Showing posts with label National PGN Databases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National PGN Databases. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2009

PGN Game Downloads & Annotated Databases

 

Dive into a Sea of Chess Games:

 Top PGN Download Sites

Chess players rejoice! This comprehensive guide equips you with a treasure trove of websites offering PGN (Portable Game Notation) downloads. Whether you're a seasoned strategist or a budding beginner, having access to a vast library of games can significantly enhance your chess journey.


Major International PGN Download Sites

 FICS Games Database 

  Giant Database with intricate search functions.

363,829,838
games counted
260,741,991
games stored
583,627         
players stored
1,531 computers stored
18,515 tournaments
 
FICGS correspondence chess database - 85,000 Game PGN  Download


IECC - International E-mail Chess Club  - PGNs of Games from 1995 -2021

International E-Mail Chess Group - 1995-2010  166,000 Games   PGN       CBV

Chess Mail - Correspondence Chess - 2005 - 2007  40,400 Games  PGN (Zipped)
 
Brunos
Grandmaster games (8k games) and a hand full of Openings (17k games) here with game downloads.
 
 
Small Chess  - Thousands of games (Many Recent)
 
15 Million Game Database -Database is categorized into 6 parts, to learn which one you need please browse all files and read description.
In addition a huge collection of opening books for chess engines and Arena.
As well as other chess resources, to download separate packages please browse "all files


Encyclopedia of Chess Openings - Click any ECO code link here and download a PGN of games of that opening ranging in size from 2000-20,000 games. (From Bookuppro.com)
 
FIDE Tournaments Archive - Pick a country and a month to see a list of Tournaments. Click INFO tab and many Tournaments Bring back a PGN download Link.  
 
OLIMPBASE - The Encyclopedia Of Team Chess  (Team Chess Events from around the World have their Games Stored here. )  Olympiads, Leagues , Club Championships (Lots)
 
LiChess Elite Database -  (standard) games from lichess by players rated 2400+ against players rated 2200+  (Millions of Games Here)

LiChess.org Open Database  -   Over 4.1 Billion Standard rated games  (Also Variants and Puzzles located here as well)

PGN Mentor  - Organized PGN Files By Opening, Players or Events  (One of the Best Sites around)

Lumbra’s Giga Base - 13.2 Million Games - Updated monthly (2500+ vs 2300+) is the Low limit. The week in chess, Lichess Elite database. All Curated w/ no duplicates or games under 10 half moves. (Top Free Resource)


Periodicals with Free Game Downloads.

 
   The Week In Chess - Daily Chess News and Games. Weekly digest for download. By Mark Crowther. Started back in 1994   A year of PGN Game Files
   
 USCF  Chess Life Magazine Each Monthly Issue Has All the Games and Puzzles in a Free Download Going back Quite a ways.  Many of these Games are Highly Annotated by Top GM's.
 



National PGN Download Sites


Australian Chess Games Archive  -  43,000 Games From Chess Tourneys All Over Australia 2000- 2022 (Very well Organized)
South Australian Chess Association -  PGN Downloads  Tourneys 1864  to 2023 
Chess Association Western Australia - PGN Downloads (Tourneys  1906 - 2023)


British   - National Archive of British Games (Pre-1920's -2010)
              - BritBase - (Everything British is Here!! )
Canada -  National Archive of Canadian Games (1873-2013)  169,000 Games
       ----British Columbia - Archive  of Games 20k British Columbia Chess Federation Page
Denmark - Danbase - a collection of Danish chess games - 116,000 Games (Very well Organized)    
Finland - Well Organized Database (By Year and Tourneys)
France - French Download Page (In French) 
Germany -  200,000 Games from High Ranked German Leagues
Greece - 1984-Today Download Games from Greek Tourney and play

Italy -  Italian Chess Federation -Well organized Intensive Game Archive
Netherlands -  1800-2002 Database of Tourneys  (51,000 Games)
Norway -  1989 - 2015 Games 
PolandGames from Cuiavia Region -  1999- 2010
Russia - Huge Organized Database of Everything Russian (Start at bottom of page and click on a chapter your interested in)
          ---- Chess Siberia - Download Page
Scotland -  Large Scottish Tourney Download Page (Games from 1893 - 2016)
Slovakia
Games from team tournaments in Slovakia, opens and more.
          ---- Correspondence Chess Tourney Downloads.  (Some Annotated)
Ukranian - Downloads of Championships  1924 - 2009

United States
   --- CalChess  - 36,000 Games   California
   --- Dallas Chess Club - PGN and CBV (w/Fritz Annotations) Texas Tournaments
   --- The Massachusetts Chess Association - 10,000 Games from 1999 - 2003
   ---  Metro West Chess Club - PGN and CBV  (1983 - Present)  (New England - Boston)
   ---  Southern California Chess Federation - Tourneys and Games 2003 - 2022
   ---  United States Correspondence Chess Championships (USCCC) - 2004-2008

 

Annotated Chess Games


Anglefire Archive  -  Over 4000 Annotated Games


 
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