Laura Unuk
Laura Unuk explains that she chose the bright ChessBase 26 theme and playful icons simply because they felt intuitive and comfortable, especially during tournament preparation, and she plans to keep this setup for a long time.
Her desktop is intentionally messy, reflecting a busy tournament life, with old preparation folders and games kept for motivation rather than strict organization, including examples from past coaching sessions.
Functionally, she relies heavily on the reference database for modern opening preparation, prefers filtering recent games, and still combines Mega Database with manually downloaded updates in an old-school but practical workflow.
EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS
Data, plans, practice – the new Opening Report In ChessBase there are always attempts to show the typical plans of an opening variation. In the age of engines, chess is much more concrete than previously thought. But amateurs in particular love openings with clear plans, see the London System. In ChessBase ’26, three functions deal with the display of plans. The new opening report examines which piece moves or pawn advances are significant for each important variation. In the reference search you can now see on the board where the pieces usually go. If you start the new Monte Carlo analysis, the board also shows the most common figure paths.
