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Subject: Re: Where to Find Database of Computer Chess Games?

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 16:19:37 06/22/02

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On June 22, 2002 at 18:10:53, pavel wrote:

>On June 22, 2002 at 17:22:02, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:
>
>>On June 22, 2002 at 16:57:03, pavel wrote:
>>
>>>On June 22, 2002 at 16:52:29, Rajen Gupta wrote:
>>>
>>>>On June 22, 2002 at 15:56:49, pavel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On June 22, 2002 at 15:30:23, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Where to Find Database of Computer Chess Games?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Preferably with analysis.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Bob D.
>>>>>
>>>>>You mean annotated?
>>>>>you mean free?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>pavs
>>>>
>>>>http://www.uib.no/people/pfvaf/chesslib/index.htm
>>>>
>>>>here's where
>>>
>>>
>>>yeah, but thats just a bunch of games, not annotated computer-chess games.
>>
>>Drat!  I wanted them annotated!  [Pout]
>>
>>The idea is to search this database for positions, which presented real problems
>>for the individual computers.
>>
>>Then the intent was to isolate a subset of the above, which have presented
>>serious problems for MANY chess computers.
>>
>>Then we would have a really useful suite of test positions.
>>
>>Writers of new chess programs could use that suite to flag problems in the
>>program, and nip them in the bud before too much embarrassment.
>>
>>If worse came to worst, maybe Fritz could be called upon to annotate them, but
>>what about positions which are a problem for Fritz?  Really need for a GM to
>>flag the errors?
>>
>>Bob D.
>
>
>You can find annotated computer-chess games (some, there is not alot of them
>AFAIK) here:
>
>http://www.kasparovchess.com/
>http://www.chessbase.com/
>
>You have to browse (look) for them, they are not in the ussual "download"
>section. I have seen several such annotated games (from tournaments and single
>events, based on computer-chess) on those webpage.
>
>If you want just plain computer-chess tournament games, here:
>
>http://www.amateurschach.de/directory/calendar.htm
>
>IIRC CAP II will follow a similar pattern, but I am not exactly sure how it will
>work, and probably (obviously) wont be natural-language annotation.
>
>cheers,
>pavs


You will find a large pool of games, approx. 2.5 million, at;

http://www.chesslab.com/

Terry



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