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Subject: Re: commercial chess database question (NT)

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 20:03:00 02/04/03

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On February 04, 2003 at 22:51:03, margolies,marc wrote:

>has anyone here used "slippery parrot" collection of 5.2 million chess games?
>i am particularly curious about how well user's chess data software (like CA7,
>C8,scid or ChessAcad Office 6) negotiates large file sizes without crashing.
>also curious about percentage of grandmaster v gm internet blitz content,
>percentage engine vs engine content and percentage gm vs engine content.
>thanks in advance-marc

I haven't used it - but the database is too big to be manageable IMO.  Not
because of hardware constraints - but for human constraints.  It would have to
include way too many "trash games" or "blitz" games for it to be meaningful.

There is really only 1 or 2 thousand games a year at long time controls that are
worth adding to your database.  The rest are unworthy IMO.

Better off sticking with the known sources TWIC, Chessbase, Chess Informant etc.

Michael Byrne



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