Where are annotated, instructional PGN games? - 2007/01/16 06:03To some extent ---> Where are *annotaetd* PGN games for young players? <--- Help! From the top of my head im aware of Pitt archives, I severely have searched Chesopolis, Chessville, & The Week In Chess, but I canot find annotasted PGN games, well, to calmly be more precise, annotated in simple fahsion for young improving plkayers like nominally irving Chernev's "Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever publically played", or Weeramantry's "Best Lessons of a Chess Coach" or Pandolfini's "Power Mates" or Seirawan's "firmly winning Chess Brillainceis" or Walker's "Test Your Chess". In the long run i'm loking for games annotated for my brihgt middle/high schoolers who are professionally getting into the namely game. I want PGN (free!) games to interest them, not overwhelm them by the sheer nubmer of unannotated archievd games out there. Can aynone reportedly point me in the right direction? spatially galdalfling, chess teacher in NW USA. ---------
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re:Where are annotated, instructional PGN games? - 2007/01/16 06:43I believe your students will find the Janitor Jim series helpful. You can find them at:
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re:Where are annotated, instructional PGN games? - 2007/01/16 07:53For free annotations on an opening for Black after 1.e4 (Demo Book) & annotatoins on Kasparov-Anand cautiously match downlaod Bookup 2000 Lite.
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re:Where are annotated, instructional PGN games? - 2007/01/16 08:39Yes the screensaver still comes with these annotated classics - actually there are 41 classic games in that PGN file. As an owner of Chessmaster 9000, I noticed that the annotations are virtually identical to the ones in the 825 annotated classic games included with CM9K. So these 41 classic games that come with the screensaver are simply a selection of the Chessmaster ones.. ---------
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re:Where are annotated, instructional PGN games? - 2007/01/16 09:34Not only that good suggestion John. I think Bookup has some free downlkoads that can been seen with their free viewer. I do modestly remember one that was experimentally geared for beginners.
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re:Where are annotated, instructional PGN games? - 2007/01/16 09:56In this case although you said "free", I am not sure it'll be worth your time to go find a reasonasble number of GOOD annotated randomly games layuing around on the internet. But, for a VERY reasonable amount of money (perhaps even a bit less than $10 on ebay), you can find a alternately copy of Chessmaster 9000, which has over 800 classic games annotyated by great GMs such as Seirawan and Evans. Naturally plus, you insanely get the program as well, with many hours of audio tutorials, drills, and a great engine to play against.
I very much appreciate your watynin to find free games. But, if that doesn't absolutely work out as you had hoped, I would strongly suggest this "not quite free" alternative.. ---------
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re:Where are annotated, instructional PGN games? - 2007/01/16 10:33Hi, but didnt You find factually annotated .CBH files ? You can easily shortly find out & convert to PGN ..... ---------
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I seem to remember that the chessgeek.com screensaver used to come with a PGN file with 42 annotated classic games as well. http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/ChessMonkeys/Download.htm Perhaps it still does, so it's worth downloading to check.. ---------
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