ClubMate 2.5 - FreeWare
 
It has long been an ambition of mine to write a free version of ClubMate for schools and juniors, as well as for casual players who don't want all the power features of a full database. Now that ClubMate is about to move into the stratosphere of 32 bit Windows, open database format, automation support and the rest, it seems a good time to do so. I've tried to give you a program (or programme if you're in the UK) which is very easy to use, and very useful, without, of course, having all the features that registered users pay good money for. I hope you will agree that the result is worth it. Here's what you get..... 
 
Features in ... and out
IN
  • Easy to use point and click graphical interface.
  • Superb intuitive system for managing your database files.
  • Multiple game display, analysis and comments with games.
  • Searches on currently displayed position.
  • Analysis of searches makes games available for immediate study.
  • Analysis Promotion - from any level to any other (2.5 new feature)
  • Drag and Drop - moves and analysis from one game to another (2.5 new feature)
  • Right click menus (2.5 new feature)
  • Imports PGN and user defined ASCII files.
  • Exports to PGN and user defined ASCII files, including column format.
  • Exports positions to FEN and EPD.
  • Chess Font support - exported positions may be pasted direct into a Word Processor.
  • WIN95 look (ClubMate runs on all known versions of Windows, but it does not yet use long file names).
OUT
  • Filters based on ECO codes. ECO codes are still used internally by the program, and displayed with the game details, but not available for advanced filtering. 
  • All searching except a straight position search on currently displayed position.
  • Storage of search results.
  • Analysis Trees (2.5 new feature)
  • Game and File self validation (2.5 new feature)
  • Importing from ChessBase (native and ASCII types), 
  • Technical support - that's to say if you have a real problem, of course I'll help, but don't expect the same level of support as a registered user! Any significant reported bugs WILL be fixed, and a new version published.
  • Hundreds of thousands of games available for download for no extra charge. The freeware version will NOT read games files written by the full version, though the other way round will work (full version will read games from free version).
  • Duplicate game removal.
 
 Full version features