tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post9077505066426223943..comments2024-03-29T18:31:49.454+11:00Comments on chessexpress: Online Databases (and being organised)Shaun Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-74741251034718473052009-01-22T19:36:00.000+11:002009-01-22T19:36:00.000+11:00With the ChessVibes Openings PDFs we also provide ...With the ChessVibes Openings PDFs we also provide PGNs with all the games and analysis, Shawn. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>-Peter<BR/>ChessVibesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-37614367039406802852009-01-18T06:22:00.000+11:002009-01-18T06:22:00.000+11:00Thanks ShaunI'll have to have a look at some of th...Thanks Shaun<BR/><BR/>I'll have to have a look at some of the online resources you mention.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I like about chessbase is that I can open my own 'repertoire' databases and enter games, annotations and my own comments from a variety of different sources (i.e. books, DVD's, advice from Solo etc) and then can play over these games in a fraction of the time (eg on afternoon before a weekender) it takes to set up a physical board. <BR/><BR/>In a similar vein, I am also making an 'endgame' database in Chessbase with a similar concept.<BR/><BR/>I guess the acid test of whether your outlays are worth it is if your game improves a little bit.<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>Garrett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-53765030041882251962009-01-18T05:35:00.000+11:002009-01-18T05:35:00.000+11:00I also have a sub to chessgames.com - their Openin...I also have a sub to chessgames.com - their Opening Explorer tool is pretty useful, and links in to the games database. You can use it in free mode, but only to a limited depth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-47601129299608719242009-01-18T05:07:00.000+11:002009-01-18T05:07:00.000+11:00Scid was nice software, but it has been discontinu...Scid was nice software, but it has been discontinued since 2004 :-( The only Linux sotware that remains in active is Jose (http://jose-chess.sourceforge.net/) and ChessDB (http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/)jesgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688710448599687096noreply@blogger.com