setting up your own games database

The Swine Down Hope

The 3rd Coming

Only Chess

17 Feb 05

The Swine Down Hope

The 3rd Coming

London

Joined: 23 Aug 04
Moves: 25775

17 Feb 05

Hi,

Does anyone know of any software (hopefully free), that can take the 100 emailed games and create a games database?

Alopinto

Joined: 12 Jul 04
Moves: 3836

17 Feb 05

Originally posted by The Swine Down Hope
Hi,

Does anyone know of any software (hopefully free), that can take the 100 emailed games and create a games database?

SCID is very good for that

Jay Peatea

R.I.P.

Joined: 21 Dec 01
Moves: 8578

17 Feb 05

Chessbase Light, I believe it can take upto 8000 games, also it is included with Fritz 4.01 for analysis (which is probably strong enough for most of us) best of all it is free!

Ragnorak

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Joined: 16 Mar 04
Moves: 15013

18 Feb 05

Originally posted by The Swine Down Hope
Hi,

Does anyone know of any software (hopefully free), that can take the 100 emailed games and create a games database?

The best one I have found is chesspad. Free and much more pleasing to the eye than chessbase light IMO. Some great features there, and its great for analysing complex game situations, as it remembers the moves you make, rather than having to go all the way back to the start for every different variation, like you have to with analyse board.

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Learux

Joined: 31 Dec 04
Moves: 1583

19 Feb 05

Try CHess assistant light 7.1 by convekta. Just check it can take the email format( I am pretty sure it does)

Learux

XanthosNZ

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Joined: 06 Sep 04
Moves: 25076

19 Feb 05

Originally posted by The Swine Down Hope
Hi,

Does anyone know of any software (hopefully free), that can take the 100 emailed games and create a games database?

I just did this exact same thing although I do own Chessbase 8.

When you get the email it will have all of the games plus a sort lead in and a sig. Highlight all the games and copy them. Create a new txt document and paste them into that. Then rename that document somethingsomething.pgn (the extension is what you change). Then I just double click it and up pops all the games in viewable format, this last step may vary depending on what reader you have installed.