Database to improve game

Recently I read the book applying logic in Chess by Erik Kislik. 

Great book on how to study chess and improve your gameplay. In the book he definetly suggests to use Chessbase to improve your game and search for positions while analyzing your gameplay.

No I am a chess lover who recently joined a chess club and plays some games online. I already have Fritz 16 and now how to look up games in the database of Fritz 16 about one million plus games. Is it worth to buy Chessbase ? Or should I just buy mega database and use it in the Fritz Gui? 

Kislik also mentions the sites like TWIC and the correspondence chess website to learn opening play.

What would be the best approach besides playing a lot over the board games. Should I buy Chessbase or is it overkill budgetwise ? 

I would say that right now, worrying about getting chessbase, and mega database is beyond what you need.

You want to start on the right way, and this okay. I didn't buy Chessbase, as for my level of play this is still not necessary (it was IM Bacon was talking about above). However, I am member in Chessagames.com and there I have a lot of games which help me with my Daily Games. Perhaps you can try this first.

Something else: if you want to improve you could check the website Chessable. Try some of the free books there to see if you like it (I am sure you will). They have everything: tactics, openings, middlegame, endgame. 

Cheers

I have chessbase 14 and komodo 12 and mega database, thanks to a promo bundle price (3 for 120$). I think chessbase is powerful, but you must know what to do. After 2 months playing and learning chess with these software, the only thing I use chessbase for is to find reference games for my game. Similar structure is fun sometimes but I must understand the pawn structure of my game to use this function. So after all, if you find a good promo price (Komodo 12 alone is more than $80), well, I guess you can buy it. If not, I don't think you should

But you must understand that the chance you can find a master game with similar moves after the opening is very low! So instead of chessbase, I suggest other free database software like SCID. In stead, I would suggest News in Chess magazine because they have the masters annotate their games. So, you can learn their thinking process in chess. I have a subscription too. Well, I am not trying to be boastful but I have a good job so I can afford things like this. Chess is my only hobby beside reading and gym so I think it is worth to invest in chess. If you cannot afford, just stick with good books

A sample page from an old issue. You can see the note of 9.d3 or 12.Rae1 Very nice!!!!!!!!

thank you all for your comments. I know I am playing weak on chess.com nevertheless I appreciate all your input. I do like to read move by move books actually a lot and why is explained in Kisliks book actually. Already read chernev's one and can find the games in Fritz 16 database of nunn's book. I do know I have to keep practicing tactics. I seem to rather not like opening theorie that much. Guess I'll hold of and use what I already have or can find for free right now. I don't totally agree that a beginning or developing player can't benefit from a database. But I do know why IMBacon gave his comment.

Just get an account on Chessable and there you can buy whatever books you're interested in. There is a lot of free material as well. It's much easier to learn the ideas behind those books, when you have the training tool showing you the moves and making you repeat them. You also get these experience points, rubies and stuff for completing chapters on books. It's a nifty little addition that makes practice a just bit more exciting and addicting.

I don't really see much use for a big database for a beginner. You may be able to find good moves in different positions, but you're just memorizing instead of learning why said moves were good. It's much better to learn the moves with master annotation. That way you can also use those same ideas in other games and different positions.