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Michael Ayton God Member Offline ‘You’re never alone with a doppelgänger.’ Posts: 1977 Location: durham Joined: 04/19/03 Gender:	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #12 - 06/15/11 at 00:16:55	Post Tools	Print Post
	Ah, I see! -- thanks. For 99.90 euros you get CB11 but without the Big Database 2011, and they call this the download version 'cos they don't have to send anything through the post. Got it (I think)!


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TNich Junior Member Offline Posts: 75 Location: Lansing, MI Joined: 04/19/08 Gender:	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #11 - 06/15/11 at 00:04:47	Post Tools	Print Post
	99.90 euros gets you a download link for CB11. The starter package is CB11 + Big Database 2011 + 3 issues of CB Magazine. I installed the download version on a students computer and it works fine.


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Michael Ayton God Member Offline ‘You’re never alone with a doppelgänger.’ Posts: 1977 Location: durham Joined: 04/19/03 Gender:	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #10 - 06/14/11 at 22:59:17	Post Tools	Print Post
	[quote]Got the email back from Chessbase today. They say they no longer offer the Chessbase Light Premium and directed me to regular Chessbase 11 as the alternative.[/quote] This is beyond tedious. Not having seen this post before, I've just spent half an hour looking at all the CB database products to make a comparison. CB Light Premium is still advertised there, for 49.99 euros. Why the blazes can't they ever update their web pages? I'm confused too by the 'information' about CB11 packages. They offer a 'download' version of CB11 for 99.90 euros, implying that for this price you get CB11, but then elsewhere they seem to imply that this sum buys you an upgrade from CB10. They also advertise the English CB11 starter package for 179.90 euros. Can anyone tell me how this differs from the 'download' version (if, that is, this latter [i]is[/i] a version and not an upgrade)?


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zepled37 Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 51 Joined: 04/16/11	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #9 - 04/26/11 at 13:16:25	Post Tools	Print Post
	Got the email back from Chessbase today. They say they no longer offer the Chessbase Light Premium and directed me to regular Chessbase 11 as the alternative. I'm assuming as someone else mentioned that the Premium version of Chessbase Light adversely impacted the sale of regular Chessbase. When I looked into it before, it seemed like a no brainer that Chessbase Light Premium was the option for me given the price and capability.


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zepled37 Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 51 Joined: 04/16/11	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #8 - 04/25/11 at 17:58:36	Post Tools	Print Post
	Seeley wrote on 04/21/11 at 08:40:49: zepled37 wrote on 04/20/11 at 23:24:44: OK, that link seems to work for me, but can you explain this? http://www.chessbase-shop.com/en/products/4253 The activation key for chessbase light premium says "not available." Why not try contacting Chessbase and asking them? That way you'd get a definitive answer as to whether the Premium option is still available or not. This would just be too logical...actually I tried sending a question through their website...will post back here if I hear an answer.


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Seeley Senior Member Offline Posts: 352 Location: UK Joined: 04/03/10	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #7 - 04/21/11 at 08:40:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	zepled37 wrote on 04/20/11 at 23:24:44: OK, that link seems to work for me, but can you explain this? http://www.chessbase-shop.com/en/products/4253 The activation key for chessbase light premium says "not available." Why not try contacting Chessbase and asking them? That way you'd get a definitive answer as to whether the Premium option is still available or not.


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zepled37 Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 51 Joined: 04/16/11	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #6 - 04/20/11 at 23:24:44	Post Tools	Print Post
	GMTonyKosten wrote on 04/20/11 at 10:59:44: zepled37 wrote on 04/19/11 at 23:05:37: Is there no longer a Chessbase Light option? Nothing seems to have changed as far as I can see, http://www.chessbase.com/download/download2.asp still downloads ChessBase light, and this option is still available from their Download page. OK, that link seems to work for me, but can you explain this? http://www.chessbase-shop.com/en/products/4253 The activation key for chessbase light premium says "not available."


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Michael Ayton God Member Offline ‘You’re never alone with a doppelgänger.’ Posts: 1977 Location: durham Joined: 04/19/03 Gender:	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #5 - 04/20/11 at 13:49:19	Post Tools	Print Post
	I can access the free CBLight with both Firefox and IE, but [i]not[/i] by clicking on the CBLight icon at the top right, which does as linksspringer says. Instead I click on the 'Service and download' option at the top of the screen (Tony's link), then scroll down (roughly one page) till I see a small white Download window. Simply get CBLight 2009 into this window and press 'Download'.


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GMTonyKosten YaBB Administrator Offline Mr Dynamic? Posts: 3192 Location: Clermont-Ferrand Joined: 12/19/02 Gender:	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #4 - 04/20/11 at 13:35:02	Post Tools	Print Post
	linksspringer wrote on 04/20/11 at 11:13:23: But if you click the link for the chessbase light download, it takes you to a chessbase 11 page with no option to download light that I can see. I see a big 'Free Download' button, and when I click on it my browser asks where I want to save CBLightSetup.exe! Maybe you should try a different browser?


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linksspringer Senior Member Offline Posts: 376 Joined: 09/25/07	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #3 - 04/20/11 at 11:13:23	Post Tools	Print Post
	But if you click the link for the chessbase light download, it takes you to a chessbase 11 page with no option to download light that I can see.


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GMTonyKosten YaBB Administrator Offline Mr Dynamic? Posts: 3192 Location: Clermont-Ferrand Joined: 12/19/02 Gender:	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #2 - 04/20/11 at 10:59:44	Post Tools	Print Post
	zepled37 wrote on 04/19/11 at 23:05:37: Is there no longer a Chessbase Light option? Nothing seems to have changed as far as I can see, http://www.chessbase.com/download/download2.asp still downloads ChessBase light, and this option is still available from their Download page.


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: chessbase light no longer offered? Reply #1 - 04/19/11 at 23:16:17	Post Tools	Print Post
	ChessBase Light is still available for download. However if what you are saying is true, then perhaps too many people were buying ChessBase Light Premium to access all the features of ChessBase 10/11 (excluding Mega Database and other databases) for a much cheaper price, reducing ChessBase's profits.

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zepled37 Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 51 Joined: 04/16/11	chessbase light no longer offered? 04/19/11 at 23:05:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	Was thinking about getting Chessbase light premium, but it seems all links go to regular Chessbase 11. Is there no longer a Chessbase Light option? Thanks.


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