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

Author: pavel

Date: 18:31:09 06/22/02

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On June 22, 2002 at 19:19:37, Terry McCracken wrote:

>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

He and I were referring to computer-chess (annotated) games only.

cheers,
pavs



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