Good online database, or do I need ChessBase? I just bought a premium account at chessbase.com, including full access to tools like the Live Database. I have to say, I'm a little bit disappointed by the features they provide.

My question is, is there a better online analysis/preparation tool that I can just open anywhere in a browser, or do I need to install the ChessBase program to get more features?



More specifically, this is one feature that I miss in the Live Database:

Find all games for a specific player, as either white or black, and for each position, see which moves they made (and the result of those games).

Basically, the possibility to filter the "Live Book" window on a specific player with a specific color.

I assume this can be done in the ChessBase program, although I have never actually tried the program.



I also wonder, say I go ahead and buy the ChessBase program. Is it still necessary to have the premium chessbase.com account, or is that all included when I buy the program?
Chessbase is by far the best preparation tool - almost all of the top players use it for a reason (as well as most serious players in general).

I wouldn't recommend using the online version though, for a couple of reasons.  As you have found, a few features seem to be missing.  In addition, having wifi access is required if you want to look someone up (which can be inconvenient if you're at a tournament and need to prepare for an opponent quickly).

The ChessBase program is the way to go.  I've been using it for around 10 years now and it's been great.  It's straightforward to look any player up in any database.  The program also supports the top chess engines (like Komodo, Stockfish), and allows you to save your games in databases.

The normal version would be fine.  The more premium versions give access to a few perks, but I think it's overrated.