Originally posted by exigentskyI used the ames Explorer because I don't have a database - I sometimes check the online Shredder opening DB, but I think the online version is slightly limited. I check them both when someone uses an opening I'm completely unfamiliar with, and alot of the time I find the Games Explorer more helpful...
This is normal for any Black opening. However the extent to which it favors White seems a bit high in the Game Explorer. Different databases (for example the Shredder database) give Black better results. It's also annoying that the Game Explorer does not give the average rating of the players for each move.
I know this has gone off topic a bit, but does anyone recommend a free DB I could download? If so, to keep the thread clean you could maybe PM me...
Originally posted by st00p1dfac3I recommend this:
I used the ames Explorer because I don't have a database - I sometimes check the online Shredder opening DB, but I think the online version is slightly limited. I check them both when someone uses an opening I'm completely unfamiliar with, and alot of the time I find the Games Explorer more helpful...
I know this has gone off topic a bit, but ...[text shortened]... ecommend a free DB I could download? If so, to keep the thread clean you could maybe PM me...
http://chessforblood.blogspot.com/2007/02/building-free-database.html
Be sure to convert the database from pgn to chessdb format per the instructions. I don't even use chessbase anymore.