Answers.Body: <p>There is a clue in the name - ChessBase <strong>Reader</strong> 2017.</p>
  <p>There are more clues in the <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chessbase link</a> you gave:</p>
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  <p>With the free ChessBase reader, you can <strong>open</strong> all standard file formats (.cbh, .cbf, .pgn), <strong>play through games</strong> on a stunningly rendered board, <strong>watch ChessBase training videos</strong> and much more</p>
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  <p>No mention of <em>writing</em>. If you could modify games with this then you could create your own Chessbase databases.</p>
  <p>Chessbase used to supply a free cut-down version of Chessbase called Chessbase-lite which allowed this up to something like 32,000 games. The last version was in <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/new-chebase-light-2009-know-everything-" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2009</a> but that has not been available for many years now. If you want writing capability then you have to pay for the full version.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I just downloaded Chessbase reader 2017. The design is wonderful the ability to annotate is very useful. However, unlike SCID vs PC (the software for reading and annotating chess games that I am used to) I can't find any option to <strong>save</strong> the annotation.</p>
  <p>I tried <code>Ctrl + S</code> after adding some test annotations to a <a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044361" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Fischer Taimanov</a> game, but nothing pops up to ask which file to save to, or if the annotations need to be saved in a special chessbase format. I can't even seem to find the save button anywhere.</p>
  <p>Is this ability not available? I have downloaded the free version from here: <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download</a> (i don't know if there is a paid version, or if we have to pay to get access to certain features.)</p>
  
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Title: Saving annotations in chessbase reader 2017
ThreadText: # Saving annotations in chessbase reader 2017
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-20)
  
  I just downloaded Chessbase reader 2017. The design is wonderful the ability to annotate is very useful. However, unlike SCID vs PC (the software for reading and annotating chess games that I am used to) I can't find any option to **save** the annotation.
  
  I tried `Ctrl + S` after adding some test annotations to a [Fischer Taimanov](https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044361) game, but nothing pops up to ask which file to save to, or if the annotations need to be saved in a special chessbase format. I can't even seem to find the save button anywhere.
  
  Is this ability not available? I have downloaded the free version from here: <https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download> (i don't know if there is a paid version, or if we have to pay to get access to certain features.)
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-20. Score: 1
  
  There is a clue in the name - ChessBase **Reader** 2017.
  
  There are more clues in the [Chessbase link](https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download) you gave:
  
  > With the free ChessBase reader, you can **open** all standard file formats (.cbh, .cbf, .pgn), **play through games** on a stunningly rendered board, **watch ChessBase training videos** and much more
  
  No mention of *writing*. If you could modify games with this then you could create your own Chessbase databases.
  
  Chessbase used to supply a free cut-down version of Chessbase called Chessbase-lite which allowed this up to something like 32,000 games. The last version was in [2009](https://en.chessbase.com/post/new-chebase-light-2009-know-everything-) but that has not been available for many years now. If you want writing capability then you have to pay for the full version.
  
  
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