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Convert CBF to CBH

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Is it possible to convert CBF to CBH?
Yes - CBF converts to CBH.

Upgrade the legacy CBF to the current ChessBase CBH format: right-click the CBF database in ChessBase and 'Convert to new format'. CBH is the native format for ChessBase 6 and later.

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How to convert CBF to CBH

Converting a .CBF file to .CBH lets you open the content in software that prefers the .CBH format, though some details may change compared with the original. We are still putting together the list of programs that handle .CBF files.

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

About these formats

.CBF ChessBase Legacy Games Database

A CBF file is an old ChessBase chess game database (ChessBase versions 1-5, pre-1995). Open it with ChessBase (version 6 or later), the free ChessBase Reader, or Scid. The main concern is…

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.CBH ChessBase chess database file

A .CBH file is associated with ChessBase chess database, a game file.

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