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365Chess.com is an online chess community with thousands of members from all around the world. The goal of the site is to create, promote and facilitate the development of a vibrant and enjoyable space where chess fans from all over the world can easily interact, share and learn.
365Chess.com hosts and maintains and extensive online database of chess games, players and tournaments. This database, with more than 3.5 million games[1], can be accessed using different tools the site offers. [2] [3]
The databases
[edit]The Big Database, that's the name used in the site, contains more than 3.5 million games, played by more than 200,000 chess players in more than 38,000 tournaments.[4]
365Chess.com also offers the Masters Database. It is a smaller database of games played by elite opponents of more than 2400 ELO points.[5]
Site Supporters can upload their chess games and create a personal database called "My Games".[6] Once the database is created, the player can analyze his repertoire with the Opening Explorer and have a clear sight of his performance with white or black pieces.
This data is accessible through different tools like the Chess Opening Explorer, the Search Position tool or the games can be downloaded as PGN.
Features
[edit]365Chess.com has developed several tools for its members, including the followings.
The databases can be searched by players, opening, ECO code, result or year played. Members can bookmark the result for further reference or download the games in PGN notation.[7] [8]
The Chess Opening Explorer shows performance statistics of each position played in the database. This statistics includes the number of games in the database for each possible continuation and wins, losses and draws. At any time the visitor can search for all the games containing the position displayed. [9] [10]
The Search for a position tool searches for a given position in the database. Members can import a PGN game or a position in FEN notation and look for it in the entire database.
The Player's Repertoire Explorer allows to study and follow a player's repertoire with white or black pieces and analyze what does he plays at each position.
365Chess.com also offers an extensive database of Chess Problems and Compositions. The Chess Problems is a collection of computer generated puzzles from real games. Solving these problems will test and train member's tactical abilities.[11]
The Chess Compositions is a collection of problems created by recognized composers of all the times. In these problems the pieces are set in a particular position and the goal is to achieve a given task like giving mate in 2 against any possible defence.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "365Chess.com - How many games, players and tournaments does your database currenty has?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "Tartajubow On Chess II". tartajubow.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "Free Online Chess Database". chessstrategiesblog.com. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "365Chess.com - How many games, players and tournaments does your database currenty has?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "365Chess.com - What is the Masters Database?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "365Chess.com - What is the My Games section?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "365Chess.com - What are the Bookmarks?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "365Chess.com - How can I download a single game?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "365Chess.com - What is the Opening Explorer?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "Free Chess Openings Explorer". blog.chess.com/schofio/. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "365Chess.com - What are the Chess Problems?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "365Chess.com - What are the Compositions?". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 2011-03-30.