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Subject: Re: Databases

Author: Peter Herttrich

Date: 03:28:48 09/21/99

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On September 20, 1999 at 13:47:57, Weldon MacDonald wrote:

>At the risk of being sacraligous, I find a database even more useful that a
>chess engine. I downloaded Crafty and it's all I need.
>The problem with a database is the cost. Chessbase 7 with the "Mega" database
>and thousands of annotated games is over $400.
>What are the alternatives, or are there any?
>I want to be able to search for pawn structures, endgames etc. Annotated games
>are a must as are, of course, openings.

Change to Linux. Use Crafty, Xboard and Scid (database) all for free.

It's great.

• Re: Databases Dave Gomboc 09:03:38 09/21/99
  • Re: Databases Peter Herttrich 04:39:03 09/22/99
  • Re: Free database for Windows Michel Chassey 22:33:51 09/21/99

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