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Kerry Lawless and Calgames - 2006/08/19 13:36
Kerry Lawless and Calgames collection can be downloaded from there in any one of three formats: ChessBase CBH, ChessBase CBF and PGN.
The address is: http://www.chessdryad.com/
I just downloaded all three versions. It contains 12.667 games, all played in the State of California, starting in 1895 through 1999.
The collection has a few weaknesses and needs work. For example, the name Frisco Del Rosario is spelled 12 different ways and John W. Donaldson is spelled 9 different ways. However, this is understandable, since this is not the work of one person but is a compilation contributed by dozens of different people over the past ten years, using different formats and programs.
Another weakness is that there are about 1500 games contributed by children named Micah and Tov, plus a kid named Jordy, and they put all sorts of random stuff into the database. Their chess strength was about 1200 when they did this.
Nevertheless, it is a great and unique collection of games not available elsewhere.
Please do not everyone go there at once. I doubt that his server can handle the sort of traffic that this announcement might bring.
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