Linux 'chessbase'

[Nyoke]

I've postponed quitting Windows 98 SE for years because I was loathe to give up Chessbase products... Now I'm not playing tournaments anymore , so this is no longer an issue.
But I now wonder whether it is possible to build something comparable in Linux. (Besides, it could be that Chessbase works fine under wine,I don't know).
Anybody any ideas ?

[techieMoe]

I'm sure there's something out there that could work. What exactly does Chessbase do?

[Nyoke]

As the name says it provides a base for (semi-)professional chessplayers to work on. It operates on large databases of high-level games, with the most renowned chess engines (of Deep foobar fame) integrated.

[maddot]

tried working it in wine?

[techieMoe]

As the name says it provides a base for (semi-)professional chessplayers to work on. It operates on large databases of high-level games, with the most renowned chess engines (of Deep foobar fame) integrated.

Perhaps to someone with a chess background that seems obvious, but could you elaborate on what a "base for (semi-)professional chessplayers to work on" is? Just a database collection of moves?

[GNOME_n00b]

I've postponed quitting Windows 98 SE for years because I was loathe to give up Chessbase products... Now I'm not playing tournaments anymore , so this is no longer an issue.
But I now wonder whether it is possible to build something comparable in Linux. (Besides, it could be that Chessbase works fine under wine,I don't know).
Anybody any ideas ?

http://theorie.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~arwagner/chess/chessbase.html

btw do you have a favourite opening? also, what do you think of the hedgehog?

[daacosta]

Ahem!

Yes there is something that fulfills your needs in Linux and it is called SCID. Debian's repositories carry this old piece of software that in my opinion is one of the best. You do need to install a linux compatible chess engine but googling I am quite sure you will find a good one (seng... or something like that... sp?)

However, you must convert your chessbase files to pgn files and this can be done easily [I had that program some place but can recall its name...]

There is a newer piece of software called ChessX but I am afraid to compile it and mek it run... Surely it is going to be as good as SCID...

Whatelse? I downloaded my tablebases from Crafty's website and my database is a remnant from the chesslib database website... Nowadays I just update my database using TWIC's website...