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Date: 19 Feb 2007 11:08:52
From: Tox
Subject: ECO PGN with annotation
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What I'm really looking for is something like the MCO book in PGN format. I have a PGN file of basically all of the chess openings and variations, but there are no comments or annotation to go along with it, which is what I really want. So, does such an animal exist? How about something like the MCO book as a text file? -gk-
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Date: 21 Feb 2007 03:34:53
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: ECO PGN with annotation
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On Feb 19, 12:08 pm, "Tox" <[email protected] > wrote: > What I'm really looking for is something like the MCO book in PGN format. I > have a PGN file of basically all of the chess openings and variations, but > there are no comments or annotation to go along with it, which is what I > really want. So, does such an animal exist? How about something like the > MCO book as a text file? > > -gk- Convekta has a product out, "Opening Instructor," that is in some ways similar what you're asking about -- although it's not PGN, it's based on the Chess Assistant program. A link to a review: http://www.chessville.com/reviews/OpeningInstructor.htm
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 09:53:55
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: ECO PGN with annotation
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Tox <[email protected] > wrote: > What I'm really looking for is something like the MCO book in PGN > format. I have a PGN file of basically all of the chess openings > and variations, but there are no comments or annotation to go along > with it, which is what I really want. So, does such an animal > exist? Almost certainly not. Apart from anything else, preparing such a thing would be a huge task: even without comments, such a work would be several hundred pages of printed text; with comments, it would essentially be a sumy of every opening book ever printed! If you want comments on the opening, you're best off either buying a general book like Fine's `The Ideas behind the Chess Openings' or more specific books on the openings you're interested in. Dave. -- David Richerby Gigantic Confusing Tool (TM): it's www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ like a hammer but you can't understand it and it's huge!
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 13:00:55
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: ECO PGN with annotation
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On Feb 19, 12:08 pm, "Tox" <[email protected] > wrote: > What I'm really looking for is something like the MCO book in PGN format. I > have a PGN file of basically all of the chess openings and variations, but > there are no comments or annotation to go along with it, which is what I > really want. So, does such an animal exist? How about something like the > MCO book as a text file? > > -gk- Subscribe To Chessbase Magazine. They have annotated games with commentary and that is about as close as you'll get.
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