puzzle you solve. And if you ever get stuck, one click opens the analysis.

Video courses and ChessBase Magazine
Watch the ChessBase video courses you have purchased directly in the program and follow the moves on the board. Jump to any chapter at any time. The training material from your ChessBase Magazine subscription is also available right in the program. You can save everything directly!

ChessBase speaks 15 languages
Use ChessBase for Mac in your preferred language, including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese. You can choose the language yourself, or ChessBase automatically uses your Mac’s language.

Package contents: ChessBase for Mac

System requirements
Mac: Apple Silicon (M1 or later). Intel Macs are not supported.
Operating system: macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later
Memory: at least 8 GB RAM
Internet connection: required for Engine Cloud, online databases and updates

Important notes

• A ChessBase account is required to use the program. The program can be installed on up to three devices.
• The Coach feature is limited to one coach with up to 5 students per lesson and a total of 25 lesson hours per month.
• Remote engines: Servers with 4 cores can be used free of charge. Analysis on other servers is subject to a fee.
• ChessBase for Mac does not offer the same functionality as ChessBase 27 (Windows). ChessBase for Mac is under continuous development, and regular updates will keep adding new features.