Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 10:52:34 12/12/98
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On December 11, 1998 at 11:29:02, Paul Massie wrote: >I ordered it and received it in a couple of weeks. Of course, I sent my money >order airmail and paid the little extra for airmail shipping of the database. > >It seems quite good. I have found a VERY few errors and bad games, but they are >minimal. One thing you should be aware of is that he has assigned ratings to >many players in the past, either before the ELO system was used or before they >had an ELO rating. This can be either good or bad. It's useful to see people >like Lasker with a rating, but the ratings assigned to young players before they >developed an ELO are usually those obtained later in their life, so are >considerably inflated at the time assigned. > >I don't think you can match it anywhere at this point in terms of quantity, >quality, and price. > >Paul If you have found errors, please email Knut. I am sure he would fold in corrections for later releases. Those of you living outside Canada may not be aware that Knut Neven is currently the editor of "En Passant", our national chess magazine. Dave Gomboc
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